Wang Qingsong

Born in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China. Lives and works in Beijing. He studied at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, China. Although he specialized in oil painting in college, in recent years he has dedicated himself to large-format photography. Considered one of the most critical artists in China, his monumental photographs deal with political themes such as education, emigration, advertising, and media.
He began his artistic career at the Taipei Biennial and has since participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions around the world. Among the places where he has exhibited are Turin, São Paulo, Fukuoka, Munich, New York, Madrid, Seoul, San Diego, Montpellier, Havana, Rome, Curitiba, Beijing. He participated in the 10th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. He has held solo exhibitions at Galerie Loft in Paris, Albion Gallery in London, ECCO space in Brasília, International Center of Photography in New York, Koege Museum in Denmark. In 2006, he won the “Outreach” award at the Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, France.

His artworks are part of renowned collections such as the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, White Rabbit Art Museum, San Francisco Art Museum, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Denver Art Museum, Valencia Institute of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Aspen Art Museum, MUMOK, Philadelphia Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Moscow House of Photography, National Museum (Brazil), Queensland Art Gallery, and the International Center of Photography in New York.