BAO PEI BAO PEI

BAO PEI

BAO PEI
BAO PEI

Bao Pei was born in 1960 and graduated from the Department of Printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1984. Following her graduation, she worked at the Fine Arts Division of the Art Bureau of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the newspaper Fine Arts in China, and the National Art Museum of China. In 1987, she moved to New York, and returned to China in 2003. She has since lived and worked in Beijing. Her practice spans printmaking, painting, and mixed media on paper.

ARTWORKS

ARTICLES

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

Selected Artistic Activities

2026
Beijing Dangdai Art Fair 2026, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
DnA SHENZHEN Design and Art Fair, Whitestone Gallery, Shenzhen
"Resonance", group exhibition, Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
"The Air, Softening", group exhibition, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
2025
2025 MOORDN Contemporary Art Fair, Whitestone Gallery, Guangzhou
ART TAIPEI 2025, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei
"A Ramble Through SHANGXIA: In Full Bloom", solo exhibition, Shanghai
West Bund Art & Design 2025, Whitestone Gallery, Shanghai
"Where the Butterfly Has Been", solo exhibition, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
"Luminous Flux", group exhibition, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
"Life as Cinema", solo exhibition, LAN Gallery, Shenzhen
"Boundless Forms and Colors", group exhibition, Whitestone Gallery, Beijing
2024
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Whitestone Gallery, Shanghai
"Timeless Masterpieces: Contemporary Chinese Art Through the Ages", group exhibition, Whitestone Gallery, Singapore
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo, LAN Gallery, Beijing
2023
"Return to Paradise", solo exhibition, LAN Gallery, Shenzhen
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Bao Pei Solo Art Project, LAN Gallery, Shanghai
"Aurora Blossom", solo exhibition, Aman Yangyun, Shanghai
"Aurora Blossom", solo exhibition, White Box Art Centre, Beijing
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo, Beijing
"Beauty in Greatness Through Details", group exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2022
"Spring Is Coming", group exhibition, White Box Art Centre, Beijing
"FutureLand Art Collection Exhibition", group exhibition, FutureLand Art Center, Beijing
Wuhan Biennale, Wuhan Art Museum Qintai Museum, Wuhan
2021
"Charm of Science and Technology", group exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
"The Story of Time: Twenty-Four Solar Terms Art Exhibition", group exhibition, Zunyi Art Museum, Zunyi
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo, Beijing
"White in White", group exhibition, Artron Art Centre, Shenzhen
"In the Name of Flowers", group exhibition, T Contemporary Art Centre, Changsha
"Black And White", group exhibition, Art AMOY Museum, Xiamen
2020
West Bund Art & Design, Shanghai
"Breathing Light", works on paper solo exhibition, Zhuzhong Art Museum, Beijing
2019
"This Is a Blueprint", works on paper solo exhibition, Cheng Contemporary Art Space, 798 Art District, Beijing
"The Perspective of Time and Space", group exhibition, LAN Gallery, Shenzhen
2018
"Beauty is in your mind.", works on paper solo exhibition, Artron Art Centre, Shenzhen
"Beauty is in your mind.", works on paper solo exhibition, LAN Gallery, Shenzhen
"International Cultural and Art", invitational exhibition, Peking University, Beijing
"Boundary of Freedom: Chinese Contemporary Ink Towards Europe", group exhibition, Casa dei Carraresi, Treviso, Italy
2017
"How Many Times could Man See the Stars by Looking up on the Sky", works on paper solo exhibition, Taihe Art Space, Beijing
2016
"Wall With Blossoms And Dust", mixed media on paper solo exhibition and retrospective, US Embassy Cultural Centre, Beijing
"Chinese Artists Group Exhibition", group exhibition, Belgium
2015
"The Heart of the Artisan", mixed media on paper solo exhibition, Feefan’s Art, Beijing
2014
"Summer Solstice", mixed media on paper and oil on canvas solo exhibition, Nan Shu Fang, Beijing
"Perfume Without Flower", mixed media on paper and oil on canvas solo exhibition, Beijing Gallery, Beijing
"Snow And Dust", mixed media on paper and oil on canvas solo exhibition, Manet Museum, Beijing
2013
"Artists’ Group Exhibition in Shandong Art Museum", group exhibition, Shandong Art Museum, Jinan
"The 2nd Female Artists’ Group Exhibition", group exhibition, China National Museum of Women and Children, Beijing
2012
"Light and Mountain Top", three-person exhibition, Yaming Art Museum, Anhui
"Lost Peach Garden", oil on canvas solo exhibition, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai
2011
"Flowing Landscape", oil on canvas solo exhibition, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai
"Father and Daughter", father-and-daughter oil on canvas joint exhibition, China Profiles Art Museum, Xiamen
"Bridge", father-and-daughter oil on canvas joint exhibition, Bridge Art Space, 798 Art District, Beijing
Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai
2010
"So Close, So Far", oil on canvas solo exhibition, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai
Awarded the Cartier Outstanding Female Artist in China honour
2009
"Burgeon", oil on canvas solo exhibition, XYZ Gallery, 798 Art District, Beijing
"International Art Exchange Exhibition", group exhibition, Huan Tie Times Art Museum, Beijing
2008
"The Central Academy of Fine Arts 95th Anniversary Exhibition of Outstanding Former Students’ Works", group exhibition, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2007
"The Past Is Not Like Smoke", oil on canvas solo exhibition, XYZ Gallery, 798 Art District, Beijing
2004
"Earth", oil on canvas solo exhibition, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore
2002
"Father and Daughter", oil on canvas joint exhibition, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore
1999
"Conversation", collaborative art project with Rainer, Germany
1991
"Red Star Shines", Chinese artists group exhibition, World Trade Center, New York, USA

 

MAJOR COLLECTIONS

Breath and Without Home Sorrow, collected by the National Art Museum of China.
Somewhere in Life, collected by the China National Museum of Women and Children.
Burgeon and At the Water’s Edge, collected by a private art gallery in the UK.
Hutong, collected by Sweden National Museum.
Seaside Fisherwoman, collected by the CAFA Art Museum.
Moonlit Mountain, Dionysus, and Listening to Rain by the Pond, collected by Whale Art Museum, Singapore.
Sacred Mountain, Scripture Cave, and Forever, collected by FutureLand Art Center, Beijing.

Several works are held by private museums, corporations, and private collections across Asia, Europe, and the United States, including collections in China, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, and Singapore.

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