PEI BAO

Bao Pei was born in Anhui Province in 1960, graduated from the Printmaking Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1984, moved to New York in 1987, and returned to China in 2003, where she now lives and works in Beijing.

Bao Pei's artistic style is the precipitation of her life experience. After ten years of experience in oil painting, one day, a piece of textured handmade paper, a small bottle of Tempera toner, and the scent of woodblock ink awakened memories that seemed to have been long forgotten – woodcut printmaking. Based on the experience of woodcutting in the Printmaking Department of the Central University of Fine Arts (CUFAM), when I started to chisel on wood again with a knife instead of a brush, the creation was no longer restricted to the traditional experience of woodcutting; it was a combination of chiselling, hand-painting, and the use of inks and Tempera colours to repeatedly cover and destroy the work until it was in its best state. After combining the qualities of printmaking and oil painting, the artist has reconstructed a new language, and after nearly ten years of constant deduction and experimentation between styles and materials, he has formed his current works of mixed-material paintings and light installations on paper.

The artist's creative process is to record her emotions in words and put them into the action of painting, and ultimately bet on the multi-layered organisation and layout. Her images are states of emotional outbursts, extremely multi-layered and complex cycles, released in restraint to arrive at boundless and highly expressive forms, retracted and stopped.

Bao Pei’s works are held in the permanent collections of the National Art Museum of China, the Museum of Women and Children in Beijing, and the National Museum in Sweden. Her works are also represented in private art institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom, the Future Land Art Center in Beijing, as well as in the collections of prominent private collectors across China, Germany, Singapore, and Taiwan area.

Spring Blossoms on a Moonlit River

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Greens Over Rich Soil

The Scent of Flowers Lingers in a Damp Courtyard

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The Sleeping Brooks were Stirred by the Whisper of the Tree God

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Pre-spring Beijing Part 2

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Where the butterfly has been

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The Inner Flow, Traces of Time Settling on Handmade Paper — The Art and Reflections of Bao Pei

2025.10.09
INTERVIEW

BAO PEI: Where the Butterfly Has Been

Beijing
2025.09.27 - 11.15

EXHIBITIONS

2025: September, Solo Exhibition "Where the Butterfly Has Been", Whitestone Gallery, Beijing, China
2023: December, "Return to Paradise" solo exhibition, Blue Bank Gallery, Shenzhen, China
November, "Art 021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair", Solo art project, LAN Gallery, Shanghai
November, Solo Exhibition "Aurora Blossom", Aman, Shanghai, China
September, Solo Exhibition "Aurora Blossom", White Box Art Centre, Beijing, China
May, "Beijing Contemporary Art Fair", Beijing, China
February, "Beauty in Greatness Through Details", National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2022: ‘Spring Is Coming’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, White Box Gallery, Beijing, China
2021: Charm Of Science And Technology’, Group Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo, Beijing Contemporary, Beijing, China
‘White In White’, Group exhibition, Artron Art Centre, Shenzhen, China
‘In The Name Of Flowers’, Group exhibition, T Contemporary Art Centre, Changsha, China
‘Black And White’, Art AMOY Museum, Xiamen, China
‘The Story Of Time’, Group exhibition, Central Academy of Fine Arts and Zuyi Gallery, Zunyi, China
2020: West Bund Expo, Shanghai, China
‘Breathing Light’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Zhuzhong Art Gallery, Beijing, China
2019: This Is The Future’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Cheng Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2018: Beauty Is In Your Mind’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Artron Art Centre, Shenzhen, China
‘Beauty Is In Your Mind’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, L·AN Gallery, Shenzhen, China
‘Intersection: International Art & Culture’, 25th Anniversary Group Exhibition of Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University, Beijing, China
‘Boundry Of Freedom - Chinese Contemporary Towards Europe‘, Group Exhibition, Casa dei Carraresi, Italy
2018: ‘Beauty Is In Your Mind’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Artron Art Centre, Shenzhen, China
‘Beauty Is In Your Mind’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, L·AN Gallery, Shenzhen, China
‘Intersection: International Art & Culture’, 25th Anniversary Group Exhibition of Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University, Beijing, China
‘Boundry Of Freedom - Chinese Contemporary Towards Europe‘, Group Exhibition, Casa dei Carraresi, Italy
2017: ‘How Many Times Could Man See The Star By Looking Up On The Sky’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Taihe Art Space, Beijing
2016: ‘Wall With Blossoms And Dust’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Culture Centre of U.S Embassy in China, Beijing
2015: ‘Spirit Of Craftsmanship’, Mixed media on Xuan paper solo exhibition, Feefans Gallery, Beijing, China
2014: ‘Summer Solstice’, Mixed media on Xuan paper and oil on canvas solo exhibition, Nan Shu Fang, Beijing, China
‘Perfume Without Flower’, Mixed media on Xuan paper and oil on canvas solo exhibition, Beijing Gallery, Beijing, China
‘Snow And Dust’, Mixed media on Xuan paper and oil on canvas solo exhibition, Manai Caodi, Beijing, China
2013: ‘The Second Exhibition Of Works By Women Artists’, Group exhibition, The Museum of Women and Children, Beijing, China
Artists’ group exhibition, Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, China
2012: ‘Bright Summit’, Three-person group exhibition, Yaming Art Gallery, Anhui, China
‘Lost Paradise’, Oil on canvas solo exhibition, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai, China
2011: ‘Father And Daughter’, Father and Daughter oil on canvas joint exhibition, Art Museum of China Profiles, Xiamen, China
2010: ‘So Close, So Far’, Oil on canvas solo exhibition, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai, China
Awarded ‘Cartier Outstanding Female Artist’ Title
2009: ‘International Art Exchange Exhibition’, Group exhibition, Huan Tie Times Art Gallery, Beijing, China
2008: ‘The Central Academy Of Fine Arts 95th Anniversary Exhibition Of Outstanding Former Students’ Works’, Group exhibition, Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China
2004: ‘Earth’, Oil on canvas solo exhibition, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore

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