Quan Shang is a Beijing-born violinist and music producer, currently based in Australia. He holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Tasmania and is a member of the China Musicians Association.
He is the first Chinese violinist to perform as a soloist in a Hollywood film and was awarded the “Special Artistic Contribution Award” by the City of Los Angeles.
Shang Quan has released ten solo violin albums and performed in nearly 1,000 concerts and charity events worldwide. In 2014, he raised USD 1 million for underprivileged children through a charity concert in China.
His music reaches a global audience online and continues to gain widespread recognition.
“Pagoda” Solo Exhibition, Smith + Stoneley on Stratton, Brisbane 1997
“Diverse Visions” Gallery of Queensland College of Art, 1997
“The Annual Arts Exhibition” The Central Academy of Fine Art Gallery, Beijing, China 1981-1985
AWARDS & PRIZES
Participated in and won awards in the annual Art Competitions at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in four consecutive years.
COMMISSIONS
Crane Sculpture – for Qiqihaer City Square, Heilongjiang province, commissioned by Qiqihaer Municipal Government.
Sculpture Height: 5 Meters
Material: Stainless steel
Statue of Sun Yat-Sen – for the Sun Yat-sen Park in Beijing. Sculpture was commissioned by the Committee for the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference.
Height: 3.4 meters
Bronze finish
COLLECTIONS
The Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China
Griffith University Artworks
Private collectors
PUBLICATIONS
Line, China Cultural Centre, Sydney 2018
Wish you were here, Smith + Stonely Brisbane 1999
Third Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show Catalogue 1998
Sullivan, M. 1996 Artists of Twentieth Century China, University of California Press, Ltd, London, England
Art Research 1988/2 Central Academy of Fine Arts Press, Beijing, China
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Sculptors Queensland Association
Founding Member, Chinese Urban Sculpture Association, Beijing, China
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Artist (Freelance) Australia 1999 – Present
Develop and realise site-specific and conceptual sculptural projects
Maintain an ongoing studio practice exploring form, structure, and spatial relationships
Actively preparing for upcoming exhibitions Art Restorer in Graham Reynolds Pty ltd, Brisbane
1988 – 1999
Experienced in the conservation and reconstruction of antiques, including carving, moulding, and casting
Developed bespoke frame ornamentation that conceptually and visually reflects the artwork
Lecturer in Sculpture Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China 1985 – 1988
Delivered lectures in drawing and sculptural techniques
Supervised studio practice for sculpture majors
Assessed student development, including examinations and coursework
Organised and led field study programs across multiple provinces in China
Bust Series 2Bust Series 3Bust Series 4Bust Series5Bust Serise 1BustSeries 6Fete 1985Sun Yat-Sen First president of China 3.4m Bronze 1986Sun Yat-SenPogoda seriesPogoda1 1998Pogoda2 1998Pogoda3 1998
Zhipeng WU was born in China. Graduated from Fujian Institute of Arts and Crafts, China.
In 1996, the Queensland Department of Culture held the first solo exhibition ” Impression of Dunhuang”.
In 2013, he was awarded the ” Cultural Champion Award” by the Queensland Department of Culture.
His works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Australia and internationally.
Based on this growing experience and later experience of studying in Australia, traveling to Europe, and even in the process of artistic creation so far, I have formed a cultural attitude of ” interclturality” to observe and think about my fulcrum and mutual involvement in coping with artistic language in the transformation of different social and cultural environments. Through personal social experience and cultural experience as a link, to re-examine and think about the East and West culture and aesthetic form, the formation of their own artistic creation language and methods.
