BIOGRAPHY
Biography Ann New Born in Shanghai, China Education and Background 2000-present Work in Shanghai, established studio 1998-2000 Traveled in South Asia and in U.S.A. Presently in residence in Austin, Texas. Established new studio doing artwork and experimenting in various media. 1997-1998 Sabbatical to Korea to research Korean Contemporary Art and study the cultural route of art between Korea, Japan and China. Photographer and special reporter, wrote "Letter From Korea" for international art review magazine NMP, published on the Internet. 1995-1996 Work for architecture design department of Japanese company Fujita, Tokyo, Japan 1993-1995 Work for Hoenkan Interior Design Studio, Tokyo, Japan 1995 Graduated from Musashino Fine Arts University, B.F.A. Tokyo, Japan 1987-89 Postgraduate study at Shanghai University, Fine Arts Department, Shanghai, China 1987 Graduated from Shanghai University, Fine Arts College, Shanghai, China Solo Exhibitions 2004 Angel is Terrified, Chouinard Gallery HK/Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd, Hong Kong So solo, Hong Merchant, France 2003 Femme? Peintures de New Ann, La Maison de La Chine, Paris, France For a good reason, Hong Merchant of Australia, Sydney, Australia 45X40, ink work of Ann New, Hong Merchant gallery, Shanghai, China 2002 Breathe, OmniQ Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 20 Illusions, Pango, Austin Taxes, United States 2001 Unfitted Place, Hong M Gallery, Shanghai, China 2000 Entering, Shanghai Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China Selected Group Exhibitions 2002 Neo Abstraction, Shanghai Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China 2001 Shanghai Grand Exhibition of Fine Art, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China China Art Now, "Chinese Expression", Singapore National Art Museum, Singapore 1993 The 1st Foreign Art Student Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan 1987 The First Exhibition of Shanghai Young Artist's Works, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China 1986 M, Hongkou District Cultural Center, Shanghai, China Critical Action, group exhibition, Fudan University, Shanghai, China National Women's Calligraphic Art Exhibition, China Art Museum, Beijing, China 1984 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts College, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 1983 Wenhui National Calligraphy Competition, Shanghai, China Selected Awards 1986 Shanghai Women's Calligraphic Art Exhibition, First prize-winning, Shanghai, China 1984 The 8th Japan - China Student's Calligraphic Art Exhibition, Mainichi News prize-winning, Tokyo, Japan 1983 Wenhui Prize National Calligraphy Exhibition, prize-winning, Shanghai, China Major Public Art Work 2002 Huge glass building painting ‘Embraced’, (300 square meters) for Shanghai carnival- Shanghai tourism Festival in People's park, Shanghai, China 2001 Huge glass painting 'Kissing when the dancing', for Le Club of La Maison Cabaret of Xin Tian Di, Shanghai, China