Ren Zhenyu
Born in Tianjin in 1976, Ren Zhenyu graduated in 1999 from the Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, where he currently works as a lecturer. His great talent has always been recognised and appreciated by renowned galleries and distinguished collectors throughout China, and increasingly all around the world. He has recently achieved fame in Europe through his distinct portrait series of historical and political icons. In his works, Ren plays with a wide spectrum of colours that are juxtaposed to create a unique expressionist interpretation of famous faces and experiments with texture built on layering to reinforce the portrayal of faces from different perspectives. He adopts a manner closer to Pop Art than to the currently dominant Chinese Neo-Realist style.
1976 Born in Tianjin, China
1999 Graduated from Tianjin Academy of Fine Art
■ Solo Exhibitions
2008 Ren Zhenyu Solo Exhibition, Drs Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007 Solo Exhibition “Looks Just Beautiful”, Joyce Gallery, Hong Kong
Solo Exhibition, Beijing
2005 Solo Exhibition, “In The Name of Face”, Beijing
■ Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 “Visible And Invisible”, Galerie Frank Schlag, Essen, Germany
2008 Another portrait, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007 Another Portrait, Beijing, Singapore and Hong Kong
Ju Shata –2007 New Elite Award, Beijing
Amsterdam International Gallery Exposition, Netherlands
China International Gallery Exhibition, Beijing
2006 Exchanging Group Exhibition, China, Japan, France
2005 Guangzhou Modern Art Fair, Guangzhou
2004 Group Exhibition, 3rd National Oil Painting Exhibition, Beijing
2003 The 3rd National Oil Painting Exhibition, Beijing, China
2002 Group Exhibition, “New Changes”- Young artist nomination, Tianjin
1999 Group Exhibition, 9th National Fine Arts Exhibition
■ Art Fair
2008 Scope Basel 2008 artfair, Willem Kerseboom Gallery