Artists

SHANG Chengxiang

Shang was born in Shenyang in 1985 and graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 2008. Since then, he has worked as a full-time artist and has presented his work in solo and group exhibitions both in China and internationally. His works are held in notable collections including the DSL Collection (France), Blue Roof Museum of Chengdu, the American Consulate in Shenyang, and Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum.

Drawing partial inspiration from the Surrealist master René Magritte, Shang’s practice reflects an affinity with Surrealist traditions while maintaining a distinctly personal approach to palette, imagery, and subject. He often develops several series in parallel, drawing upon dreams and altered states of consciousness as primary sources of inspiration. His visual language oscillates between pure imagination and lived reality, embedding layers of meaning within fantastical, enigmatic scenes that invite viewers to interpret and decode.

As the artist notes, “I enjoy creating an atmosphere of suspense. I believe this feeling motivates us to think and to wonder. Through this process, we can uncover hidden possibilities.”

 

Self-Directions No.7

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Self-Directions No.7

2021

Oil on canvas

H 180 x 200 cm

Self-Directions No.7

2021

Oil on canvas

H 180 x 200 cm

Solitary Thoughts

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Solitary Thoughts

2013

Oil on canvas

H 335 x 210 cm

Solitary Thoughts

2013

Oil on canvas

H 335 x 210 cm

Sunshine on Another Afternoon

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Sunshine on Another Afternoon

2021

Oil on canvas

H 105 x 130 cm

Sunshine on Another Afternoon

2021

Oil on canvas

H 105 x 130 cm

Sunshine on Another Afternoon No.2

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Sunshine on Another Afternoon No.2

2021

Colored pencil on paper

H 78 x 54 cm

Sunshine on Another Afternoon No.2

2021

Colored pencil on paper

H 78 x 54 cm

The Desire of Distance

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The Desire of Distance

2021

Watercolor on paper

48 x 46 cm

The Desire of Distance

2021

Watercolor on paper

48 x 46 cm

The Way You Look No.2

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The Way You Look No.2

2023

Oil on canvas

H 205 x 280 cm

The Way You Look No.2

2023

Oil on canvas

H 205 x 280 cm

Thoughts n

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Thoughts n

2021

Oil on canvas

H 145 x 200 cm

Thoughts n

2021

Oil on canvas

H 145 x 200 cm

Thoughts n

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Thoughts n

2021

Watercolor on paper

H 39 x 46.5 cm

Thoughts n

2021

Watercolor on paper

H 39 x 46.5 cm

Untitled

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Untitled

2019

Oil on canvas

D 60 cm

Untitled

2019

Oil on canvas

D 60 cm

Wild Dream Fantasy Series No.1

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Wild Dream Fantasy Series No.1

2012

Oil on canvas

H 225 x 260 cm

Wild Dream Fantasy Series No.1

2012

Oil on canvas

H 225 x 260 cm

Born

1985 in Shenyang, China

Education

2008
BFA, Oil Painting Department, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang

Solo Exhibitions

2023
Becoming, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong, China

2022
Undercurrent, Fermentation Art Center, Shenyang, China

2021
Sunshine on Another Afternoon, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2020
BMW Brilliance Plant Art Space, Shenyang, China

2019
Borderless, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2018
Borderline, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai

2015
Threshold: Shang Chengxiang Solo Exhibition, Space Station, Beijing

2014
Cloud Atlas, Space Station, Beijing

2013
31.20°N – 121.21°E, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai

2012
A Desolate Dream, Space Station, Beijing

Group Exhibitions

2024
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
In The Flow, Mirror Space, Shaoxing, China
Dreamer’s Free Verse, Fermentation Art Center, Shenyang, China

2023
Aurora, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
Going into the Unknown, JINGHOPE Art Center, Hainan, China
Self-Contemplation, Jimu Art Space, Hangzhou, China
Feather: The Mundane Narratives of Seven Artists, Uart Space, Shanghai, China
As Water, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Worlds on Paper II, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2022
12 Paintings in TANK, Inner Flow, Shanghai, China
Future x Scene, Zero Art Center, Beijing, China

2021
Electric Picnic, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China

2020
Worlds on Paper, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
North Wind, Jimu Art Academy, Shenyang, China

2019
Elite Young Artists Program, Jining Art Museum, Jining, China

2018
Paint the Web Pink, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
Attention Training, Yi Yuan Space, Wuhan, China
IDEALISM ART STUDIO, Wu Art Space, Shenyang, China

2017
10 Years of Love, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
New Space Soft Opening Exhibition, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
New Space Grand Opening Exhibition, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
The Unknown Future, NIU Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
Premises of Affection, Link Gallery, Beijing, China
SIMULACRUM LIVING, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China

2016
Fireflowers, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
Lost Opportunities, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
Unknown Landscape Without Anyone, Enjoy Art Museum, Beijing, China
Elite Young Artists Program, Guanshanyue Museum, Shenzhen, China
Elite Young Artists Program, Brightview Art Museum, Beijing, China
Wang Shikuo Award & TAM Exhibition of Nominated Chinese Contemporary Young Artist, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China

2015
Artificial Wonderland: Chinese and South Korean Young Art Exhibition, Jinji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou, China

2014
Dreaming in Color, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
Faces and Traces, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China

2013
Strayed Representation, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
Pursuing Perfection, Bloom Art Space, Shanghai, China

2012
Northern Mirror, He Hui Art Center, Shanghai, China
Also World, T Art Center, Beijing, China

2011
Social Experience and Spiritual Narration, Blue Roof Art Gallery, Chengdu, China

2009
Northeast Blue, Northeast China, The Club Gallery, Shenyang, China
Ten Years, The Museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China

2008
New Vision ’08: Film, He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
New Northeast Power, Gaodi Gallery, Beijing, China

Artist Residency

2012
Swatch Art Peace Hotel Artists in Residence Program, Shanghai, China

Important Collections

White Rabbit Collection, Australia
DSL Collection, France
Blue Roof Art Gallery, Chengdu, China
United States Consulate, Shenyang, China
Jinji Lake Art Musem, Suzhou, China