06 - 10 October, 2011Art London 2011

25 May - 15 June, 2010Interpreting Mona Lisa

Born 1966, Inner Mongolia, China
Resides in Canada

Education
1991 Graduated from Art Department of Meitan Normal College,
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)
1982 Graduated from Art Department of Ximon Normal School

Professional working experience
1991 - 1996 Lecturer of Fine Art in Meitan Normal School
1982 - 1987 Teacher of Art at elementary and middle school

AWARDS
1990 Bronze Medal, Art Festival, Beijing
1986 Excellent Award, National Folk Art Exhibition, Beijing

Exhibitions (selective)
2011
Xue Mo – 10 years Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010
‘Interpreting Mona Lisa’, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
‘ Interpreting Mona Lisa’ Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009
‘Mongolian Secrets’, Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2008
‘Soft is the Colour’, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
‘Mongolian Renaissance’, Diane Farris Gallery,Vancouver,Canada
2007
‘A Woman’s Perspective’, Borghi Fine Art, NY, USA
‘Mongolian Portrait’, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
‘Candy’, Diane Farris Gallery, Canada
2006
Solo show, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
Solo show, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2005
Solo Show, M B Fine Art LLC., Los Angeles, USA
2004
Solo show (May), Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Essence: solo show (Dec)., Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
2003
‘The Virtue of Tranquil Beauty’, solo show, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
2002
Tao Water Art Gallery, Cape Cod, USA

PUBLICATOINS/REVIEWS
2007
China Renaissance II, Xue Mo, Artabase, 2007
Editorial, Dan?s Papers, New York, May 18, 2007

2006
Editorial, Hackwriters, May 2006
Xue Mo, China Renaissance, Exhibitions, May 2006, artnet.com
Art Features by Robin Laurence, Straight, Dec 14, 2006, Vancouver

2005
Renaissance resonances, Robert Nelson in The Age, 21st September, 2005

2004
Xue Mo: The clarity of dreams, feature article in East-West Arts (inaugural issue)

2003
China Dreaming, Melinda Rout in Sunday Herald-Sun, Melbourne (21st September)
City Limits, The City Weekly, Bridget McManus (ed.), Melbourne (2nd October)
Diary by Holly Evans, Domain, The Age, Melbourne (24th September)
Editorial, 21st Century Chinese News, Melbourne (3rd October)
SBS Radio Interview in Mandarin, Australia (25th September)
SBS TV, segment after News (Lee Lin Chin), (27th September)
Xue Mo at Karin Weber Gallery, Ian Findlay in Asian Art News (Vol.13 No.5, September)

2002
Artefacts, Stonnington Leader, (18th November)
Beauties to Behold, Felicity Allen in Herald Sun, Melbourne(12th November)
Arts Diary, Sunday Afternoon, ABC TV, Australia (3rd November)
SBS Radio Interview in Mandarin, Australia (31st October)
Diary by Holly Evans, Domain, The Age, Melbourne (20th November)
Framed, VogueArts, Vogue Australia (November)
Editorial, 21st Century Chinese News, Melbourne (29th October)
Out of this World, review by Mike Giuliano, Baltimore City Paper (June)

2000
Chinese Artists embrace Cape Cod, The Barnstable Patriot, (28th September)

When western people talk about Mona Lisa, I imagine Chinese people discussing the classic Chinese novel "Dream of Red Mansions." Although one is a painting and the other is a literature work, they illustrate a kind of ideal beauty.

"What is classified as ideal beauty" is an important question influencing culture, history, architecture and living. In my latest body of works, I interpreted what is ideal beauty according to my definition.