
Zhu Hai
Chinese, b. 1980
Student of famous contemporary Chinese artist Zhong Biao, Zhu Hai is a young and talented artist born in 1980 and graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with MA in 2006. Zhu Hai was awarded Luo Zhong Li Art Scholarship Award in the year of graduation, which he was made an outstanding young artist before the start of his painting career. He dedicated his early years paintings the series of 'Eyes of the heart' and 'Eye wild shut', and current series belongs to his more matured paintings created in 2013. All artists are philosophers, and Zhu Hai is no exception Through his paintings Zhu Hai wishes to share扣s life philosophies he learned through story-telling... problems he tackled include'how to define success','nothing is eternal', 'greed is infinite', etc. Zhu Hai often uses blue and golden yellow in this series to paint a wide range of things with different settings. The uniqueness of this series which needs to put forth must be his way of presenting one certain函ect transparent- the existence and non-existence; can be seen, can be iudged or vice versa.
Zhu Hai graduated from the famous Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with MA in 2006.
Zhu Hai's teacher is a world famous Chinese contemporary artist, Zhong Biao. His talents has been recognized by his teacher. Zhong Biao has written a thorough introduction of Zhu Hai's works.
Zhu Hai received the Marie Art Outstanding Scholarship in 2002.
Zhu Hai was awarded Luo Zhong Li Art Scholarship Award in 2006.
Zhu Hai was nominated as the year's best young artist held by Hotspot Magazine in China in 2009.
Zhu Hai's artworks have been shortlisted and showcased at the Alumni of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Art Exhibition held at Suzhou Art Museum in May- June, 2013. The show featured oil works created by outstanding alumni from class of 1992- 2012.
Has had international exhibitions in major cities such as Hong Kong, Beijing, Suzhou, Guiyang, Guangzhou, Taipei, Tokyo and Milan.
Educations and Background
2006
Graduated from Sichuan Fine Art Institute, oil painting department
Awards
2006
Luo zhongli Fellowship, Awards
Solo Exhibitions
2007
Eye wild shut Solo Exhibition, Ming Art Gallery, Taipei
2006
Eyes of the Heart, Solo Exhibiton, Chong Qing
Art Museum, Chongqing
Group Exhibitions
2016
The importance of the details. ACACART, Nanjing
2015
The importance of the details, Chengdu Art Museum, Chengdu
Urban living room-10th Shanghai Biennale. Jingan Kerry Centre
2014
Evolution & Co-presence Chinese new reality painting, Fortezza
da basso, Florence, Italy
City Phantasm-Chongqing Youth Art Biennale, Chongqing Art Museum, Chongqing
2013
Be conscious of yourself-the experimental practices from the oil painting department of SCFAI, Suzhou Art Museum, Suzhou
The Fifth Element, Suzhou Art Museum, Suzhou
2010
Knocking on the door of the Chongqing, Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
2009
Sichuan painting 30 years, JCFC, Tokyo, Japan
Thought > feel, Today art museum, Beijing
2008
Fairytale, Marella gallery, Milan, Italy

Group Exhibitions
2007
Starting from the Southwest-Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Southwest China. Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou
Nuclear transformation-new paintings from China, Marella gallery, Guiyang Art Biennale Exhib巾on, Guiyang Art Museum, Guiyang
Law -Art-Culture, Peking University Law School, Beijing
2006
Potential Dialogue, RCM Art Museum, Nanjing
Contemporary Painting from Chongqing, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Canada
Beyond dimension-Chinese new painting,
Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing
Varied Images-Invitation exhibition of Chinese contemporary paintings, Shanghai art museum, Shanghai
2005
Archaeology of the future-2th Triennial of Chinese Art, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing
2004
L'un L'autre-Exhibition of contemporary arts form SCFAI, Toulouse Cultural Centre, France
2003
Turning, SCFAI Art Museum, Chongqing
Third national exhibition of oil painting, China National
Art Museum, Beijing
2002
Floating Dreams, Artistic commune, Hong Kong