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Mai Cheng:

 

Biography:

 

Born in Beijing, China, 1955

Norwegian citizen from 1989

Living in Norway, but with studio in France since 2001

 

Education:

 

Central Academy of Fine arts and Design, Beijing, 77-82

State Academy of Art, Oslo, 84-87

Vestlandets Kunstakademi (scholarship), 88

Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris 93-94

 

Solo exhibitions (a selection):

 

Galleri Asur, Uranienborgveien 13, 2024

Galleri Asur, Hegdehaugsveien 32, 2018

Bærum Kunstforening, 2016

Galerie Espen Artdenor, Cannes, 2015

Oslo City Hall, 2015

Oslo City Hall, 2011

Hamar Sagbladfabrikk, 2008

Oslo City Hall, 2008

Molde Art Association, The Jazz Festival Exhibition, 2007

Oslo City Hall, 2006

Oslo City Hall, 2004

Kjeldaas Art Gallery, Oslo, 2003

Cour des Loges, Lyon, 2003

Noho Gallery, New York, 2000

Trondheim Center for Contemporary Art, 2000

Gallery MIR, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1999

EFTA Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, 1998

Molde Art Association, 1998

Kristiansund Art Association, 1998

Gallery Asur, Oslo, 1996, 97, 99 and 01

Gallery Framheim, 1995

Espace Bateau Lavoir, Paris, 1994

Atelier an der Elbtreppe, Hamburg, 1994

Bodø Art Association, 1993

Hamar Art Association, 1993

Gallery OBK, 1993

Maison de Norvège, Paris, 1993

National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing, 1992

Gallery LNM, Oslo, 1991

Skien Art Association (Ibsenhuset), 1990

Møre and Romsdal County Gallery, 1990

North-Trøndelag County Gallery

(Namdal Scholarship), 1989

Gallery Tonne, Oslo, 1988 and 90

 

Art Fairs:

 

Shanghai Art Fair 2013

Art Palm Beach 2015

 

Approaching exhibitions:

 

Galleri Asur, Uranienborgveien 13
L'exposition de l'art graphimage internationale", Paris

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei

 

Scholarships:

 

Scholarship for further education (Videreutdanningsstipend), 1988

The Namdal Scholarship, 1989

Norwegian Cultural Foundation (Norsk Kulturfond), 1994

Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Foundation, 1996

Norwegian Illustrators' Foundation, 1997

The Artists' Compensation Foundation (Vederlagsfondet), 1999

Grafill's Travel Grant 2001

 

Collectors (a selection):

 

Arne Blystad AS, 2006

The Heart Center, Rikshospitalet, 2003

Hakon Group, 2000

Schibsted's Corporation, 1999

Molde's New Stadium, 1998

School Art's 50 year's anniversary, 1998

School Art (KiS), 1997

Art in the workplace, 1995, 97

National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1983, 92

China Art Association, Beijing, 1983

Art Associations of Namsos (89), Åndalsnes (93),

Bodø (93), and Ski (94).

North Trønderlag County, 1989

Vikna Municipality, 1989

Norwegian Radium Hospital, 1988

Veritas, 1988

Norske Skog, 1989

Norwegian Postal Services, 1989

Stena Line, 1990

Porsgrunn Municipality, 1993

 

Commissions:

 

Innovation Norway, evaluation of Norway's pavilion for World Expo

2010 in Shanghai, China

Hammartun comprehensive school

Police Security Service (PST)

The Mosaic Community (DMT)

The Heart Center of the Central Hospital

Schibsted's Corporation

The Health House (Helsehuset), Oslo

Norwegian Acupuncture School

Wall decorations for the library in Alexandria, Egypt (calligraphy)

Lufthansa Center, Beijing

Iveco, Beijing