Solo
Exhibitions
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2016
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Naked Lines :: Yes and No,
Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
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2013
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The Trace of Flash, Art Beatus
Gallery, Hong Kong
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2012
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Multo Corpus, Art Beatus (Vancouver)
Consultancy Ltd., Vancouver, BC |
2011
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Elegia, Artemis Gallery, Vancouver,
BC |
2010
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Poesis, Basic Inquiry Gallery,
Vancouver, BC |
2009
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Praxis, Basic Inquiry Gallery,
Vancouver, BC |
2008
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Theoria, CCM Centre Gallery,
Vancouver, BC |
Group Exhibitions |
2015
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Winter Group Exhibition, Art Beatus
(Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd., Vancouver, BC
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2014
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Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul, Lotte
Hotel, Seoul, Korea
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Asia Hotel Art Fair Hong Kong 2014,
Marco Polo Hotel, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
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2013
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Asia Contemporary Art Show 2013, JW
Marriott Hotel, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong ArtWalk 2013, Art Beatus
Gallery, Hong Kong
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| 2011 |
Small Wonders,
Artemis Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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4 Artists, 582 West 27th Ave,
Vancouver, BC
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Uncommon Thread,
ARC Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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United with Art, Rocky Mountaineer
Station, Vancouver, BC
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Asian Canadian Artist Showcase,
National Nikkei Museum, Vancouver, BC |
| 2010 |
As the Crow Flies, Pacific National
Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
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Naked, Drawn Festival, Basic
Inquiry Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
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Uncommon
Perspective, ARC Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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Open Bite, Radha Yoga and Eatery,
Vancouver, BC
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2009
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Jungle, Malaspina Printmakers
Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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Uncommon Show, ARC Gallery,
Vancouver, BC |
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Open Print Show, Federation of
Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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2008
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CCAF Vancouver Juried Exhibition,
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, Vancouver, BC
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14th Annual Exhibition of Chinese
Canadian Artist Federation, Roundhouse Community
Art Centre, Vancouver, BC
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6th Annual Painting On the Edge
International Exhibition, Federation of Canadian
Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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In Three Parts, Basic Inquiry
Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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1984
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Hong Kong Poly Design Exhibition,
Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
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1983
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Design Show, Hong Kong Polytechnic
University School of Design, Hong Kong
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1982
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City Hall, Hong Kong
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Artist Statement
One 一
1.1 Nude is not the theme 人體非旨
1.2 Line is only an illusion 線如幻
1.3 Painting is not Q & A
繪畫非問答
1.3.1 Every gesture as a note 姿態若音
1.3.2 Every painting as an impromptu 畫同即興樂
Two 二
2.1 Not what, but how 不問畫何而何畫
2.2 Every dance has its rhythm 身韻有律
2.2.1 A calligraphic brushstroke is a cell 法筆是元
2.2.2 Life drawing is a template 寫生為本
2.2.3 Using two hands is an approach 雙筆為徑，彳亍而行
2.3 The left hand is experienced while
the right a beginner 左巧右拙，拙手巧意
2.3.1 they provide the balance 故衡
2.3.2 it works out like breathing, walking or
weaving 像息，如步，似織...
2.4 The practice is not focusing on
technique, but on the unbrokenness 修不在法而於綿綿
2.4.1 The essence is solitary continuity 亘也
Three 三
3.1 Live purely, be quiet. Do your work
with mastery 潛形慢活，獨在默(墨)存
3.2 Painting is a lifelong purification
process to get rid of the extra 輕䘫長旅
3.3 In this journey, we have to travel
light to the unknown frontier 終志去余
3.4 What we cannot speak about we must pass
over in silence 居戔蔵真，言止
Ban Wei,
2016
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Paint the darkness
From deep inside
We can see the brightness
Use both hands to paint
Left and right as one
They are unequal
By nature, they are all alike
Two brushes work together
they balance my world
Harmonize the equality and difference
It creates the oneness
Those brushstrokes become a painting
When hungry I eat
When tired I sleep
Follow the flow without struggle
With energy I make brushstrokes
The moment that I treasure most
All that I can tell
About my work is
Chinese Ink on Xuan paper
Other than that
My artworks will
Silently speak for themselves
Ban Wei, 2007
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