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1953    Born in Shanghai, China
  


Inventory Catalogue

Biography & Education:
1953
Born in Shanghai, China

1970 

Graduated from high school.  Went to Yunnan in Southern China and became a farmer
1982
Became a press photographer of Shanghai Pictorial Press, China
1985
Studied at Photographic Department of Kodansha, Japan, as a postgraduate diispatched by the Chinese News & Publication Association
1989
Studied at Horiuchi Color Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
1995
Became Deputy Director, Photo Department of Asatsu Inc. Japan
1996
Cocktail party of Photo Exhibition Ceremony held at the People's Great Hall in Beijing, China
Special Interview: "Oriental Children" by CCTV, China

1997
Visiting professor of Shanghai Normal University, China
1998
Member of "China Photographers' Association"
2000
Consultant of the Photographic Society of Los Angles, USA
Honorary Citizen of the city of Alhambra and the city of Monterey Park, USA
World Outstanding Chinese Artist awarded by the Ministry of Culture, China
Member of "Japan Photographers' Association" Honorary
2002
Special Interview: "Terrace in the Sky", NHK, Japan
2004
Became Director of ADK Studio Center, Japan
2006
"Passion for My Homeland --- Culture Trip to China" exhibited at the Art Gallery of the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2007
"The Folklore of Guizhou" exhibited in Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai

"The Homeland of Rape Flower: Guizhou" album published in Shanghai
2008
"The Poetry of Homeland---Culture Trip to China" exhibited at the Art Gallery of the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA
2009
"The Homeland of Panda: Sichuan" exhibited and published in Tokyo, Japan.
Head of ADK Studio Center, Japan.

2010
"Cultural Trip to the Western Part of China" exhibited in Shanghai Art Gallery,
Published "The Homeland of Paddy Field: Yunnan" and "The Homeland of Soul: Tibet"

Solo Exhibitions:

2011
Passion for Homeland, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
2003 - 2010
"Remote Land", Terrace in the Sky", "Passion for My Homeland---Culture Trip to China", "The Folklore of Guizhou" exhibited internationally
2007
Mother Earth, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
2002
Far and away mother earth - Yunnan - Feng Xuemin Photographic
Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Japan
2001
The Homeland of Pure Tea: Yunnan", Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver
2000

Yunnan - Feng Xuemin Photographic Exhibition, Evergreen Art
Gallery, Los Angles, USA

1998

The Homeland of Porcelain: Jingdezhen, Tokyo Central Library,
Tokyo, Japan

1997

The Homeland of Porcelain: Jingdezhen, Jazz Photo Gallery, Taibei,
Taiwan

1996

Feng Xuemin Photo Exhibition, Shanghai Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
Feng Xuemin Photo Exhibition, China Art Gallery, Beijing, China

1995

The Homeland of Wine: Shaoxing, Jazz Photo Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

1994

The Pottery & Porcelain Metropolis Jingdezhen, Kodak Photo Salon,
Ginza, Japan

1992

The Homeland of Ginseng: Mt. Changbai, Kumamoto, Japan

1991

The Homeland of Wine: Shaoxing, Kodak Photo Salon, Ginza, Japan

1987

Photographs by Feng Xuemin in Japan, shanghai Art Gallery, Shanghai, China

1986
Japan, Tokyo and friends, Tokyo, Japan

Group Exhibitions:

2010
Art Fair Tokyo 2010, Tokyo, Japan
2003
ARCO 2003' International Contemporary Art , Madrid, Spain
2002

Meibourne Art Fair, Australia
Art 33 Basel, Switzerland
Art Chicago 2002, Navy Pier, USA
The 4th San Francisco International Art Exposition, USA

Travel Exhibitions:
2010
The Homeland of Panda: Sichan, tour in Korea
1999
Yunnan, tour in Japan
Album Publication:
1998-2010
"The Homeland of Pure Tea: Yunnan", "Remote Land", "China Blue. China Red", "The Homeland of Rape Flower: Guizhou", "The Homeland of Panda: Sichuan", "The Homeland of Paddy Field: Yunnan", and "The Homeland of Soul: Tibet"

1997

"The Homeland of Porcelain: Jingdenzhen", Hong Kong Inspiration Art
Press Art Publishing House
1994

"The Homeland of Wine: Shaoxing", Zhejiang Photographic Press

1993

"The Plastic Arts of Show Windows in Japan", Fujian Haichao
Photography Publishing House

1992

"Changbai Ginseng", Saishunkanseiyaku, Japan

1991

"Show Window Arts in Japan", Shanghai Pictorial Press
Feng Xuemin's Photographic Arts, Shanghai Pictorial Press

Member:

1988

The member of The Chinese Photographers Association

Collection:
1996

China Art Gallery, Beijing, China.
Shanghai Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
Shaoxing Museum
Jingdezhen Art Gallery
Tokyo Art Library
Chinese Embassy in Japan and the United Nations Headquarters

Award:

2000
Gold Metal at the "World Chinese Art Competition" for "Tibetan Old Lady"
1999
The Works of Yunnan series, grand prize, the 36th The Sun Prize,
Sun Monthly magazine of Heibonsha publisher, Tokyo, Japan


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