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President of the Society of Chinese Ink Painters
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1951
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Qu Leilei 曲磊磊 was born into a well educated family, in Heilongjiang Province, China.
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He learned calligraphy and painting very young. |
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1967
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During the Cultural Revolution, he was sent to mountains of North-East to work |
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as peasant. |
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1979
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He joined the Xingxing group, Stars,* first vanguard artistic movement in China.
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* The main members of the Stars group were : Huang Rui, Wang Keping, Yan Li, Qu Leilei,
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Mao Lizi, Bo Yun, Zhong Acheng, Yang Yiping, Ai Weiwei , Li Shuang and Ma Desheng,.
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1979
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27.09 He participated in the first unauthorised exhibition on the fence of the park
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adjoining the Beijing National Museum. The exhibition was soon repressed
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by the Police. |
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1980
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23.11 02.12 The group is given the right to expose in the Huafangzai pavilion.
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His series States of Spirit caught the attention of the public. |
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1985
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He left China for the United Kingdom and moved to London.
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2005
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He was one of three finalists for Pearl Award, for Creative Excellence.
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He lives and works in United Kingdom.
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Danièle Sicard
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Collections sElection
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Barclays Bank
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London |
The Victoria and Albert Museum
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exhibitions selection |
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1989
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The Stars 10th Anniversary Hanart Gallery Hong Kong and Taipei Taiwan |
2005
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March - July Everyone's life is an Epic Solo exhibition Ashmolean Museum Oxford |
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United Kingdom |
2005
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2nd Biennale of Beijing Beijing China |
2006
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Solo exhibition Campbell Gallery London
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2007
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Brush, ink, light, Shadow Leda Fletcher Gallery Shanghai China
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2008
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Brush, ink, light, Shadow Littleton and Hennessy Asian Art New York United States |
2011
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Brush, ink, light, Shadow National Museum of China China
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2015
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Silent Revelations Solo exhibition Hua Gallery Londres United Kingdom
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2017
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Solo exhibition Musée Ashmolean Oxford United Kingdom
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2017
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Ink Global 2017 Hong Kong Convention China
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2018
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A Chinese Artist in Britain Solo exhibition Ashmolean Museum Oxford United Kingdom
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2019
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14.01 09.03 Echoes 3812 Gallery Hong Kong China
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2019
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29.01 09.03 Echoes 3812 Gallery London United Kingdom
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Qu Leilei https://www.quleilei.net/
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Qu Leilei 曲磊磊 - Journey - ink on xuan paper - 2014 - British Museum London - Donated by the artist
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Qu Leilei 曲磊磊 at the second Stars exhibition in 1980 at the National Art Museum of China
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