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President of the Chinese Artists Association
President of the Chinese Academy of Sculpture
Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors
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1962
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Wu Weishan 吴为山 was born in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province China,
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from a line of poets and calligraphs. |
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He studied sculpture in Wuxi, then entered the Normal University of Nanjing.
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( Fine Arts Department )
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After graduating, he continued his studies in Beijng, then in the United States,
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at the School of Art Saint Louis Missouri.
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Back to China, he taught at the University of Nanjing and at the University
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of Hong Kong.
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2003
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He founded the Academy of Fine Arts.
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A world-renowned sculptor, inspired by Chinese culture, he has created more
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than 500 expressive sculptures of ordinary people, celebrities and historical figures.
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2003
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Sleeping Child won the Royal British Society of Portrait Sculptors Awards
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2005
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The Wu Weishan sculpture and painting exhibition was held at Youkufu Gallery in Tokyo Japan
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2009
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A park of sculptures of Chinese and Korean personalities, bears his name
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in South Korea : Wu Weishan Park.
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2016
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Director of the Fine Arts Museum of China, he was in charge of the follow-up
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of the construction of the new museum by Jean Nouvel.
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exhibitions selection
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2000
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Wu Weishan sculpture and Painting University of science and technology Hong Kong
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2002
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Wu Weishan sculpture and Painting Chineses University of Hong Kong China
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2005
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Wu Weishan sculpture and Painting Youkufu Gallery Tokyo Japan
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2005
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Wu Weishan sculptures Qingdao Shandong Province China
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2006
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Casting the Soul with The Literary Heart- Wu Weishan sculptures National Museum of China |
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2006
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Casting the Soul with The Literary Heart- Wu Weishan sculptures Changchun World Sculpture
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Park China
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2006
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Casting the Soul with The Literary Heart- Wu Weishan sculptures Jiangsu Province Museum
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2019
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Wu Weishan 吴为山 National Museum of China Beijing China
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Collections selection
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China
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| Beijing |
National Art Museum of China |
| Nanjing |
Permanent Gallery of Wu Weishan sculptures |
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of Cultural Notables |
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Hawai
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Art Museum |
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The Netherlands
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| Amsterdam |
Rijksmuseum |
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Wu Weishan 吴为山 - Exhibition at The National Museum of China Beijing - April 2019
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Wu Weishan 吴为山 - Laozi - Huai'an, Jiangsu Chine - 16 meters high bronze
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