Shen Jingdong


Shen Jingdong is a contemporary Chinese artist noted for his paintings and sculpture of Chinese iconography. He lives in Beijing.

Life and career

Shen Jingdong was born in 1965 in the town of Nanjing, China. Shen graduated from the Nanjing Xiaozhuang Normal School in 1984 and from the Nanjing Arts Institute in 1991.
After many years of studies in Fine art, Shen was conscripted to the Military Drama Troupe of Nanjing Military Area, where he made his career over a span of sixteen years until 2007.
In 2008, his Chinese and international artistic career evolved quickly; Shen become an important contemporary artist of the new wave, with his Hero series. He created into different kinds of people the image of the soldier and of the icons of Chinese life as represented in new forms, sometimes diverted in expressive colors.
The artworks of Shen can be seen in private and public collections worldwide. One of the most famous collectors of Shen's works is actress Zhang Ziyi.

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions

Exhibitions include:
;2014
;2013
;2013
;2013
;2012
;2011
;2010
;2009
;2008
;2007
The following public collections include Shen's work: