XIAO KEGANG
b. 1968, ChinaXiao Kegang, Born in 1968 in Xichang City, Sichuan Province, China, Graduated from Department Fine Arts of Southwest Normal University in 1991, Now lives and works in Chengdu. In his practice, Xiao Kegang executes an abstract rendering of regional culture, transforming static cultural symbols into fluid carriers of emotion. Simultaneously, through a relentless exploration of visual narratives, mixed media, and painting methodology, he consistently dissolves preconceived forms and ruptures established conventions. Out of this perpetual cycle of dismantling and renewal, he forges a profoundly individualized and singular painterly lexicon.
His selected exhibitions include Xiao Kegang’s Personal Project, ShanghART Upstairs, Beijing, (2026); Pre-Painting, ShanghART Gallery, Beijing, (2025); Art Gallery’s Eyes—Season Five, Sichuan Art Museum, Chengdu (2024); Xiao Kegang: Detour, Eli Klein Gallery, New York, USA (2023); Just Follow Your Heart - Xiaokegang Solo Exhibition, He Duoling Museum, Chengdu (2022); Tangle of Revolution and Political Soul, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai (2021); Xiaokegang Solo Exhibition: Anonymous, A Thousand Plateaus Art Space, Chengdu (2019); Extreme Mix - Guangzhou Airport Biennale 2019, Guangzhou Airport Resort, Guangzhou (2019); Xiaokegang Solo Exhibition: Darkness in the Light, Surplus Space, Wuhan (2017); Genealogy of Techniques: Form, Conception and Cognition-Painting Practices of He Duoling and Xiao Kegang, Today Art Museum, Beijing (2013); The Peach Garden of Travelling: Untimely Painting, Art Museum of Sichuan University, Chengdu (2011); Art Charity China—International Touring Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art, 3AW Gallery, Paris, France (2008); Great Charm, Jasmine Fine Arts, Singapore (2007); Still Sensations: Xiao Kegang & Luo Yinglong, A Thousand Plateaus Art Space, Chengdu (2007); “New Power, China” Biennial Exhibition Of Contemporary Art Beijing Invitational Exhibition, TS1 Gallery, Beijing (2006); Xiao was awarded the Shortlisted The Sovereign Asian Art Prize (Hong Kong) in 2012.
Text courtesy ShanghART.
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