• Position : Lecturer

Wu Xutao

Lecturer

Biography:

Lecturer of Painting Department, School of Art, Renmin University of China; member of the Chinese Artists Association.


Education:

Graduated from the middle school affiliated to Central Academy of Fine Art in 1994.

Graduated from Print-making Department of Central Academy of Fine Art in 1998 with a bachelor's degree and then stayed at the School for teaching.

Graduated from Print-making Department of Central Academy of Fine Art in 2001 with a master's degree.


Selected Exhibitions and Awards:

January 1998, Copperplate etching The Setting Sun (II) was awarded as the "President Award“, the highest award in the Student Achievement Exhibition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

July 1998, Participated in the Teachers Works Exhibition of Print-making Department of Central Academy of Fine Art. Copperplate etching Narrative Poems of Spring - Tree Shadows and Commemorating Hero Che Guevara were published in the fourth issue of Fine Arts Magazine in 1999.

1999, Copperplate etching were edited into Atlas of Contemporary Chinese Artists in CD-ROM edition.

March 1999, Copperplate etching Narrative Poems of Spring - Windows was selected in Osaka International Print Invitation Exhibition.

June 1999, Copperplate etching Campus Ballads - Winter Sunshine was selected in the 9th National Art Exhibition.

October 2000, Copperplate etching Poetry Collection - Like A Rolling Stone was awarded as the Annual Meeting Awards of "the 5th Printmaking Teaching and Creation Seminar of National College of Fine Arts.  

February 2001, Copperplate etching Poetry Collection was collected by Guangdong Art Museum.

April 2001, Copperplate etching Walking Through participated in the China-Korea Print Exchange Exhibition.

July 2001, Copperplate etching including Bump Road were collected by CAFA Art Museum for ever.

August 2001, Copperplate etching Singer participated in the China-Egypt Cultural Exchange Exhibition.

October 2001, Participated in the Teachers Works Exhibition of Print-making Department of Central Academy of Fine Art. Copperplate etching Singer was published in the first issue of Meiyuan in 2002 and the first issue of Fine Arts Research in 2002.

Copperplate etching Left Luggage was loaded in Chinese Contemporary Art (1979-1999 print section in page 177)

March 2003, Transferred to the School of Art, Renmin University of China.

2003 Comprehensive painting work Sleeping Train participated in the 2nd National Fine Arts Exhibition of Gold Color Award of Chinese Art, which was awarded as Outstanding Award.

2004, Watercolor work Earth participated in the 10th National Fine Arts Exhibition and was choosen.

2005, Watercolor work Tajiks in the Mountains II was selected in the 7th National Watercolor and Pink Painting Exhibition.

May 2007, Watercolor works Tajiks in the Mountains I and Tajiks in the Mountains II were choosen in the "First Annual Artwork Award of Chinese Art Teacher organized by Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House and the Editorial Department of "Art Panorama" jointly.

November 2007, Oil painting work The Girl with Cellphone - Bai Dongmei‘s Picture was selected in the 2007 "Spirit of the Times" National Exhibition of People Portrait Oil Works.

November 2007, Oil painting works Ji Rang Ji series participated in the Faculty and Staff Book and Painting Exhibition on the 70th Anniversary of the People's University of China.

October 2009, Oil painting works The Girl with Cellphone - Bai Dongmei‘s Picture and Meng Xiangwei‘s Picture were published in the Teachers Works Collection of Renmin University of China School of Arts 1999-2009 (China Renmin University Press).

2010, Oil painting work Old Worker Chen Yifa was published in Fine Arts Magazine in September 2010.

2010 Three Copperplate etchings including The Rain in Autumn were selected in the "Guancheng 2010 Shanghai International Print Exhibition."

2011, Three watercolor works including Shi En‘s Picture were published in Art Viewing Tide - Chinese Watercolorer Master IV by Tianjin People's Fine Arts Press.

2012, Oil painting work The Picture of Old Mr. Wang participated in the Teachers Works Exhibition of Renmin University of China School of Arts Traveling to American Colleges and Universities.

September 2013, Oil painting work Cat and Zhang Wenxi participated in Inverting Dialogue - Teachers and Graduate Students Works Exhibition of Renmin University of China and Arizona State University (798 Bridge Art Space).

September 2014, Oil painting work The Juvenile Cuddling Cats was selected in the 13th New Exhibition for Newcomers held by Beijing Artists Association.

September to October 2014, "Land Chronicle" - Wu Xutao‘s Personal Works Exhibition with 25 works was held at Teacher‘s Center, the third floor of the North District Canteen of Renmin University of China.

November 2014, Eight oil painting works including The Afternoon in July - Two White Stones and Dawn participated in "Ten Years of Creation" - A New Plan Tour Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art.

January 2015, The paper About Land Chronicle was published in the first issue of Fine Art Watch in 2015.

June 2015 The work Evening at the Adams paticipated the“Adams Theatre 2015 Farewell Art Exhibit”(Randall L. Jones Theatre, Cedar City, UT, USA), and was been collected by the organization.

December 2015, The Road of White Cloud" - Wu Xutao‘s Personal Works Exhibition was held at the Hall of Renmin University of China School of Arts.

September 2018, Four works including Sunset of Zhenjing Castle II, Sea I, Fishing Port in Twilight participated in "The Integration - Teachers and students‘ Joint Exhibition in Oil Painting Major of the Painting Department of Renmin University of China at the Hall of Renmin University of China School of Arts.

September 2019, Six works including Empty Boat, Wild Flowers, Falling Red, The Sea in Twilight I, The Sea in Twilight II and The Sea in Twilight III participated in the 2nd " Integration - Teachers and students‘ Joint Exhibition in Oil Painting Major of the Painting Department of Renmin University of China at the Hall of Renmin University of China School of Arts.

November 2019, Oil painting work Lifebuoy participated in Art Elegance - The Art Exhibition of Teachers and Students on the 20th Anniversary of Renmin University of China School of Arts at the Hall of Renmin University of China School of Arts.

March 2020, Oil painting work Wild Flowers participated in the Bi-Year Exhibition of Asian Art of Fukuoka, Japan at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

March 2020, The network push "The Inspiration of Painting/Wu Xutao (pictures and texts) was published in three websites including "Feng Media in IFENG", "NetEase“ and "Today's Headline".


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