The Private Museum is proud to present Hong Zhu An: Pure Heart – A Bali Purnati Foundation Artist Residency by internationally-renowned Singaporean artist, Hong Zhu An. The exhibition features a selection of 15 new works from a series inspired by Hong’s recent Artist Residency in Bali at the Yayasan Bali Purnati | The Bali Purnati Centre For The Arts. This residency marks his second and most significant visit to Bali since his first trip more than 10 years ago. Through this residency, Hong  immersed in the tranquil nature and travelled through the rich textures of landscapes with road trips and site visits around the Northern, Southern and Eastern Bali.

Hong’s stay at the Bali Purnati – translated as Pure Heart, was a journey of self-awareness and introspection that led him to create this new series of inward and outward journey of Bali. The highlights of this exhibition are inspired by site visits to see Kokokan birds (herons) at Petulu Village, water palace at Taman Tirta Gangga, lotus ponds at Taman Saraswati Temple, cliffs at Uluwatu, walls on rock-cut shrines at Gunang Kawi, historical villages at Tenganan Village and temples such as Pura Besakih. This new body of works give insights to Hong’s experience in Bali that left an impact on him.

Hong Zhu An (b. 1955, Shanghai, China)

Hong Zhu An is a Singapore-based artist originally from Shanghai, China. Hong has a background in both traditional Chinese and Western art forms. Having begun his artistic endeavours in Shanghai, China, Hong went on to further pursue his profession as a full time artist in Sydney, Australia (1989-1993) and then Singapore (1993-present).  His accolades include the ‘UOB Painting of the Year Award’ (1994) and ‘The Best 100, The National Ink Painting Competition, China’ (1988). Hong’s works are also part of collections of major institutions such as the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco,  Princeton University Art Museum, and Singapore Art Museum.

 

Education

1998-2001	Ph.D. in Research Fine Art, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
1997	Master of Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. At LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
1989-1993	Full-time Artist in Sydney, Australia
1982-1983	Studied under Professor Huang Wei Yi in the Sichuan Art Academy, China
1976-1989	Assistant Lecturer at the Shanghai Art & Craft Institute, China/td>
1973-1976	Trained at the Shanghai Art & Craft Institute, China. Studied under famous art scholar Wang Zidou

 

Solo Exhibitions

2015	Hong Zhu An: Pure Heart – A Bali Purnati Foundation Artist Residency
2014	Line: 1994 – 2014, Singapore Art Fair, Ode To Art
2013	The Limitless Void, The Private Museum, Singapore
2012	Hong Zhu An: Ascetic Serenity, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
2011	Hong Zhu An, Ode To Art, Singapore
2009	Hong Zhu An: Intrepid Heart, Naked Soul, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore
2008	Reflections on a Long Journey, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
–	New Exuberance, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
–	Ten Years of Painting (1996 – 2006), Paintings for Sale by Silent Auction YADDO Art, Windsor Ballroom, The Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore
2005	New Directions, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
–	Bali Escapade –Recent Paintings by Hong Zhu An, iPreciation Pte Ltd, Singapore
2004	Going Forward, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA
2003	A Long Journey, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
–	Fluid Transitions, The Esplanade, Singapore
2002	Ancient Hues, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA
–	Ancient Hues, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Massachusetts, USA
2001	The Color of Memory, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA
–	Field of Virtue, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Singapore
–	Field of Virtue, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
1997	RMIT Master of Arts Graduate Exhibition, LaSalle Gallery, LaSalle-SIA College of The Arts, Singapore
1996	The Essence of Art, Art Forum, Singapore
–	UOB The Painting of the Year Winners Exhibition, UOB Plaza, Singapore
–	East – West: Abstraction Meets Calligraphy, The Substation, Singapore
1987	Hong Zhu An – Exhibition, National Art Museum Shanghai, China

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006	The 5th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
2005	The Second Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China
2004	Do a Book: Asian Artists Summer Project, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA
–	Double Surface – Hong Zhu An & Takayo Seto, Plum Blossom Gallery, New York, USA
–	The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms  Gallery, New York, USA
2003	The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA
2002	The Singapore Art, Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, USA
–	The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
2000	The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
–	Melbourne Art Fair 2000, Australia, organized by Art Forum, Singapore
1999	The International Asian Art Fair, New York, USA, organized by Art Forum, Singapore
–	Beyond Tradition – Art of the New Migrant Chinese, Earl Lu Gallery, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore

 

Awards

1994	UOB Painting of the Year Grand Award, Singapore
1988	The Best 100, The National Ink Painting Competition, China