{"id":19126,"date":"2024-03-22T15:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T07:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enlighten-gallery.com\/en\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=19126"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:51:08","slug":"ming-ren","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/enlighten-gallery.com\/en\/portfolio_page\/ming-ren\/","title":{"rendered":"Ming Ren"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Ming Ren<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;small&#8221; position=&#8221;left&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rtl_reverse=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692349979886{margin-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"qode-advanced-tabs qode-advanced-tabs qode-advanced-horizontal-tab clearfix qode-advanced-tab-without-icon qode-advanced-tabs-column-7 clearfix\">\n\t<ul class=\"qode-advanced-tabs-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e4%bb%8b%e7%b4%b9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u4ecb\u7d39\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e7%b0%a1%e6%ad%b7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u7c21\u6b77\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e4%bd%9c%e5%93%81\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u4f5c\u54c1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e5%b1%95%e8%a6%bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u5c55\u89bd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e6%b4%bb%e5%8b%95\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u6d3b\u52d5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e5%bd%b1%e7%89%87\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u5f71\u7247\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tab-%e5%88%86%e4%ba%ab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode-advanced-tab-text-after-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u5206\u4eab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-tab-container\" id=\"tab-%e4%bb%8b%e7%b4%b9-681\" data-icon-pack=\"\" data-icon-html=\"\">[vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756996314911{padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Introduction to Ming Ren<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ming Ren&#8217;s ink wash style is unique, blending characteristics of Eastern and Western cultures: his works are innovative, highly original in both concept and execution, rendering them unreplicable. They possess a distinct style, offering viewers a unique visual experience and a space for imaginative and poetic contemplation. Over the years, his works have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including in the United States. In 2003, his artwork was awarded the gold prize at the Florence International Biennial of Modern Art in Italy, and his pieces have been collected by institutions such as the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the RISD Museum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His art books, &#8220;Poetry Within Paintings&#8221; and &#8220;Surprising Serendipity,&#8221; are held in collections of prestigious institutions such as the Library of Congress, Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University. Notable deans and directors from eight prestigious art institutions in both China and the United States, including the China Academy of Art, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, have written forewords for his art books, affirming his artistic innovation and achievements.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;19129&#8243; img_size=&#8221;&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div><div class=\"qode-advanced-tab-container\" id=\"tab-%e7%b0%a1%e6%ad%b7-787\" data-icon-pack=\"\" data-icon-html=\"\">[vc_column_text]Education<\/p>\n<p>1991\u00a0 Master&#8217;s degree from the San Francisco Art Institute<\/p>\n<p>1984: Bachelor&#8217;s degree from the China Academy of Art<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Current Positions<\/p>\n<p>Professor, Department of Art, San Francisco State University, USA<\/p>\n<p>International Ph.D. Supervisor, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, China<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Professor, Mural Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, China<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Professor, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Past Positions<\/p>\n<p>1988 &#8211; 2008\u00a0 Professor at Rhode Island School of Design, USA<\/p>\n<p>2006-2018\u00a0 Professor and Special Assistant to the Dean at San Francisco Art Institute, USA<\/p>\n<p>2008-2012\u00a0 Special Assistant to the Dean at California College of the Arts, USA<\/p>\n<p>2016-2023\u00a0 Director of International Graduate Programs at China Academy of Art, China<\/p>\n<p>2013-2020\u00a0 Master&#8217;s Thesis Advisor at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Awards<\/p>\n<p>2003: Gold Prize at the Florence International Biennial of Modern Art in Italy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Artwork Collections and Publications<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, three pieces, &#8220;Warm Breeze of the Himalayas,&#8221; &#8220;2009A,&#8221; and &#8220;2009F,&#8221; were acquired by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, USA.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, the art book &#8220;Poetry Within Paintings: Works by Ming Ren&#8221; and in 2010, the art book &#8220;Surprising Serendipity: New Works by Ming Ren&#8221; were published.<\/p>\n<p>These collections are held by prestigious institutions such as the Library of Congress, Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, USA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Exhibitions<\/p>\n<p>2023 Shanghai Chinese Art Palace, China<\/p>\n<p>2022 Silicon Valley Asian Art Center; China, Shanghai Chinese Art Palace, USA<\/p>\n<p>2021 Akron Art Museum, USA<\/p>\n<p>2019 New York Citi Field, USA; Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Art Museum, China<\/p>\n<p>2018 an Francisco Asian Art Museum, USA<\/p>\n<p>2017 China Academy of Art Art Museum; Shandong Art Museum, China<\/p>\n<p>2016 San Francisco Asian Art Museum, USA<\/p>\n<p>2015 San Francisco Art Center, USA<\/p>\n<p>2014 San Francisco Peninsula Museum of Art, USA; Beijing 798 Art Center, China<\/p>\n<p>2013 Roos Art Museum, USA<\/p>\n<p>2012 Shenyang Luxun Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, China; Shanghai M50 Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts Creative Center, China; San Francisco University Art Center, USA<\/p>\n<p>2011 Beijing Ring Rail Era Art Museum, China; California Saga Mandala LIMN Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2010 San Francisco LIMN Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2009 San Francisco Lin Mu Gallery, USA; San Francisco JFK University Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2008 Los Angeles Lin Mu Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2007 San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2006 San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2005 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2004 San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2003 Florence International Contemporary Art Biennale, Italy; San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2002 Rhode Island School of Design Woskob Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>2001 San Francisco City Art Gallery; San Francisco Hitachi Center, USA<\/p>\n<p>2000 Shanghai University College of Fine Arts Gallery,China; San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1999 San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1998 San Francisco Lin Mu Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1997 San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1996 San Francisco City Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1995 Milpitas Hainan Art Center, USA<\/p>\n<p>1994 San Francisco Dongfeng Art Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1993 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan<\/p>\n<p>1991 San Francisco Fort Mason Center for Arts &amp; Culture, USA<\/p>\n<p>1990 San Francisco Watt McMillan Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1989 Minnesota, Edina CG REIN Gallery, USA<\/p>\n<p>1988 Minnesota, Edina Art Center, USA; Los Angeles St. Bonaventure Museum, USA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lectures and Academic Presentations<\/p>\n<p>2022 Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, China<\/p>\n<p>2019 Central Academy of Fine Arts, China; 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