Wang Zheng‘s Biography

Born in Xiji, Ningxia, 1962

BACKGROUND
Wang Zheng has been engaging in photography since 1982. During the period from 1995-2002, his work focused on the topic of the surviving status of the Hui ethnic group in Xi Hai Gu area, Ningxia autonomous region.

Exhibitions
Exhibition of Work from Young Photographers, Ningxia, 1987
Modern Photographic Salon, Beijing, 1988
A Photographic Record of the 4000 Miles in “Shan Gan Ning” Area: A 5 Photographers Group Exhibition, 1992
Project of Photographing the Yangtze Gorges by artists from Mainland China and Taiwan, 1997
Travelling Exhibition of works from Photographing the Yangtze Gorges project done by artists from Mainland China and Taiwan, 1999
Photographic Exhibition on the topic of “Xi Hai Gu” Area during FotoFestival Naarden Holland, 2001
Photographic Exhibition on the topic of “Xi Hai Gu” Area during international photographic festival, Nice, France, 2001 Solo Exhibition in Paris, France, 2002
A group exhibition from 10 famous photographers, Taiwan, 2003
Solo Exhibition in San Francisco, USA, 2003
Solo Exhibition during Wuyi Mountain International Photographic Week, Fujian, 2004
The Eternity of Xi Hai Gu, a photographic exhibition in 798 Bainian Yinxiang Gallery, Beijing, 2005
Between Heaven and Earth, a photographic exhibition of realism memory in Songzhuang Art Gallery, Beijing, 2006
Guangzhou Bi-annual Exhibition, Guangdong, 2007
Solo Exhibition during Atlanta International Photographic Festival, USA, 2007
Solo Exhibition during Houston International Photographic Festival, USA, 2008

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