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Shanghaieye.net is the personal blog of Chris Gill, a Shanghai based artist and writer, originally from the UK.

To view a selection of articles written for the international press on art in China, please go here. I write/have written for Vogue China, Rui magazine (China), The Art Newspaper, The Guardian, Interfax, Creative Review, Whitehot Magazine, That’s Shanghai, etc…

Exhibition history in China:

To view an online diary of my art work in progress please visit my paintblog here

As an artist I have worked continuously in China since 1992. The main theme of my art work is to create a visual diary of the changing society in China, using predominately painting and multimedia.

In 2007 Shanghai Art Museum commissioned me to produce a visual essay about the city, called “City of Gold,” discussing the changes on the city and the people in it by the dramatic urbanization, industrialization, informationization and other modern issues.

The exhibition was held at the Shanghai Art Museum from November 17 to

November 26, 2007, and was seen by around 30,000 visitors.

My current studio is at the Weihai Road 696 art community in downtown Shanghai.

Solo Exhibitions

1995 Beijing Sanlitun solo exhibition (with Red Gate gallery)

1996 Beijing Shangdi economic development district solo exhibition

1997 Solo exhibition, Zhuqizhan Art Museum Shanghai

1998 Solo exhibition, Ying Yang Club Shanghai

2002 Solo exhibition, Casj Shanghai

2006 Solo exhibition, Yaochao gallery, M50, Shanghai “Be a better part of the collective consciousness”

2007 Solo exhibition (November), Shanghai Art Museum “City of Gold”

Group exhibitions

1992-1993 Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace)Beijing studio/exhibition

1994 Group exhibition. Old Tabernacle studios, South Shields, UK

1999 Group exhibition, Shanghart gallery, Shanghai

1999 “Dragon 2000″ group painting, old French club, Shanghai (with Zhou Tiehai, Ding Yi, ShangArt.)

1999 “Just 5 minutes” group exhibition, Eastlink gallery Shanghai (with Zhou Tiehai, Ding Yi, Shen Fan)

2000 “Surfing 2000″group exhibition, Shanghai Fine Arts University art gallery (with Pu Jie)

2001″Zero Point 21″group exhibition, Shanghai Normal University art gallery (with Pu Jie)

2007 “Contemporary Art Scene and Urban Workshops” 696 Weihai Road and Doland Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai. (40 artists, group project).

2008 “Stageback # 0” with Andy Guhl

2009 New Year event, Shanghai Opera School

Recent talks and lectures:

Institute for advanced studies, University of Western Australia

Fudan University Journalism School training for senior Chinese editors

Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club

Tours of Shanghai for Confucius Institutes

Some articles about Shanghai Eye:

http://lifanzho.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!726f34b4a595b5b1!7194.entry
http://www.smartshanghai.com/blog/849/The_New_City_shanghai
http://www.ftchinese.com/sc/story.jsp?id=001011681&loc=SEARCH