Interdisciplinary Artist Prof. Xiao Hui Wang
Interdisciplinary artist living in Germany, writer, founder of Xiao Hui Wang Art Museum and Interdisciplinary College.
Xiao Hui Wang, interdisciplinary artist living in Germany. In 1986, obtained a Master's degree in Architecture from Tongji University, and was then sent by the university to study in Germany on a government scholarship. Currently lives in Shanghai and Munich.Her creative work spans across various fields including photography, video, sculpture, design, new media art, and writing etc.She has held dozens of solo exhibitions in many countries. Her art pieces have been recognized and collected by internationally renowned art institutions and collectors. She has published more than 50 albums and books worldwide.She is the only Chinese artist among the 62 global artists included in the art history book “150 Years of Master pieces of Photography”published by the authoritative publisher Prestel in UK, USA and Germany.Her widely influential book is the autobiography “My Visual Diary”, which has won three literary awards, reprinted more than fifty times and best Seller for 20 years.Will be adapted into a movie in the near future.
She has successfully hosted over a number of influential cultural exchange events and large-scale art projects between China and foreign countries. The German government granted her German-Chinese Friendship Award and Hong Kong Phoenix Weekly listed her as one of 50 Chinese who will influence the future of the world. At the end of 2017 she won the Athena Awards, becoming the first Chinese woman to win the global outstanding women award in 35 years.
In addition, she has cooperated in different ways with many well-known international brands and become a very popular Chinese artist by those famous brands. Here are some of the Brands: BMW, MINI, BASF, Lange & Söhne, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, VW, Miele, Meissen, ZWILLING from German, Christofle, L'Oréal, Pernod Ricard and Helena Rubinstein from France, Omega Switzerland, Johnny Walker UK, KINOSHITA Pearl and ISSEY MIYAKE from Japan, American LHW, the national post office of Principality of Liechtenstein,as well as numerous major Chinese enterprises such as Huawei, Honor, Volkswagen, Xinju Group, Huafa Group, Meigang(Meishan iron and steel), Greenland, Bluetown, Noah Wealth, and China Resources.She was also invited to be an honorary committee member of Van Cleef & Arpels Jewelry Institute, an international judge of Montblanc Culture Arts Patronage, and a design judge of the Leica Classic Car competition.
In recent years, she has also received international Star Artist award at St. Moritz Art Masters Festival in Switzerland, BFF honorary member of German Photographic Design Association, co-winner of the Documentary Photography Award at Cologne World Impact Fair with photographers such as Nan Godin. SMG International Photographer of the Year, Artist of the Year from Southern Press Group, Chinese Art Female Model from BAZZAAR, Jaguar’s Amazing Figure, Shanghai Top Ten Leaders in Creative Industries, Shanghai Female Model, Excellent Female Designer, Outstanding Contributor award during Shanghai Design Week, the most International Chinese female artists in Tianjin, Successful Women from Hong Kong "JESSICA", the most international woman by Girlfriend magazine, Chinese Cultural Pioneer by Weizhong Media, Art figure of the Year by luxury industry, Salute 20 years - Art Award by Beauty Face, the first place in NetEase's online voting for Annual Art Beauty Figure.
The Shanghai government provided a building in an excellent location to establish an art museum named after her, and she also founded the “Interdisciplinary College”.
Awards
·The Winner of Star Artist Award at Swiss Masters Festival
·BFF honorary member of German Photographic Design Association
·An honorary committee member of Van Cleef & Arpels Jewelry Institute
·Shanghai Top Ten Leaders in Creative Industries
·The only Chinese artist among the 62 global artists included in the art history book “150 Years of Master pieces of Photography”published by the authoritative publisher Prestel in UK, USA and Germany
·The Suzhou Xiao Hui Wang Art Museum, which she presided over the design of, was named one of China's best art museum designs by Aedes Architecture.
·Received the "Interdisciplinary Art Award" from the China Art Power List and has been hailed by the media as a "Chinese Cultural Pioneer," "the Most Collectible Chinese Female Artist," "a Youth Icon," and more.