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Name
Dongwang Fan
Also known as Dr Dongwang Fan
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Visiting Lecturer Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW (Visiting Lecturer 2005 (Visual Arts))
  • Guest Lecturer Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW (Guest Lecturer 2003-2006, Visual Arts)
  • Guest Lecturer Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Guest Lecturer 2000, Drawing)
  • Lecturer Shanghai School of Art and Crafts, Shanghai, China (Lecturer 1988-1989)
  • Kitchen Hand Wentworth Hotel, Sydney NSW (Kitchen Hand 1996)
  • Textile Designer (Textile Designer 1990-1999, Australia. Designed textile patterns)
  • Cleaner (Cleaner 1990-1999, Australia)
  • Labourer (Labourer Australia (3 months))
  • Art Designer Shanghai Health Bureau, Shanghai, China (Art Designer Worked at the 'Shanghai Health Bureau' for ten years. Responsible for designing posters, brochures, videos and books.)
Birth date
1958
Birth place
Shanghai, China
Active Period
  • 1980-
Arrival
  • 31 January 1990 (to: Sydney, NSW. Moved to Sydney with the intention to learn English and to experience Western culture.)
Residence
  • 1990 - 2011 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW
  • Master of Arts (Media Art), 1995 College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Graduate Diploma (Applied Art), 1985 - 1988 Shanghai Xu-Hui District College, Shanghai, China
  • Diploma (Arts and Crafts), Shanghai School of Arts and Crafts, Shanghai, China
Cultural Heritage
  • Chinese
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin Chinese

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Related stub people
  • Fan, ZhenJia (relative of)
  • Fan, ZhenHua (child of)
  • Gou, RuZhen (child of)
  • Jing, YueHua (spouse of)
  • Fan, James (parent of)
  • Youhan, Yu (associate of)
  • Shan, Li (associate of)
  • Havilah, Lisa (associate of)
  • Chiu, Melissa (associate of)
  • Davis, Rhonda (associate of)
  • Pattenden, Rod (associate of)
  • Larkin, Annette (associate of)
  • Murphy, Bernice (associate of)
  • Menzies, Jackie (associate of)
  • Gouriotis, Con (associate of)
  • Dunn, Jackie (associate of)
  • Leach-Jones, Alun (associate of)
  • Esson, Michael (associate of)
  • Young, William (associate of)
  • Flugelman, Bert (associate of)
  • Shepherd, Peter (associate of)
  • Conroy, Diana Wood (associate of)
  • Wenyu, Ji (associate of)
  • FengGuo, Qu (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (associate of)
  • Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW (associate of)
  • Coffts Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW (associate of)
  • Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (associate of)
  • Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, Dubbo, NSW (associate of)
  • Faculty of Creative Arts, Wollongong University, NSW (associate of)
  • Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (associate of)
Related people
  • Fan, Dongwang (associate of)
  • Warren, Guy (associate of)
Related works
  • Dragon (creator of)
  • Dragon (creator of)
  • Dragon (creator of)
  • China Maze #1-Kylin (creator of)
  • Yellow Dragon (creator of)
  • Green Dragon (creator of)
  • Orange Dragon (creator of)
  • Blue Dragon (creator of)
  • White Dragon (creator of)
  • Red Dragon (creator of)
  • Transfigure #2 (creator of)
  • Puzzled Landscape #1-Temple (creator of)
  • Puzzled Landscape #1-Pasture (creator of)
  • Puzzled Landscape #1-Coastline (creator of)
  • Puzzled Landscape #1-Celebration (creator of)
  • Puzzled Landscape #1-Abyss (creator of)
  • Human Conflict #1 (creator of)
  • Guardian #2 (creator of)
  • Guardian #1 (creator of)
  • Dragon Head (creator of)
  • Dragon Head #9 (Red #2) (creator of)
  • Dragon Head #6 (creator of)
  • Dragon Head #5 (creator of)
  • Descendants-Red Environment #2 (creator of)
  • Descendants-Dragon and Phoenix #2 (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies-Green (creator of)
  • China Maze #6- Phoenix (creator of)
  • China Maze #5-Phoenix (creator of)
  • Body Ambiguity #2 Green (creator of)
  • Body Ambiguity #1 Red (creator of)
  • Arhat (creator of)
  • After Botticelli (Pallas And The Centaur) #2 (creator of)
  • Descendants-Turbulence (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies-Red (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies- Black and White (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies #4 (Yellow) (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies #3 (Red) (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies #2 (Green) (creator of)
  • Descendant Bodies #1 (Blue) (creator of)
  • Dragon Head #10 (Yellow #2) (creator of)
  • Descendant - Double Faces (creator of)
  • Descendant - Elephant (creator of)
  • Descendant-White Figure (creator of)
  • Descendant-Shout (creator of)
  • Descendant-Black Head (creator of)
  • Descendant-Fish & Bird (creator of)
  • Descendant - Three Heads (creator of)
  • Descendant -Fish (creator of)
  • Descendant -Elephants (creator of)
  • Descendant -Face (creator of)
  • Descendant -Bird#2 (creator of)
  • Descendant -Bird#1 (creator of)
  • Descendant - Double Faces (creator of)
  • Descendant -Butterfly (creator of)
  • Descendant - Runner (creator of)
  • Descendant - Sea Creature (creator of)
  • Descendant - Sculptural Painting (creator of)
  • Descendant - Black Shadow (creator of)
  • Descendant - Phoenix & Dragon (creator of)
  • Descendant-Transfigure (creator of)
  • Jade Dragon (creator of)
  • China Maze (creator of)
  • Tiger (creator of)
  • Dragon Head (Orange) (creator of)
  • Dragon Head (Red) (creator of)
  • Dragon Head (creator of)
  • Dragon Head (Yellow) (creator of)
  • Dragon Head (creator of)
  • Shifting Perspectives and the Body #5 Discourse (creator of)
  • Shifting Perspectives and the Body #4 Performance (creator of)
  • Shifting Perspectives and the Body #3 March (creator of)
  • Shifting Perspectives and the Body #2 Bardi Madonna (creator of)
  • Shifting Perspectives and the Body #1Double Screens (creator of)
  • Crucifixion (creator of)
  • Crucifixion (creator of)
  • Gumtree (creator of)
  • Reconciliation (creator of)
  • Dragon (creator of)
  • Dragon (creator of)
Related collections
  • untitled (collected in)
  • Charity Donations (collected in)
  • Crowell's Auction House (collected in)
  • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • Mosman Art Prize, Mosman, NSW (collected in)
  • Dubbo Regional Gallery, Dubbo, NSW (collected in)
  • Curtin University, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Gallery 4A, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Manning Regional Gallery (collected in)
  • Shanghai School of Arts and Crafts, Shanghai, China (collected in)
  • Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Sydney University, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW (collected in)
  • City Bicentennial Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Awarded Honour prize of the Shanghai Literature and Art Context (received)
  • Awarded the First Prize of the National TV Drama Competition, and Honour Prize of the Shanghai Literature and Art Contest (received)
  • China Central TV Station (received)
  • Awarded the Honourable Mention for Exemplary Work of Shanghai Literature and Art Contest and the Prize for Excellent Work for Shanghai International Culture Exchange (received)
  • 1988 - Art Prize, Shanghai Youth Artists Association (received)
  • Wollongong University Postgraduate Award (received)
  • NSW Artists Marketing Scheme Grant and Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts (received)
  • The 10th Annual Acquisitive Art Award, Wollongong University. Wollongong University Faculty of Creative Arts Postgraduate Fund (received)
  • Installation commissioned by National Gallery of Australia (received)
  • 38th Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery (received)
  • 2001 - NSW Artists Marketing Scheme Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts (received)
  • Australia Council New Work Grant (received)
  • 2002 - NSW Artists Marketing Scheme Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts (received)
  • Willoughby City Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre (received)
  • 2002 Winner - Liverpool City Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casual, NSW (received)
  • NSW Artists Marketing Scheme Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts (received)
  • Mosman Art Commendation Prize, Mosman Art Gallery (received)
  • 2003 - Ian Potter Overseas Travel Grant, The Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Melbourne, VIC (received)
  • 2004 Winner- Art on The Rocks Prize, Sydney Foreshore Authority, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • 2004 - Australia Council Visual Art New Work Grant (received)
  • Mosman Art Prize (received)
  • Australia Council Visual Art New Work Grant (received)
  • Australia Council Visual Art New Work Grant (received)
Related events
  • Shanghai Graduation Art Exhbition (exhibited at)
  • Annual Shanghai Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Shanghai Art Museum Inaugural Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Shanghai Oil Painting Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art Exhibition, Shanghai International Art Festival (exhibited at)
  • Shanghai Tapestry Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Annual Shanghai Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Shanghai and Shanghailanders Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Sonata of the Winter Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Oil Painting Styles and Genres in Shanghai (exhibited at)
  • Mixed Nuts at Particle (exhibited at)
  • Master of Art group show (exhibited at)
  • Master of Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • The Inaugural Jenny Birt Award Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • ACUADS Art Exhibition 1998 (exhibited at)
  • Blake Prize (exhibited at)
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 37th Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award (exhibited at)
  • The Best of the Blake Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Thinking Loud. Group Drawing Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 38th Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Blake Prize (exhibited at)
  • Australian-Chinese Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 2001 Liverpool City Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 39th Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Shanghai Star National Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • China Pop (exhibited at)
  • Strathfield Eco Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Liverpool City Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • 40th Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Contemporary Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Conrad Jupiters Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship (exhibited at)
  • Blake Prize for Religious Art (exhibited at)
  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New Borders-New Boundaries (exhibited at)
  • Out of Closet (exhibited at)
  • Destination Drawing (exhibited at)
  • Group Chinese Artists Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Destination Drawing (exhibited at)
  • Art on The Rocks (exhibited at)
  • The Mann-Tatlow Collection of Asian Art (exhibited at)
  • Conrad Jupiters Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Cromwell's Art Prize Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • The 5th Australian Drawing Biennale (exhibited at)
  • The Mann-Tatlow Collection of Asian Art (exhibited at)
  • People's Choice - The Permanent Collection of Wollongong City Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Still Away (exhibited at)
  • World Year of Physics Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Art 05 (exhibited at)
  • Redlands Westpac Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Willoughby Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Monsters (exhibited at)
  • The Mann-Tatlow Collection of Asian Art (exhibited at)
  • Mosman Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Just Image (exhibited at)
  • Art on Paper-Hazelhurst Art Award (exhibited at)
  • From Migrant to Citizen (exhibited at)
  • From Mao to Now (exhibited at)
  • Blake Prize For Religious Art Touring Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Carriage Artworks - Contemporary Art From The City Fringe (exhibited at)
  • Art on Paper-Hazelhurst Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Coming Home -Art Exhibition of 30 Chinese/Australian Artists (exhibited at)
  • Sustain (exhibited at)
  • Controversy & Acclaim-60 years of the Mosman Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Carriage Artworks - Contemporary Art From The City Fringe (exhibited at)
  • Descendant Body (exhibited at)
  • Dancing Shadows (exhibited at)
  • Cultural Ambivalence (exhibited at)
  • Shifting Perspective (exhibited at)
  • Descendant (exhibited at)
  • China Maze (exhibited at)
  • Descendant (exhibited at)
  • Vantage Point - The Art of Fan Dongwang (exhibited at)
  • Crossed Worlds (exhibited at)
  • Vantage Point - The Art of Fan Dongwang (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Fan Dongwang (exhibited at)
  • Fan Dongwang Painting Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Fan Dongwang Recent Painting Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Fan Dongwang-Entering the Dragon (exhibited at)