Mai Cheng's biography

Born in Beijing, China, 1955
Norwegian citizen from 1989
Living in Norway, but with studio in France since 2001

Education:

Central Academy of Fine arts and Design, Beijing, 77-82
State Academy of Art, Oslo, 84-87
Vestlandets Kunstakademi (scholarship), 88
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris 93-94

Solo exhibitions (a selection):

Bærum Kunstforening, 16
Galerie Espen Artdenor, Cannes, 15
Oslo City Hall, 15
Oslo City Hall, 11

Hamar Sagbladfabrikk, 08

Oslo City Hall, 08

Molde Art Association, The Jazz Festival Exhibition, 07
Oslo City Hall, 06
Oslo City Hall, 04
Kjeldaas Art Gallery, Oslo, 03
Cour des Loges, Lyon, 03
Noho Gallery, New York, 00
Trondheim Center for Contemporary Art, 00
Gallery MIR, Reykjavik, Iceland, 99
EFTA Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, 98
Molde Art Association, 98
Kristiansund Art Association, 98
Gallery Asur, Oslo, 96, 97, 99 and 01
Gallery Framheim, 95
Espace Bateau Lavoir, Paris, 94
Atelier an der Elbtreppe, Hamburg, 94
Bodø Art Association, 93
Hamar Art Association, 93
Gallery OBK, 93
Maison de Norvège, Paris, 93
National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), Beijing, 92
Gallery LNM, Oslo, 91
Skien Art Association (Ibsenhuset), 90
Møre and Romsdal County Gallery, 90
North-Trøndelag County Gallery
(Namdal Scholarship), 89
Gallery Tonne, Oslo, 88 and 90

Art Fairs:

Shanghai Art Fair 2013

Art Palm Beach 2015

Approaching exhibitions:

L'exposition de l'art graphimage internationale", Paris
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei

Scholarships:

Scholarship for further education (Videreutdanningsstipend), 88
The Namdal Scholarship, 89
Norwegian Cultural Foundation (Norsk Kulturfond), 94
Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Foundation, 96
Norwegian Illustrators' Foundation, 97
The Artists' Compensation Foundation (Vederlagsfondet), 99
Grafill's Travel Grant 01

Collectors (a selection):

The Heart Center, Rikshospitalet, 03
Hakon Group, 00
Schibsted's Corporation, 99
Molde's New Stadium, 98
School Art's 50 year's anniversary, 98
School Art (KiS), 97
Art in the workplace, 95, 97
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 83, 92
China Art Association, Beijing, 83
Art Associations of Namsos (89), Åndalsnes (93),
Bodø (93), and Ski (94).
North Trønderlag County, 89
Vikna Municipality, 89
Norwegian Radium Hospital, 88
Veritas, 88
Norske Skog, 89
Norwegian Postal Services, 89
Stena Line, 90
Porsgrunn Municipality, 93

Commissions:

Innovation Norway, evaluation of Norway's pavilion for World Expo
2010 in Shanghai, China
Hammartun comprehensive school
Police Security Service (PST)
The Mosaic Community (DMT)
The Heart Center of the Central Hospital
Schibsted's Corporation
The Health House (Helsehuset), Oslo
Norwegian Acupuncture School
Wall decorations for the library in Alexandria, Egypt (calligraphy)
Lufthansa Center, Beijing
Iveco, Beijing