Guo Jian (b.1962, Guizhou, China) is a leading Chinese Australian artist. His work is heavily influenced by the political upheaval and violent culture in China, a period that includes the Cultural Revolution, the Sino-Vietnamese war, and the Tiananmen Square massacre. His recent series concerns waste that generates from China’s ongoing social development and its impact on the environment and human spirit.
Guo Jian’s works are collected by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane; White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney; Casula Powerhouse, Sydney; Geoff Raby Collection of Chinese Art, Melbourne; Australian Centre on China in the World, Canberra; Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney; and Global Resources, Los Angeles, among others.
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| 1962 | Born in Guizhou, China |
| 1989 | Graduated from China Central Minorities Insititute, Beijing, China, with, BA |
| Present | Living and Working in Australia and Beijing, China |
| 2023 | Our Lives Are Full of Sunshine, Arc One Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2019 | “Living The Dream,” Defiance Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2017 | “The Encroachment,” Arc 1 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia Art Atrium, Sydney, Australia |
| 2012 | “GUO JIAN Solo exhibition,” Burwood Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2010 | “The Cast And Crew,” 4A Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2009 | “New Works By GUO JIAN,” Arc1 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2007 | “New Works By GUO JIAN,” Galerie Anne Lettres, Paris, France |
| 2006 | “New Works By GUO JIAN,” Arc1 Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2005 | “New Works By GUO JIAN,” Michael Reid Art Dealer, Sydney, Australia |
| 2002 | “Bubbles of Yum,” Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2001 | “Mama’s Trippin,” Heidi Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2000 | “Mama’s Trippin,” Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House, Canberra, Australia |
| 1999 | “Trigger Happy,” Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 1998 | “Double Happiness is a Warm Gun,” Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney, Australia |
| 1994 | “Little Bastards,” Headspace Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2024 | The Wisdom of Others, Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia |
| 2022 | “52 Actions,” Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| “In Our Time,” Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 2016 | “Refugees”, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia |
| “Heavy Artillery,” White Rabbit gallery, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2015 | “A Russian, A Chinese, A Cuban, walk into an art show,” Aluna Art Foundation, Miami, USA |
| “Temporary Autonomous Zones,” MOCA, North Miami, USA | |
| 2014 | “The First China – Czech Contemporary Art Exhibition,” Zhongjie Art Gallery, Songzhuang, Beijing, China |
| 2013 | “The first China – Asean Biennale,” Nanning Exhibition Center, Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| 2012 | “The first Contemporary Art ‘Weib’ Exhibition,” Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing, China |
| “Today,” Contemporary Songzhuang Siwei Art Space, Beijing, China | |
| 2010 | “DHZ,” Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia |
| “Crossover,” Songzhuang Art festival – Australian part, Beijing, China | |
| 2009 | “China Project,” Art Gallery Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia |
| 2008 | “From MAO TO NOW,” Armory Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| “Songzhuang Dreamtime,” Songzhuang, Beijing, China | |
| “Chinese Voices Chinese Stories,” OSAGE, Hong Kong, China | |
| “Southern Skies Chinese Artists in Australia,” The Australian Embassy, Beijing, China | |
| “The Converted – image,” DAX art space, Beijing, China | |
| “China Project,” Galeriaomr O M R, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2007 | “Backbone Strength,” Arts Mansion, Beijing, China |
| 2004 | “ARTV,” Australian Centre for the Moving lmage & SBS, Melbourne, Australia |
| “Sulman Prize,” Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2003 | “Group Show January,” Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| “Liverpool Art Prize,” Liverpool, NSW, Australia | |
| 2002 | “Sulman Prize,” Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia |
| “The Year in Art exhibition,” S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia | |
| 2000 | “Australian Drawing Biennale,” Drill Hall, ANU, Canberra, Australia |
| “Contemporary Australian Art,” Museede Picardie, Amiens, France | |
| “Chinese -Australian Art,” National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia | |
| “Beyond China,” Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia | |
| 1997 | “3×3,” Demonstration Art, Sydney, Australia |
| 1996 | “3×3 (video),” Touring Berlin. Germany & Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1992 | “Yuanmingyuan Artists Exhibition,” Brussels Art Gallery, Belgium |
| “Forest Art Exhibition,” Beijing, China | |
| 1991 | “Yuanmingyuan Art,” Goethe Institute, Dayuan Guesthouse, Beijing, China |
| “Studio 149 (joint exhibition),” Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, China | |
| 1990 | “Guo Jian and Zhang Ge,” Beijing Art Gallery, & Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China |
| “China Central Minorities Institute Selection,“ China Art Gallery, Beijing, China | |
| 1981 | “Provincial Military Art Exhibition,” Yunnan, China |
Art Gallery Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Australian Centre on China in the World, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool, Sydney, Australia
Geoff Raby Collection of Chinese Art, La Trobe University, Australia
Global Resources, Los Angeles, USA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Private collections in China, Hongkong Mexico, Sweden, Belgium, France, New Zealand and Australia, USA
| 2003 | 1st Prize, Liverpool Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney, Australia |
| 2000 | 1st Prize, Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2000-04 | Big Day Out, Trigger Happy, used as backdrop for main stage of festival |
| 2003 | Gilberson-Revolution, Artwork used as the backdrop and theme of the bands music video clip |
| 2001-02 | Visible Arts Foundation Installation Arts Project, Republic Tower, Melbourne |
