Fangmin Wu

Fangmin Wu is an Australian artist based in Sydney. Born in China and immigrated to Australia in 1990, He engaged in printmaking during his early life. He was selected to be included in “A Great Biographic Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Artists”. He began his solo art exhibiton since 1997 after he graduated from the Sydney College of Arts with an Honours Degree in Visual Arts. In recent years, his works have been selected for several major art exhibitons both in Australia and internationally, including: “Coming Home” Beijing Art Exhibition (2009); Blake Art Prize (2011, 2013); St. George Art Prize (2012, 2014); Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize (2015); Waverley Art Prize (2015); Fishers Ghost Art Award (2016, 2018, 2020); First Chinese artistic achievement art exhibition (2016), Clifton Art Prize and Miradas International Art Prize (2018); Highly Commended Prize at Bayside Art Prize (2018); First Prize at Liverpool Art Prize (2020); In 2021, His work has been selected for the National Emerging Art Exhibiton; He was a Winner of Werriwa art prize (2022); Recently, his work "We Are One" won the first prize of the Australian 2022 Immunisation Coalition Art Prize. In 2023, His work“Archie Roach”won a overall winner prize in 25th Liverpool art Exhibition. Fangmin's artistic creation is extensive, his art-making is reactionary to current international events and a reflection on social issues. In his landscape paintings, the Australian countryside, farms and villages are o+ en the source of inspiration for his works. He hopes that his landscape paintings are more than a simple reproduction of nature - they should be works with passion and personality, and bring a new perspective to the viewer. Adopting a style that blends realism with expressionism, he favors oils, acrylics and mixed mediums. His works have been widely collected, both privately and publicly notably by the NSW Nepean Public Hospital, Causal powerhouse arts centre and Australian National Gallery.