GUO JIAN

GUO Jian was born in Guizhou in 1963. He graduated with a BA from the Central University for Nationalities (now Minzu University of China) in Beijing in 1989. From 1992 to 2014, GUO Jian lived and worked in between Australia and China. GUO Jian has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions across the world and won many awards including the 1st Prize Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize in 2000 and the 1st Prize Liverpool Art Prize in 2003. His works have also been featured in various prestigious collections, including the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra and the Art Gallery of Queensland in Brisbane. GUO Jian’s works have been commissioned for various projects, including the backdrop for the main stage of the Big Day Out Rock Festival Tour of Australia and New Zealand, and the Visible Arts Foundation Installation Arts Project at Republic Tower in Melbourne, Australia.