Born in Jiangxi in 1967, Lei Ziren has a doctorate in literature and is a postdoctoral fellow in art. He has studied in the Central Academy of Fine Arts (for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees), Tsinghua University (for the postdoctoral degree), and worked as a teacher at the Renmin University of China. Lei is a National First-Class Artist and member of the China Artists Association. He is now teaching at the School of Arts of Renmin University of China and serves as President of Jiangxi Art Academy and Director of Jiangxi Art Museum.
Lei Ziren is mainly engaged in Chinese painting creation and theoretical research as well as research on the 20th-century Chinese decorative art history, easel painting creation including contemporary ink wash painting, ceramic creation, contemporary Chinese rural social image production and research of its re-narration, etc.
Collections
Works collected by CAFA Art Museum and Guangdong Museum of Art.
Main Award
Documentary Award of the 1st Wu Han Nominative Exhibition of Fine Arts Literature
Solo Exhibitions
2003 Silence Into: Lei Ziren's Art Exhibition, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2012 Exit and Entry – Meipi: Lei's Artworks Exhibition, Shandong Museum
2013 Mis-Painting: Lei's Solo Exhibition, Hive Contemporary Art Center, Beijing
Group Exhibitions
2000 New Chinese Painting Exhibition, Shanghai
2020 Harmo-Power: The First Jinan International Biennale, Jinan