1990 Joint exhibition, “Exhibition of Chinese Painting by Liu Dawei and Nan Qi,” Beijing Chang Fu Gong Arts Centre
1990 Traveled to England and France to study European art
1995 Moved to Hong Kong
1996 “19th Japanese International Arts Exhibition”, Ginza Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan,
Special Association award
1997 “Ink Paintings By Nan Qi”, Shanghai Xianggena Gallery
1997 “,97 Singapore Arts Expo”, Singapore
1998 “Landscape and Seascape · Nan Qi,s Ink Painting Exhibition”, Hong Kong Art Centre
1999 “The 9th Chinese National Art Exhibition”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, Excellence award
2000 “Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao 2000 Art Exhibition”, Hong Kong City University, Top Work award
2000 “The 2nd Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale - Ink and Wash and the City”,
Guan Shanyue Museum, Shenzhen
2001 “The European International Oriental Art Competition”, Rotterdam, Holland, Gold Prize
2002 “The 3rd Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale - Ink and Wash and the City”,
Guan Shanyue Museum, Shenzhen
2002 “Ink Paintings of Chinese Life”, Singapore
2002 Returned from Hong Kong to live in Beijing
2003 Awarded the “European International Fine Arts Exchange Contribution Award”, Rotterdam, Holland
2003 “2nd National Chinese Painting Exhibition” Dalian, China
2003 “The 1st Beijing International Art Biennale”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2004 “The 2nd Golden Award Exhibition of Chinese Art”, by the Chinese Federation of Literature, Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing, Excellence award
2004 “Exhibition of New Freehand Chinese Ink Paintings by Invited Artists”, Beijing Yan Huang Art Museum
2004 “The 4th Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale”, Shenzhen Fine Art Museum
2004 “New Works by Six New Expressionist Chinese Painters”, Yisulang Gallery, Singapore
2004 “2004 New Expressionist Chinese Ink Paintings Invitational Exhibition”
National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2004 “10th National Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Fine Arts Invitational Exhibition”, Shenzhou Guanyue Fine Arts Museum
2004 “‘Art Monthly Magazine’ 30 Years of Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Nanjing Museum
2005 “The 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2005 “Extreme Brushwork-Leading Fine Arts 2005 Ink and Wash Painting Invitational Exhibition”,
Today Art Museum, Beijing
2005 30th January - set of five stamps designed by Nan Qi and Tian Liming entitled
“Historic Taiwanese Architecture” are put into circulation.
2006 “Chinese Painting · Painting China - Entering Hong Kong”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2006 “Paris · China Week” exhibition, by China,s Ministry of Culture, Paris, France
2006 “Waves- Contemporary Chinese Ink and Wash Methods”, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin
2006 “Chinese Ink and Wash Documenta 1976-2006”, Nanjing Museum
2006 “Studying the Form of Art- invitational contemporary Chinese painting exhibition”, Nanjing Museum
2006 “Singapore Art Expo-2006”, Singapore
2006 “Exposition de Peintures Contemporaines de Chine”, Paris, France
2006 “Ink and Sex Invitational Exhibition”, Beijing Jiuchang Art Complex - ART, Beijing
2006 “2nd Exhibition of Chinese Art Today”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
2006 “Ink and Sex Series - works by Nan Qi”, Yisulang Art Gallery, Singapore
2006 “Ink-Contemporary” invitational exhibition, Beijing Songzhuang Eastern Arts Centre
2006 “North-East-West-South: Special Commemorative Exhibition of the 2nd Anniversary of the National Art Museum of China Magazine”, National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing

2008 “2008 China Beijing International Art Biannual Exhibition”
National Art Museum of China, Beijing
“The Tao of Ink - Ink and Wash Painting Academics Invitation Exhibition”
Beijing Winery International Art Park
“Contemporary Brush and Ink, 2008 China Contemporary Figure Painting Famous Artists Nomination Exhibition”
Shanghai Mingyuan Art Museum
“Ink none Ink, China Contemporary Ink and Wash Paintings Invitation Exhibition”
Shenzhen Art Museum

2007 “Chengdu International Art Biennale Exhibition”
Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum
“Ink Destiny 100 – Famous Ink and Wash Painters Invitation Exhibition”
China Song Zhuang East District Art Centre
“Chinese Affection – Li Jin, Wu Yi, Nan Xi Recent Work Exhibition
Singapore Yuxin Art Museum

Nan Qi is a full-time ink painter and organizer of exhibitions and resides in the Nanqi Studio in the Beijing Jiuchang International Arts Center. He is also the chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Asian Artists and a member of the China Artists Association.

Published:
2006 ‘Ink Dots and Pink Spots- a collection of works by Nan Qi’, ‘Ink and Sex Exhibition-works by Nan Qi’
1999 ‘Collection of Ink and Wash Works by Nan Qi’
1997 ‘Ink and Wash by Nan Qi’

The Composition and Dissolution of Ink and wash Painting

There are many techniques in traditional Chinese ink and wash painting. However these types of techniques are often not applicable in creating contemporary ink and wash paintings. When an ink and wash painting and an oil painting are hang side by side on the wall of an exhibition hall, the visual impact of the former is much weaker in comparison. Many believe that this is due to the materials used. But I do not agree. I want to challenge this view and change the traditional and existing ink and wash painting techniques. I want to explore and develop new techniques such as “Nan-style blurred dots” and “Nan-style brushstrokes”, so that ink paintings can compete with oil paintings in terms of visual impact and bring out the flavor of Chinese culture and art. Consequently, in the ink paintings “Salute” and “The March” displayed at this exhibition, I began by dissolving the images to form ink spots in a web pattern. Then I used Chinese traditional painting brush to create blurred dots on Chinese rice paper with concentrated ink and color. The subsequent painting gives prominence to the strength and beauty of the soldiers in rows. In the other two paintings “Conversation” and “Big Bucks”, I used the technique of digital separation to decompose the image and remove the trivial elements. Painted with traditional Chinese brush on rice paper in a free hand style, the paintings use money as the approach to interpret a sense of reality of the nation and society