Hongming Xu Chinese
Born in Hunan province, Xu Hongming studied in the Sculpture Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. In 1992, he conducted independent research of the ancient murals and sculptures along the Hexi Corridor. Xu currently lives and works in Beijing.
Xu has exhibited nationally and internationally including solo and group exhibitions at Yuan Art Museum, Beijing, China; Whitebox Art Center, Beijing, China; Qualia Contemporary Art, Palo Alto, CA; Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; UCCA, Beijing, China; National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China, Shanghai Art Museum, OCAT Xi’an (Xi’an, China); Buffalo University Art Gallery, New York; Larunxinge Museum, Netherlands; MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy; among others. XU has participated in several art fairs including Beijing Contemporary Art Fair in 2023; Art Market San Francisco in 2022; Art Shenzhen and DnA Shenzhen in 2023.
Xu’s works are in the permanent collections of Shanghai Art Museum, Shenzhen Art Museum, Fred Art Foundation, Yuz Museum (Shanghai), M+ Museum (Hong Kong), and White Rabbit Museum (Sydney).
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Xu Hongming in solo exhibition at the Yuan Museum
Everything Is but a Floating Cloud (神马都是浮云) July 16, 2026 Read more -
Xu Hongming in Tiny Steps: Yuan Art Museum Triennial
July 16, 2026 Read more -
Xu Hongming in the inaugural exhibition of the newly opened Fushan Art Museum
Departure and Return: Jia Tingfeng and His Artists July 16, 2026 Read more
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Xu Hongming: Color and Ten Thousand Things
Opening Saturday, July 25th, 4:30-6:30pm 25 Jul - 5 Sep 2026Chinese contemporary artist Xu Hongming's third solo exhibition with the gallery, Color and Ten Thousand Things presents new and recent abstract works that examine the spiritual, philosophical, and material elements...Read more -
Xu Hongming: The Form of the Formless 大道之形
17 Feb - 26 Mar 2024In philosophy, approach, and practice, Xu Hongming has been breaking the barriers of conventional Chinese art for more than four decades. He infuses pure abstraction of the Western tradition with...Read more -
Illusive Fields
8 Feb - 18 Mar 2022Painter Xu Hongming’s first solo exhibition in the United States: in philosophy, approach, and practice, Xu has been breaking the barriers of conventional Chinese art for more than four decades...Read more

