Maleonn Biography

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009
  • Kingdom of Illusions, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France
  • Shanghai Legendary, Art Next Gallery, New York, USA
2008
  • Fantastic, MAG Visual Art Center, Hong Kong. China
  • Garden of Mirrors, Shanghai Art Museum, China
  • Maleonn Solo Exhibition, Ogilvy Headquarter Art Centre, New York, USA
  • Endless Dreamer, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy
  • Maleonn, Galeria Tribeca Arte, Madrid, Spain
  • Maleonn — Solo Exhibition by Maleonn, Espace Art 22, Brussels, Belgium
    MaleonnDays on the Cotton Candy, Kasia Art Project Gallery, Chicago, US
    MaleonnMarbles,Gossip Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2007
  • Nostalgia,Around Space, Shanghai, China
  • Labyrinth, Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  • Cicada, Zendai Moma, Shanghai, China
2006
  • Sweets and Sours, Art Sea Gallery, Shanghai, China
  • Transfigurations, Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  • Wonderland, Aura Gallery, Shanghai, China
2005
  • Face to mask, Advance Gallery, Shanghai, China
  • Shadow Maker — Maleonn, Pingyao International Photography Festival, China
  • Maleonn Photography Exhibition, Esplanade National Art Centre, Singapore

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009
  • Reversed Images, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, USA
  • GetxoPhoto Festival, Getxo, SPAIN
  • Theatre — Shanghai Metropolitan Photography, Liu Hai Su Museum, China
  • Toys, CO2 Gallery, Rome, Italy
  • Present — TENSE Biennial, Chinese Culture Center, San Francesco, USA
  • Children’s Epoch, Aura Gallery, Beijing, China
  • Fables, Siamsa Gallery, Tralee, Ireland
2008
  • Shanghai Land, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francesco, USA
  • Exquisite Corpse, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
  • United in Art, De Voss Museum, Northern Michigan University, USA
  • A LOOK AT THE WORLD, Pamplona, Spain
  • The World of Others, MOCA, Shanghai, China
  • Group Exhibition, Gallery Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany
  • House Arrest, Gallery Mai36, Zurich, Swiss
  • Out of the Spotlight, Ch’I Contemporary Fine Art, NY, USA
  • China Design Now, V&A Museum, London, UK
2007
  • Chinese Walls, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
  • Post-Vanguard, Chinese contemporary Art, Hong Kong
  • What Makes Shanghai addictive? Berlin, Germany
  • Asiana — A Survey of Contemporary Asian Art, Toronto, Canada
  • Whispering Wind: recent Chinese Photography, Nashville, USA
  • Dragon’s Evolution, China-Square Art Center, New York, USA
  • Shanghai New Art, Washington Art Fair, DC, USA
2006
  • Happily Ever After, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space, Miami, USA
  • Diaporama Festival, Nantes, France
  • IDAA (International Digital Art Awards), Queensland, Australia
  • The Virtual Salon, MOCA, New York, US
2005
  • Absent minded, Lianzhou International Photography Festival, China
  • Creation, Olive Hyde gallery, San Francisco, USA

Awards

2009
  • Gold Medal of ‘China’ theme and Gold Medal of Excellence of 8th Trierenberg Super Circuit, Austria
2008
  • Photograph of the Year Winner in Fine Art Category, and 1st place — outstanding
  • Achievement, 4th Spider Awards, BLACK & WHITE World Photographic Arts
  • Award in photography of Culture China, Annual Culture People by Oriental Morning Post, Shanghai, China  
2007
  • The most important 50 international contemporary visual artists by MAC Magazine, Japan
2006
  • The most potential young artists, Art Finance Mag, China
  • IDAA Award, Queensland, Australia
  • CCAA China Contemporary Art Awards nomination

Education

  • 1972, Born in Shanghai
  • 1984-1995, Shanghai Huashan Art School
  • Attached High School to Fine Art College of Shanghai University
  • Graduated from Fine Art College of Shanghai University, Major in Graphic Design
  • 1995-2003, Engaged in commercial film as Art director and Director
  • 2004, Engaged in independent Creation of Art
  • Currently lives and works in Shanghai, China

Maleonn

Contemporary

Photography

Chinese artist born Liang Ma in 1972 in Shanghai, China. 

Localisation
Shanghai, China
Themes
Humour, poésie, théatre

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