1984 born in Shandong, China. Currently lives and works between China and Italy
EDUCATON
2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Love Dart, Capsule Venice, Venice, Italy
2018
Wang Haiyang, Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Ravage, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France
Wang Haiyang, WHITE SPACE BEIJING, Beijing, China
2017
Wang Haiyang: By Himself, OCAT, Xi'an, China
2016
New Directions: Wang Haiyang, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
Dynamic Field: Wang Haiyang, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2013
Rhizomes, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France
2012
The Metamorphosis, WHITE SPACE BEIJING, Beijing, China
2009
Untitled, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2007
Boys, Today International Art Gallery, Beijing, China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
When We Become Us², Capsule Venice, Venice, Italy (curated by Manuela Lietti)
2023
Bodies and Souls, Cassina Projects, Milan, Italy (curated by Manuela Lietti in collaboration with Capsule Shanghai)
Uncanny Valley, Gagosian, Hong Kong, China
2022
Persona and Parasite, White Space, Beijing, China
2021
The 11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Seoul, Korea
The Opening Exhibition, Enclave Contemporary, Shenzhen, China
2020
终端 >_How Do We Begin?, X Museum, Beijing, China
Étude, Aranya Art Center, Beidaihe, China
Queering Now, Chinese Art Now, London, UK
2019
They Rise When Vernal Breezes Blow, Make Room, Los Angeles, USA
Huayu Youth Award, Huayu Art Center, Sanya, China
Age of You, MOCA Toronto, Canada (curated by Shumon Basar, Douglas Coupland and Hans Ulrich Obrist)
We Didn't Mean to Break It (But It's Ok, We Can Fix It), Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon, Portugal
A White Space Odyssey, WHITE SPACE BEIJING, Beijing, China
Hic Sunt Leones, SURPLUS SPACE, Wuhan, China
Field Meeting Take 6: Thinking Collections, Asia Contemporary Art Week, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2018
REPLY, White Space Beijing, Beijing, China
Art Patrons, Qiao Space, Shanghai, China
2017
Bienal de Curitiba '17, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil
China-Art in Movement, The Castle Museum, Annecy, France
Recent Acquisitions, Recent Developments, Si Shang Art Museum, Beijing, China
2016
Poets of Beijing, Wiebengahal, Maastricht, Netherlands
Turning Point: Contemporary Art in China Since 2000, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Air - The 2nd "Ningbo" International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Ningbo Museum of Art, Zhejiang, China
2015
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, Pekin Gallery, Beijing, China
State of Mind - Painting China Now, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, France
2014
Mesolittoral: The 3rd Huayu Youth Award Nomination Exhibition, Huayu Art Center, Sanya, China
Don't Look Back: Contemporary paintings in China, Galerie Paris-Beijing, Brussels, Belgium
Collection of Contemporary Art, Lille art Museum, Lille, France
2013
The Garden Of Forking Paths Exploring Independent Animation OCT-Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai, China
Discover The Next Great Master, Winshare Art Museum, Chengdu, China
2012
The World of Soul: As Virtual Artistic Engineering Shenzhen, Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale OCT-LOFT, Shenzhen, China
The 9th Beijing Independent Film Festival, Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing, China
CAFAM Future Exhibition - Sub - Phenomenon: Ecology Report of Chinese Young Art, CAFA Art museum, Beijing, China
Focus on Talents Project Finalist Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
XinJiang The 1st Contemporary Art Biennale, Xinjiang International Exhibition Centre, Xinjiang, China
2011
The Second Academic Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Prints, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Spectrum: Chinese Independent Animation, A4 contemporary arts center, Chengdu, China
2009
Chinese artist group exhibition, Seoul Museum, Seoul, Korea
Future - together, Arario Gallery, Beijing, China
2008
Germinators, China Square, New York, USA
SELECTED SCREENINGS / AWARDS (*PRESENTED WORKS)
2020
Queering Now, Rich Mix, London, UK, curated by Sha Li and Whiskey Chow (*Freud, Fish and Butterfly and Double Fikret)
2019
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scotland, UK (*The City of Dionysus)
China Import Direct, The Cloud at Auckland Art Fair, Auckland, New Zealand, curated by Monumental Culture Shanghai (*The City of Dionysus)
2016
The 65th Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia (*Wall Dust)
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France (*Wall Dust)
World Festival of Animated Film-Animafest Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (*Wall Dust)
2014
Winner the Jury Nomination Award, The 3rd Huayu Youth Award, Sanya, China.
2012
Winner of the Young Talent Award Martell Art Fund 'Focus on Talents Project', Today Art Museum, Beijing, China (*Double Fikret)
Winner of the Silver Dove at the 55th DOK Leipzig Film Festival, Leipzig, Germany (*Double Fikret)
Special mention at the Sommets du Cinéma d'Animation, Montreal, Canada (*Double Fikret)
The 40th World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb, Croatia (*Double Fikret)
Fantoche Film Festival, Baden, Switzerland (*Double Fikret)
The 30th FESTIVAL TOUS COURTS in Aix-en-Provence, France (*Double Fikret)
2010
Winner of the Grand Prix at the 25th Holland Animation Film Fest (HAFF) Maastricht, Netherlands (*Freud, Fish and Butterfly)
ART FAIR SOLO/DUO PROJECTS
2019
Skins, Solo Project at Artissima 2019, New Entries Section, Turin, Italy (presented by Capsule Shanghai)
2018
Cyborg Dates: Wang Haiyang and Douglas Rieger, West Bund Art & Design, Shanghai, China (presented by Capsule Shanghai)
RESIDENCIES
2023
CP studio, Cassina Projects, Milan, Italy
2021
Pro Helvetia Studio Residency, Switzerland
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
