Liang Hao (b. 1988, Guangdong Province) currently lives and works in Shanghai. He graduated from the Painting Department of the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 2012. His practice focuses on painting while extending to other media. He is interested in the dynamics between the hand, gaze and mind, reconsidering the technicality of the hand and the affects that flow through it by constructing illusions of technical production and making references to images in art history or texts.
His recent solo exhibitions include: “Doubled Bifurcation” (He Art Museum, Guangdong, 2023); “Gesture and Speech” (BANK, Shanghai, 2023); “Present, Again” (Line Gallery, Beijing, 2022); “Unfolding into the Expanse” (10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong, 2020). His work has been exhibited in worldwide institutions that include : West Bund Museum, Shanghai (2024); Torggler Fine Arts Center, Virginia, US (2024); Shanghai Library East (2024); ASE Foundation, Shanghai (2024); Daechumoo Fine Art, Korea (2020); MinSheng Art Museum, Shanghai (2018); Today Art Museum, Beijing (2016); CAFA Art Museum, Beijing (2016). His past artist residencies include: Art OMI International Artist Residency (New York, 2016); Island Iceland Offshore Project (Seydisfjordur, 2015). His award nominations include: John Moores Painting Prize (2018, 2016). His work is in the following prestigious collections: He Art Museum, China; White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney, Australia; Wemhöner Collection, Germany; East West Bank, US; ASE Foundation, China; M Art Foundation, Singapore; DC Collection, Thailand; Song Art Museum, Beijing, China; Cc Foundation, China and Start Museum, Shanghai, China.
