Ocean Group Show
Long Beach Creative Group Gallery, Long Beach, CA, USA
November 7 - December 5, 2021
The Long Beach Creative Group presents OCEAN, a group show opening on Sunday, November 7, and running through December 5. The exhibition features 56 pieces by 44 artists, selected by a jury of three art professionals, from nearly 200 submissions. OCEAN is being presented in the LBCG/Rod Briggs Gallery, located at 2221 E Broadway, in Long Beach. The gallery is open Fridays through Sundays from 1-4pm.
The LBCG board chose OCEAN as the theme because the sea has shaped almost every aspect of life on the planet, and is an important part of the culture, history, and economy of our region. Artists who reside in Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood, and San Pedro, as well as individuals who attend, or have graduated from, CSULB or LBCC, were invited to submit up to three pieces. Jurors Andrew Dickson, Professor of Foundation Painting at CSU Fullerton, celebrated fiber artist and sculptor Dellis Frank, and Elana Hagler, Assistant Professor of Art at Alabama State University, reviewed the submissions and selected works for inclusion in the exhibition.
A Tale of Two Cities Group Exhibition
Enjoy · Art Museum, Beijing, China
October 9 - 21, 2021
Enjoy · Art Museum presents art group exhibition A Tale of Two Cities. This group show is curated by artist Jiannan Wu, and is currently on view at Enjoy· Art Museum (Hall C) Beijing, China. Featured artists are Shiqing Deng, Qingzhen Han, Webson Ji, Weixian Jiang, Fei Li, Stone Zhu, Jingyi Wang, Mingdi Wang, Jiannan Wu, Qian Wu, Duohan Xu, Jim Xu.
The title of the exhibition comes from the historical novel “A Tale of Two Cities” by British writer Charles Dickens. Differ from London and Paris in the novel, the “two cities” refer to the two places where the artist used to live and study, and also the completely different cultural spirits and artistic appearance of the East and the West. All the artists participating in this exhibition were born and grew up in China. They have studied in the United States, the United Kingdom, or are currently working and living abroad. Their art practice is influenced by European and American modernism and postmodernism. Each artist’s work is presented in pairs around the theme of “Twin Cities”. Through intuitive visual expression, the integration of complex cultural backgrounds and artistic practice is the expectation for the artists in this exhibition.
A City to Wear 3.0 Group Show
The Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, IL
September 9 - September 30, 2021
A CITY TO WEAR, a long-term exhibition project initiated by The Research House for Asian Art (RHAA), focuses on experimental paintings investigating exploratory methodologies, techniques, and approaches in paintings and drawings. The exhibition intends to provide a platform for young emerging artists to showcase his/her/their non-traditional paintings and drawings artworks that enrich the dialogue between each other.
This year, we selected 34 young artists for our 2021 edition of the show. We hope the artists could express their understanding and opinion about the self-identity and social environment through their works based on various cultural backgrounds and life experiences. Also, we look for one can use their way of expression to respond to the current happenings, especially what against the AAPI community, to explore the form and meaning of new paintings.
Selected Artists
Chenlin Cai, Chengliang Cai, Yi Chen, Ye Cheng, Yueming Geng, James Gu, Danju Guan, Ari Hong, Zichao Hu, Webson Ji, Yuyu Lai, Leiwei Li, Jianuo Li, Zhen Li, Nianzhang Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Yuen Liu, Yuxi Lyu, Tiantian Ma, Zhong Peng, Woojin Shin, Nico Sun, Thuong Tran, Jingyi Wang, Keshi Wu, Shuying Wu, Qian Wu, Qiuyu Yao, Fan Ye, Xin Ye, Will Zeng, Yi Zhan, Wei Zhao, Yuqing Zhu
The Push Exhibition
High Line Nine Gallery, Manhattan, NY
May 20 - June 3, 2021
A New York-based team called The Push, founded by artist Jim Xu, has responded to the brutalization of AAPI communities by calling on artists to share the lives and stories of these groups. The result is a rich, emotional show that is bursting with beautifully crafted works of all media, on view currently at High Line Nine in Chelsea, NYC. The opening event was the evening of Thursday, May 20th and featured a live music performance by Jenny Huang and Jennifer Ahn.
Selected Artists
Chloe Yee May, Chris Buzelli, Dik Liu, Guno Park, Jiannan Wu, Jim Xu, Jingyi Wang, Julie Benbassat, Rie Hasegawa, Webson Ji, Weixian Jiang, and Yuqi Wang
Arts North 26: International Juried Art Exhibition
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, Minnesota
January 9 - February 13, 2021
The 2021 Arts North International Juried Art Show celebrates its 26th an- niversary this year. The jurors selected 168 works out of over 700 en- tries from 34 states, two provinces of Canada, and six countries.
Jurors
Jonathan Carver
Fine Art Broker and Appraiser
Former Gallerist, Vern Carver & Beard / Dean Galleries
Cindy Koopman
Printmaker,
Professor, Normandale Community College
Curt Pederson
Principle Curator of Collections and Exhibitions The American Swedish Institute
Extraordinary Talent of Art - Art and Creation Exhibition to the Celebrate of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations
UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
December 19 - 20, 2020
自8月份活动伊始，由中国生物多样性保护与绿色发展基金会绿色少儿工作组指导的“UN75庆祝联合国成立75周年艺术创意展”组委会陆续收到来自全国各地的一万余件作品，年龄跨度从3岁到25岁，最终筛选出获奖作品200件，所有获奖作品均获得来自学术委员会的百字评语。此次艺术展的周期也因疫情的影响而进行了调整。最终，本次UN75艺术创意展将以2020年12月19日在北京UCCA举办的“共创未来SHAPING OUR FUTURE” UN75 优秀作品群展为节点画上一个圆满的句号。届时，将有多位青年艺术家的作品与本次活动产生的获奖作品一同展出，让展览活动进一步成为青少年艺术创作者与青年艺术家的一个交流平台。
Black Water, Solo Show
Obition, Seoul, South Korea
October 23 - December 31, 2020
Obition is proud to introduce Webson Ji's solo exhibition Black Water. This project examines Webson's experience of moving to the States. The installation will showcase Ji’s recent works including site-specific sculpture, alongside painting and drawing.
Admission is Free.
Artist Interview, 8 Questions with Webson Ji
Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine ISSUE06
October 2020
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This latest publication covers artists with a high focus on contemporary art and those holding a detailed vision of the future. ISSUE06 is a powerful tool for art collectors, museums, galleries and art professionals to discover the best artists of the year.
Artists
Daniel John Bracken, Christopher Fluder, Roberto Cuellar Santacruz, Webson Ji, Lab212 Collective, Christine Lee, Barbaravdd, Naowao, Carmel Ilan, Christina Michalopoulou, Peter Chinitor | Zazourian, Charlotte Aeb, Iván Cáceres, Lorena Ruiz Pellicero, Natalia González Acosta, Lexi Sun, Teona Yamanidze, Jenny Day, Stepan Ryabchenko, Sergey Piskunov, Vicky Martin, S.H.Kim, Kingas Grapes, Nick Metz, José Luis Ramírez, Pawel Pacholec, Tomoki Uematsu, Expireddog, Màrk Lakos, Peter Horvath, Lacey Kim, Madalena Pequito, Salvatore Esposito, Boris Reichle, Manuel Delgado Meroño & Lara Crespo, Aodan, Takashi Hara.
ISSN: 2604-630X
Pages: 116
Front Cover: Stepan Ryabchenko | Inside Front Cover: Lab212 | Back Cover: Kingas Grapes
Publisher: Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art
Language: English
Printed in London
2nd Place, Water Fine Art Collection
APÉRO Catalogue, USA
July, 2020
Water is a catalogue showcasing an artistic interpretation of water. The work is comprised of pastels, paintings, photography, mixed media and digital art both representational and abstract.
Featured Artists
Ekaterina Adelskaya, Luis Ardila, Malcolm Ashman, Jacki Cohen Glass Art Designs, Vladimir Demidovich, Stefania Grasso, Laura Gutzwiller, Bindia Hallauer, Eva C. Heim, Tricia Hoye, Webson Ji, Justin N. Kim, Ulyana Korol, Nicholas Kozis, Ira Kub, Sarah Landreau, Diane Larson, Linda Louis, Maximilian, Vyacheslav Onyshchenko, Anubhab Pal, Kendall Roth, Shuvalova Ekaterina, Emma Skinner Art, Lee Bordon Smith, Randy Sprout, Shandy Staab, Gemma Stylz (gStylz), Patricia Edith Mary Thompson, Marcus Wolak, Liliana Zavaleta
Special Merit, SeaScapes Art Exhibition
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, USA
June, 2020
The gallery’s competition for May 2020 was the 10th Annual “SeaScapes” Online Art Competition. 2D and 3D, artists, (including photography & digital art) from around the world, were called upon to make online submissions for possible inclusion in to the Gallery’s June 2020 online group art exhibition.
Artists were asked for their interpretation of the “SeaScapes” theme by submitting their best abstract or representational art for this competition. The submission process and competition for the artists began in April 2020 and concluded on May 27, 2020.
The gallery received 601 entries from 24 different countries from around the world, as well as from 28 different states and the District of Columbia.
Congratulations to our artists who made our 10th Annual “SeaScapes” Art Exhibition so successful this month. At any time, we invite our winning artists and other interested visitors to link their websites to the Gallery’s archive page for further ongoing promotion.
The Images of Stones And Clouds Exhibition
Shang Art Center, Suzhou, China
May 30 - June 30, 2020
Featured Artists
曹珩、陈清勇、陈平、陈苏翔、陈俨、初劭玮、丁文星、杜秋锐、吉麟、冷菲尔、李浩、李娇、李铭、李勇、刘焱、李昭然、刘海滨、刘长静、梁海音、南巢、乔万华、史海平、王福音、文廣、王金博、王仁兰、王忠言、温绮雯、叶妮、叶倩、张倩玉、张皓言、张世英、张玉瀛、周杨、赵罡、庄婕
Don’t Try This At Home Group Exhibition
ANTILIA – itinerant gallery, Italy
April 18, 2020
‘Don’t Try This At Home’ is a widespread group show spurred from the global impact of Covid-19. It brings together contributions from an international group of artists that explored the idea of artistic domesticity within their quarantine space.
Antilia invited the contributors to challenge their innermost living situation in order to transform it into a space for artistic interaction. The same space will also investigate, discover and re-define the domestic field as an exhibition venue. Our preconception of privacy in the past will have a spatial and aesthetic transformation in order to embrace visitors’ intrusions as welcomed visits.
Rather than focusing on the what has become daily monotony, we would like to treat our condition of forced quarantine as a possible field of experimentation of the interior landscape, ordinary life and expectations, mental breakdown, threshold of inside/outside, lack of physical contact and informatization of sociality.
Each artist aims at an original way to exhibit his/her art from home, literally a homemade exhibition set. Visitors will peek at their diorama by discovering the thin threshold between artistic research and personal life.
Planet China Vol. 08
China Underground
February 16, 2020
Interviews with Guobing Yang, RongRong & Inri, Hilda Shen, Zhang Bo, Zhang Chong, Wang Wen, Chen Donfang, Gan Jianyu, Webson Ji, Frode Z. Olsen, Yale Yuan Shifu
Planet China is a collection of interviews with experts, directors, designers, photographers, journalists, critics, and artists.
Still Life Alternative Exposures International Group Exhibition
Millepiani, Rome, Italy
January 3 - February 4, 2020
OPENING: Venerdì 3 Gennaio 2020 ore 17:30
Free Aperitivo
Ingresso Libero
Visitabile dal 3 Gennaio al 4 Febbraio 2020, dal lunedì al venerdì dalle ore 9:00 alle ore 20:00
Evento curato da LoosenArt
Planet : Heart, colectiva / BINNAR Art Festival
Gallery Soledade Malvar, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
November 5 - 29, 2019
Exposição resultante da open call internacional lançada pelo festival nas áreas da fotografia e vídeo, onde o desafio foi o de pensar no conceito livre, aberto e amplamente reflexivo Planet:Heart. Os trabalhos propostos por Allison Kotzig, Charlotte Dobson, Hanna Hetherington, Henriette Hellstern, Irena Paskali, Jean-Michel Rolland, Kenji Kojima, Rebecca Cairns, Rora Blue, Squeak Meisel e Webson Ji vão de encontro a respostas, mas também a perguntas. Da abordagem mais pessoal ao âmbito primal e aglutinador, Planet:Heart convida o Olhar não só a ver, mas também a sentir e a ouvir.
Youth #5 Art Exihibition
CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
September 20 – October 6, 2019
Featured Artists 참여작가:
Gabriel Geng, Lin Ji, Maurício Joseb, Pao-Leng Kung, Jeongeun Park 박정은, Jieun Seo 서지은, Karu Shao, Huy Tran
Artfirst International Juried Art Exhibition
Novado Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, USA
September 13 - November 2, 2019
"ARTFIRST"! The exhibition that allows the artist to feel free to be less advertising and populist, becoming a pioneer, de-constructing the social perspective that occurred with the advent of populism, avoiding that every artistic action is simply conformist in accepting to go along with the current.”
Exhibiting Artists
Stephen Hall - Tsai Hsi Hung - Loren Abbate - Tian Hui - Nicole Jusino - Robert Zurer - Webson Ji - Lam Le - Ricardo Roig - Gordon Fearey - Inguna Gremzde - Geri Ciaccio - Chee Bravo - Curtis Readel Troy Jones - Robert Lach - Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen - Brittany Ford - Bryant Small - Jerry Atkins - Myke Karlowski - Philip Robinson - Samar Hassaini - Thyra Moore - Shoaib Wazir - Jean-Paul Picard - Stephanie DeManuelle - Gary Hong - Phyllis Anderson - Jose Fontaiña - Jennifer L. Gray & Phillip Johnson - Robert Giordano - John Power - Adam Pitt - Clari Netzer - Victoria General
Mirage - Hope and Fake Hope，Solo show
theBlanc Gallery, Manhattan, NY, USA
September 7 - 12, 2019
TheBLANC Gallery presents “Mirage - Hope and Fake Hope” a multimedia solo exhibition by Webson (Lin) Ji. TheBLANC Gallery is located at 15 E 40th Street, 2nd Floor. Opening reception is on September 8th, 2019 from 3pm-6pm.
September 7 SAT to September 12 THU 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Close on September 8 SUN
Admission is Free.
Interviewed by China Underground
August 16, 2019
Art Story from Webson Ji
When Black Swallows Red Group Exhibition
La Mama La Galleria, Manhattan, NY, USA
July 6 - 10, 2019
MAGA is pleased to issue an open call for its first group show collaborated on with LA MAMA La Galleria, titled WHEN BLACK SWALLOWS RED, and invites all artists based in New York to participate. The show aims to provide an opportunity for young artists to exhibit their works while receiving criticism and advice from established New York artists as well as critics. Some of the outstanding artists will also receive media exposure.
The opening reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. ET until 9:30 p.m. ET (Eastern Time Zone) on Friday, July 5th, 2019. The exhibit will also be open to the public on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday (July 6th- July 10th, 2019) from 11 a.m. ET until 6 p.m. ET.
Venue: La Mama La Galleria, 47 Great Jones St, New York, NY 10003
Noteworthy, Water 2019 Show
Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, USA
June, 2019
Artists from around the world were called to submit their work. There were 67 accepted entries and they came from 8 different states in the USA as well as 9 other locations: Belarus, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Spain, and Ukraine. A variety of styles and mediums were entered, including but not limited to acrylic, colored pencil, glass, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, and watercolor. The judging criterion was originality, interpretation, quality, demonstration of ability, and usage of medium. Other factors, such as the clarity of the images provided and their ability to be viewed online, also contributed to our decision. “Best of Show”, “First Place”, and “Second Place” winners received a monetary award in addition to their special recognition.
Interviewed by VoyageATL
April 17, 2019
Local Story
Black Water, Solo Show
Besharat Museum Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
April 12 - May 8, 2019
Atlanta, GA - Besharat Contemporary presents “Black Water” a multimedia solo exhibition by Webson (Lin) Ji. Besharat Museum Gallery is located at 163 Peters St. SW, Atlanta, GA 30313. The exhibition opens on April 12th, 2019 from 5pm-7pm.
Besharat Museum Gallery is proud to introduce Webson Ji's exhibition Black Water. This project examines Webson's experience of moving to the States. The installation will showcase Ji’s recent works including site-specific sculpture, alongside painting and drawing.
The exhibition will last for a month. Admission is Free.
Here There - 2019 New Year Exhibition
the Oculus World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA
February 8, 2019
At the time of the Lunar New Year 2019, “here” is the overseas artists, far from their hometowns; “there” is their roots deep down the soil in their hometowns. “Here” can also be the divergent thoughts of contemporary artists, while “there” can also be the time-honored and treasure-like tradition. “Here” represents an individual; “there” might be celestial.
On February 8th, our artists will get together in the atrium of the Oculus at the World Trade Center in New York City, showcasing their understanding and explorations of “here” and “there”
Presented by: Asian Cultural Center, PLC LTD. INC.
Organized by: ātman curation, MazeDesign Inc.
2018 International Invited Exhibition
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
November 7 - 13, 2018
'International Invited Exhibition: 2018 GAMMA Young Artist Competition' will be held at Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Nov. 7-13, 2018. Winners of '2018 GAMMA Young Artist Competition' were invited to exhibit their works in this year's International Invited Exhibition.
Best Young Artist Of The Year, 2018 GAMMA Young Artist Competition
Tokyo, Japan
July 27, 2018
‘2018 GAMMA Young Artist Competition’ lasted from May 6th to June 11th and attracted many artists from the fields of painting & sculpture, contemporary media art, and architecture & design. 226 participants from over 26 different countries (Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, German, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italia, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Republic of South Africa, Russia, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA) submitted more than 800 works in total. From the first round of selection, 7 candidates from painting & sculpture, 17 candidates from contemporary media art, and 1 candidates from architecture & design fields were chosen. 5 finalists among 25 shortlisted candidates have been chosen by an international team of juries and they will have an opportunity to exhibit and present their works at 2018 GMC Tokyo.
3rd Place, “Patterns” Art Exhibition
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, USA
November, 2018
The 3 Dimensional Art category contains any art which has or seeming to have length, width, and depth. Relief, pottery, sculpture, installation, kinetic, and conceptual 3-D artworks created in metal, paper, wood, stone, fiber, plastics, glass, ceramics, trash or any other material which can be used to create 3-dimensional art.
All winning entries will now be featured on the Light Space & Time website for the month of October 2018 and thereafter, the artworks and links to the artist’s websites will remain online in the Light Space & Time Archives.
Congratulations to our artists who made our “Patterns” Art Exhibition so successful this month. At any time, we invite our winners and other interested visitors to link their websites to the Gallery’s Archive section for further ongoing promotion.
First Prize, H2O(July 2018) Art Exhibition
J. Mane Gallery, USA
July, 2018
J. Mane Gallery is pleased to present its H2O International Online Juried Art Exhibition for the month of July 2018.
For this competition artists were encouraged to share their artistic vision and interpretation of water; the sea, the lake, a stream, the rain. The artwork varies from realism to surrealism to abstraction. All artists over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, were encouraged to submit their best inspired art and photography.
Each of our monthly themed exhibitions, awards for First, Second and Third Place. The First Place winner for the H2O show is Lin Ji for his 3-Dimensional wood piece, The Interpreter. Our jurors commented, "Exploring various qualities of water without using or showing water. They are balanced and immobile but capture that slow and steady movement of water." As the First Place winner, Lin Ji will also be our Featured Artist for the month of June.
Dive In, Solo Show
Garcia Wilburn Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
June 8 - 22, 2018
Dive In is Webson Ji’s first solo show in the United States. Garcia Wilburn Gallery will present Webson’s recent works during his stay in Atlanta, GA. Opening is on June 8th, 2018 from 5-8 pm.
Garcia Wilburn Gallery is located at 75 Bennett St NW, M2.
2016 "Immortal BaoSteel" Themed Art Exhibition of Nationwide Art Colleges and Academies
Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai, China
December, 2016
2016年12月11日，不锈宝钢——全国艺术院校主题创作展在上海大学上海美术学院正式开幕。全国9所美术院校：中国美术学院、西安美术学院、四川美术学院、天津美术学院、鲁迅美术学院、湖北美术学院、清华大学美术学院、云南艺术学院和上海大学美术学院的112位青年教师与学生，齐聚浦江之滨，共襄盛举。展览共展出140组近300件作品，老师和同学们用油画、国画、版画、装置、摄影、纤维、水彩、玻璃等10种创作形式，对后工业遗迹的保护、留存、记忆方式进行艺术探索。这既是为艺术创作和表达探寻新对象与新视角，也是为转型中的社会变革、经济发展进行历史性镌刻。