BAO RONG 包蓉
CV
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Royal College of Art (RCA) Sept. 2021-Jul. 2023
Master of Art in Fine Art, Sculpture
Zurich University of the Arts (ZUA) June 2022-Jul. 2022
PHD Summer School, Commoning Curatorial and Artistic Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Sept. 2018-Jul. 2021
Bachelor of Fine Art in Fine art, Sculpture
China Academy of Art (CAA) Sept. 2015-Mar. 2018
Bachelor of Fine Art in Sculpture and Public Space (transferred)
高考数学考了148分
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Feb-May RONG BAO IS ME, Saatchi Gallery, London, The United Kingdom
"Rong Bao is Me," Bao's debut solo exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, not only marks a significant milestone in her career but also represents the first solo exhibition by a female Chinese artist at this renowned venue.
岳晨萱叫我低调一点不要见谁就说自己是历史上第一个受邀在萨奇美术馆举办大型个展的中国女性艺术家
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Mary Mary, the Colab Artist Garden, London, The United Kingdom
2024 As Mountain As Feather, Inner Flow, Beijing, China
2023 Buffer 2, Guts Gallery, London, The United Kingdom
2023 Triple Bill, The Colab Artist Garden Show, London 安东尼格姆雷来参加了我的开幕式然后我没去参加他的
2023 "A New Day, A New Dawn”, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London
2023 Middlesbrough Art Week, Middlesbrough, The United Kingdom
2023 Land Art Festival of Huang Songyu Pinggu Beijing, Beijing, China
2023 Up in the Air, Spurs Gallery, Beijing, China
2023 J_a_in, Tang Musume, GuangDong, China
2023 Hung, Drawn &Quartered, Standpoint Gallery (Residency), London, The United Kingdom
2022 ReA! Art Fair 2022, Via Ruggero Boscovich, Milan, Italy
2022 Muddy Mudlarks, Candid Arts Trust, London, The United Kingdom
2022 EXPO CHICAGO, Navy Pier Festival Hall, Chicago, The United States
2020 Art Nova 100 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China
2019 Art Bash 2019, Chicago Site Gallery, Chicago, The United States
2018 Copper Field-T project exhibition, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2017 Public Sculpture Creation Camp/ China (Hui’an) International Sculpture Art Exhibition
SCHOLARSHIP, AWARD AND COMMISSION
2024 UCCA Young AssociatesChoice Awards 2024 Highlight Nominated
2024 Commissioned by Tate Collective
2024 Gilbert Bayes Award by the Royal Society of Sculptors
2023 British Council’s Connections Through Culture Grant Programme
2023 The CoLab/RCA/YSP Graduate Award and Residency
2022 UCCA Lab New Emerging Artists Program Top 10
2022 New Contemporaries 2022 Shortlist
2019 OX-BOW Scholarship 2019 Summer
2018-2021 SAIC Distinguished Scholarship
2016 Academic Award in Countryside Practice
MEDIA REPORT
2024 Metal | Rong Bao: How Does Your Garden Grow
2024 Bazaar Art| A POWERFUL YET, SOFT AND CHEERFUL PROVOCATION
2024 Glamcult | The Hard Candy Issue: Ginger Marmalade, Blossom Jelly, Rong Bao
2024 RCA| Meet our 2023 graduates a year after the RCA
2024 ARTZIP | Saatchi Gallery: RONG BAO IS ME by Jonathan Miles
2024 Tate Collective Commission work in Feb 2024 我知道这个上面写过了但这个是TATE 你理解一下
2024 The Art Gorgeous | Rong Bao: Inflating Imagination In The Art World
2023 Living Maps | Walking Home: An Interview with Clare Qualmann and Rong Bao
2023 Knuckle Magazine | Artist Rong Bao
2023 UAAD | Rong Bao: The Sculptor of Rebellion and Reimagined Realities
2023 Made In Bed | Runqiu Peng in Conversation with Multimedia Artist Rong Bao
2023 China Academy of Art Public Space Art Research Institute | Rong Bao
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Sotheby's Institute of Art MA - Guest Lecture
2024 University of Utah's College - Guest Lecture
2022-2023 The Walkative Society Project-Co-Presidents
2023 University of the Creative Arts-Visiting Tutor
2023 South Thames College-Visiting Tutor
2022 Nationwide Festival of Creativity-Green Space Dark Skies-Volunteer (Rong Bao is at 3'58")
2022 University of Westminster-Visiting Tutor
2019 Design for Non-Human Kinds, Toys for Elephants-Group Leader