包蓉 Bao Rong

Photo: Courtesy of inner flow

1997年出生于中国广东。曾就读于中国美术学院,并在2021年获得美国芝加哥艺术学院的学士学位,于2023年获得了英国皇家艺术学院的硕士学位。

她的作品使用不同的材料,通过颠覆日常物品的原有功能将其置于不同的情境中,将对现今微观权力的反叛形象化。

她的作品获得了显著的认可,包括被中国尤伦斯艺术中心评选为十大新锐艺术家之一,并入围了2022年英国New Contemporaries。2023年她还获得了英国皇家雕塑家协会颁发的Gilbert Bayes大奖和the COLAB、皇家艺术学院、约克郡雕塑公园颁发的毕业生奖。


Born in 1997 in Guangdong, China. She studied at the China Academy of Art, received a bachelor's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021, and received a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in the United Kingdom in 2023. 

Her work uses different materials and places everyday objects in different contexts by subverting their original functions, visualizing the rebellion against today's micro-power.

Her work has received significant recognition, including being named one of the Top Ten Emerging Artists by the Ullens Center for the Arts in China and being shortlisted for New Contemporaries UK 2022. In 2023, she also won the Gilbert Bayes Award from the Royal Society of Sculptors and the Graduate Award from the COLAB, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.



自述 Statement:

In the realm of my artistic exploration, playfulness and humor serve as the foundation upon which I construct a surreal interpretation of the world. My practice, deeply rooted in a multidisciplinary approach that spans sculpture, painting, video, and installation, is an invitation to engage with the familiar in unfamiliar ways. Through my work, I aim to initiate a dialogue with the absurd, where distorted self-portraits, the vibrancy of 'giggling' Alien Babies, and an itemized archive of air encapsulate the essence of my artistic narrative.

Fascination with mischief and deviance underscores my creations, introducing feelings not traditionally associated with the solemnity of gallery spaces. This deviation from the norm serves as a critical, yet playful, commentary on societal dysfunctions—critiquing themes of overconsumption, consumerism, and environmental disregard. My art emerges as a humorous yet poignant reflection on the human experience, striving to highlight the often overlooked absurdities ingrained in our daily lives and cultural practices.



教育 Education:

2023   获得了英国皇家艺术学院的硕士学位

2021   获得美国芝加哥艺术学院的学士学位



个展 Solo Exhibition:

2024   包蓉是我,Saatchi Gallery,伦敦,英国



群展 Group Exhibition:

2024   巨物移动,身体失重,inner flow Gallery,北京,中国

2023   Buffer 2,Guts Gallery,伦敦,英国

2023   Middlesbrough Art Week,米德尔斯伯勒,英国

2023   北京平谷黄松峪大地艺术节,北京,中国

2023   原创在天……上/下,北京798画廊周,马刺画廊,北京,中国

2023   “Hung, Drawn &Quartered”,Standpoint Gallery,伦敦,英国

2022   嬗变之韵,喜玛拉雅美术馆,上海,中国

2022   EXPO CHICAGO,芝加哥海军码头宴会厅,芝加哥,美国

2022   ReA! Art Fair,米兰,意大利

2020   青年艺术100十周年特展,北京嘉德艺术中心,北京,中国

2019   Art Bash 2019,Chicago Site Gallery,芝加哥,美国

2018   Copper Field-T project exhibition,中国美术学院,杭州,中国



获奖 Award:

2023   英国皇家雕塑家协会颁发Gilbert Bayes大奖

2023   the COLAB、皇家艺术学院、约克郡雕塑公园颁发毕业生奖

巨物移动,身体失重

As Mountain, As Feather

2024.5.4—2024.6.9
inner flow Gallery 北京