Linjie Deng

Linjie Deng
Born1992 (age 31–32)[1]
Linfen City, China
NationalityChinese
OccupationVisual Artist
Known forVisual Artist
MovementContemporary art
Websitelinjiedeng.com

Linjie Deng (born 1992 in Linfen, China) is a Chinese-American multi-media and contemporary artist.[2]

Early life and education

Deng was born in 1992, in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, China.[1] He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Beijing City University in 2015.[3]

Deng began painting at age six, but he gained recognition in 2015 when an art lover collected his Chinese seal and calligraphy artworks for $80,000. In the same year, he moved to New York, where he completed his master of fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in 2017.[3]

Career

In 2019, Deng designed posters for the UN Global Callout to Creatives and designed paintings with slogans including Wash Your Hands, Stay Home, Save Lives.[3] He offered his pandemic-influenced art on the Artavita website, with all sales donated to The New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s healthcare workers.[3] In the same year, Deng created the Yin-Yang series, a selection of contemporary calligraphy works consisting of mutually opposing and coexisting ideas: freedom and hope, hard work and luck, proud and humble. Libbie Mugrabi collected his Yin-Yang Series calligraphy in Art Basel Miami Beach.[4][5]

In 2021, Deng showcased his works after experiencing Asian hate crime on the subway. That led him to SCOPE Art Fair, where he exhibited three yellow works, with one work spotlighting Stop Asian Hate; Start American Love.[6][7][8] In addition, Deng created Make America United Again, a series directed at the Asian-American community.[9][10] He has also designed NFTs, and his NFT work was featured at the Portion Street X Pop Art Week.[11]

In 2020, Deng was invited to his solo exhibition at Chameleon 2020. In the same year, he was a featured international level artist at the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair (HVAF).[1] Deng's work has also been shown in China, Carlton Fine Art Gallery New York, The Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, Dream Tattoo calligraphy public show, Stop Asian Hate Campaign, The United Nations, and New York Con Artist Collection.[12][13][14][15]

Solo exhibitions

  • 2023 Locker Room - Hamptons Fine Arts Fair, The Hamptons, New York.
  • 2022 Double Sided - Hamptons Fine Arts Fair, The Hamptons, New York.
  • 2021 Yin-Yang - Art Basel, SCOPE Art Show, Miami Beach.
  • 2021 Young Forever - Hamptons Fine Arts Fair, The Hamptons, New York.
  • 2021 Stop Asian Hate, Start American Love - Carlton Fine Arts Gallery, Manhattan, New York.
  • 2021 Lost Museum - Carlton Fine Arts Gallery, Manhattan, New York.
  • 2020 Chameleon 2020 - Southampton Arts Center, The Hamptons, New York.

Group exhibitions

  • 2023 - The Year of Rabbit Chinese Calligraphy Art Performance - Tiffany & Co., New York.
  • 2021 - Queer Art 1950's-2021, - Carlton Fine Arts Gallery, New York.
  • 2017 - I'm Gay. Would You Like To Give Me A Hug? - Public Performance Art, Sanlitun, Beijing.

Public speaking

References

  1. ^ a b c "Resident Magazine NY NOVEMBER 2020_LINJIE DENG by Resident Magazine". Issuu. 9 November 2020. p. 111. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Carlos Lacayo (24 January 2020). "Linjie Deng: Chinese Art/American Artist". sociallifemagazine.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Mandy Zuo (20 January 2018). "How a struggling Chinese student 'sold himself' to attend dream US school". scmp.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "NYC Exhibit Asian Art SPA Highlights Violence & Hate Experienced by Artist". offthemrkt.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ SUZANNA BOWLING (1 April 2021). "NYC Exhibit Asian Art SPA Highlights Violence & Hate Experienced by Artist". t2conline.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. ^ ADORA TROSTLE (5 November 2021). "Artist Linjie Deng Showcases Works Inspired By Asian Violence in U.S. at SCOPE Nov. 30 – Dec. 5". t2conline.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  7. ^ Stephi Wild (4 November 2021). "Artist Linjie Deng Showcases Works Inspired By Asian Violence in U.S. at SCOPE". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ Matt D'Silva (15 November 2021). "Linjie Deng – Stop Asian Hate, Start American Love". artstribune.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Victim Of Anti-Asian Assault Turns Pain Into Art With Proceeds Benefitting Local Nonprofit". cbsnews.com. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ^ JUSTINE GOLATA (5 April 2021). "NYC Exhibit 'Asian Art SPA' Responds To Asian Violence Across America". secretnyc.co. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. ^ Anna Rahmanan (7 April 2021). "This new exhibit in midtown seeks to combat anti-Asian hate". timeout.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Carlton Fine Arts Presents "Lost Museum" by Artist Linjie Deng". markets.businessinsider.com. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  13. ^ Chloe Rabinowitz (5 February 2021). "Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. Presents 'Lost Museum' a Pop Art Experience with Works by Artist Linjie Deng". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. Presents "Lost Museum," A Pop Art Experience". newyorkstyleguide.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  15. ^ ADORA TROSTLE (9 February 2021). "Carlton Fine Arts Ltd. Presents "Lost Museum," a Pop Art Experience with Works by Artist, Linjie Deng". nyundressed.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.