# Suling Wang

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'''Suling Wang''' (王淑鈴) is an internationally recognized painter and [contemporary artist](/source/contemporary_artist), known predominantly for her large scale abstract works. In 2023, Wang was awarded the Medal of Arts<ref>https://art.state.gov/medal-of-arts/</ref> by the [United States Department of State](/source/United_States_Department_of_State). The medal was presented by [Jill Biden](/source/Jill_Biden) at [The White House](/source/The_White_House) in Washington DC.<ref>https://www.moc.gov.tw/en/News_Content2.aspx?n=467&sms=10708&s=173797</ref>

Wang's art is inspired by [Taiwanese](/source/Taiwanese_people) oral tradition from her childhood<ref>Comis, Guido, “Suling Wang,” Tema Celeste, May/June 2005.</ref> and her exploration of identity within Eastern and [Western culture](/source/Western_culture)s. Her work is composed of meticulously created layers of painted calligraphy and cartoon-like forms overlaid atop other shapes that suggest trees, stems, and mountains.<ref>“Suling Wang” [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) Guide, 19 February</ref>

== Early life and education==
Wang grew up in rural [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) and in 1993 moved to London to study [fine art](/source/fine_art) at [Central St. Martins College of Art and Design](/source/Central_St._Martins_College_of_Art_and_Design).  She completed her [master's degree](/source/master's_degree) in painting from the [Royal College of Art](/source/Royal_College_of_Art) in 1999.<ref name="Hillings, Valerie L. 2007">Hillings, Valerie L., Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now, [National Gallery of Victoria](/source/National_Gallery_of_Victoria), 2007.</ref>

== Exhibitions ==
Wang's work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions. She held solo exhibitions at Eslite Gallery, Taipei(2011);<ref>https://aaa.org.hk/en/collections/search/library/suling-wang</ref> [Pékin Fine Arts](/source/P%C3%A9kin_Fine_Arts), Beijing (2007);<ref>https://www.artlinkart.com/en/space/art/be1atC/e51ctAr</ref>  Soledad Lorenzo, Madrid (2006); <ref>https://artouch.com/viewing-room/en/online-view-room/suling-wang</ref> Lehmann Maupin, New York (2005);<ref>https://www.lehmannmaupin.com/exhibitions/suling-wang</ref> and [Victoria Miro Gallery](/source/Victoria_Miro_Gallery), London (2005).<ref>https://www.victoria-miro.com/exhibitions/362/</ref> She was included in group exhibitions such as ''Red Hot: Asian Art Today from the Chaney Collection'' at the [Museum of Fine Arts Houston](/source/Museum_of_Fine_Arts_Houston);<ref name=Bio/> ''Passion for Paint'' at The [National Gallery in London](/source/National_Gallery%2C_London), 2006<ref>"A Global Art Explosion", Apollo: International Magazine of Art and Antiquities, August 2006.</ref> and ''The Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now'' at the [National Gallery of Victoria](/source/National_Gallery_of_Victoria), [Melbourne, Australia](/source/Melbourne), 2007.<ref name="Hillings, Valerie L. 2007"/>

== Museum collections ==

Her work is represented in the permanent collections of important museums, particularly in USA, where her paintings are the collections of [Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum](/source/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum), New York;<ref>Raymond Gill, "A Show of Strength: The Guggenheim Collection 1940s to Now",  The Age, Australia, 28 June 2007</ref> the [Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles](/source/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art%2C_Los_Angeles);<ref>Chelsea Mason, "Contemporary Chinese Art: Generating Debate and Sometimes Staggering Prices" US [http://www.uschina.usc.edu/w_usci/showarticle.aspx?articleID=12273&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 China Today], 8/11/2008 and "MOCA's Chinese Future", Suzanne Muchnic, 29/08/2007, Los Angeles Times.</ref> the [Cincinnati Art Museum](/source/Cincinnati_Art_Museum);<ref>2010 Report to the Community, Cincinnati Art Museum.</ref> The [Utah Museum of Fine Arts](/source/Utah_Museum_of_Fine_Arts);<ref>UMFA Press, Past Exhibitions</ref> and the [Rubell Museum](/source/Rubell_Museum), [Miami](/source/Miami);<ref>Rubell Family Collection, [http://www.rfc.museum/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=195 Browse the Collection]</ref> and the [Pizzuti Collection](/source/Pizzuti_Collection) (Columbus Museum of Art), Ohio.<ref>[http://www.pizzuticollection.com/exhibitions-main/artists?pid=79&sid=180:Suling-Wang Pizzuti Collection]</ref> 

Internationally her paintings can also be found in the collections of [Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía](/source/Museo_Nacional_Centro_de_Arte_Reina_Sof%C3%ADa), Madrid, Spain;<ref>https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/collection/artwork/untitled-sin-titulo</ref> [White Rabbit Gallery](/source/White_Rabbit_Gallery), Australia;<ref>White Rabbit Gallery,[http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org Browse the Collection]</ref> and the [Taipei Fine Arts Museum](/source/Taipei_Fine_Arts_Museum), Taiwan.<ref>https://www.tfam.museum/Exhibition/Exhibition_Special.aspx?id=777&ddlLang=en-us</ref>

== Awards and commissions==

In 1995 Wang received the Swiss National Tourism/[Tate Gallery](/source/Tate_Gallery) Travel Award.<ref name="Bio">[https://www.sulingwang.tw/_files/ugd/8beb60_aeccf9857deb4a0ea81bdc1e066413ae.pdf]</ref> In 1998, she was the recipient of the Studio Award from the [Cité internationale des arts](/source/Cit%C3%A9_internationale_des_arts) in Paris and the John Crane Travel Award. 

In 2018, Wang was commissioned to make a 9 metre painting title ''The Singing River 2'' for the new building of the [American Institute in Taiwan](/source/American_Institute_in_Taiwan) in Taipei for the permanent collection of the United States Department of State.<ref>https://www.chinigallery.com/en/load_page/get_exhibition_content/70</ref>

In 2019, Wang was chosen to be an honouree by the [Hirshhorn Museum](/source/Hirshhorn_Museum), Washington DC for the museum's New York Gala.<ref>https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/hirshhorn-gala-honor-42-contemporary-artists-21-pairs-intergenerational</ref> 

In 2023, Wang was awarded the U.S. Medal of Arts in recognition of her artistic achievements and her promotion of cultural diplomacy.<ref>https://art.state.gov/portfolio/taiwanese-artist-receives-u-s-medal-of-arts-award/</ref>

==See also==
*[Taiwanese art](/source/Taiwanese_art)

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.sulingwang.tw Official Website of the Artist Suling Wang]
*[https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/suling-wang Guggenheim Museum]

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