魏立刚

　　1964 生于山西大同

　　1985 毕业于天津南开大学数学专业

　　1985-1995 执教于山西太原

　　任教于清华大学艺术教育中心，教授书法与篆刻作为公选课程

　　1995 移居北京，自由艺术家

　　1999 策划“巴蜀点兵—二十世纪末中国现代书法回顾展

　　2004 香港艺术公社开办高级现代书法工作坊，之后赴美国考察艺术

　　2005 任北大资源国际美术学院学术委员会委员，并创建汉字艺术系

　　2007 中国美术馆主办“植龛—魏立刚书象艺术大展”书

　　2009 出任清华美术学院高端培训部书法高研班教授和班主任，现任中国现代书法艺术学会副会长，中国民盟北京市文化艺术委员会委员

　　主要个展

　　2008 “新水墨”个展，鬲豪士画廊，纽约

　　2007 植龛- 魏立刚书象艺术大展，中国美术馆，北京

　　2006 魏立刚新作展，香港艺倡画廊，香港

　　2004 魔块旅途中，何香凝美术馆，深圳

　　1999 “蓉城日记”个展，太原

　　1996 “虫子·弄痒汉子”个人画展，北京

　　主要群展

　　2009 水墨书法——第三种抽象，对比窗艺廊，上海

　　2008 汉宫阙·埃及风”魏立刚新作展，798画廊，北京

　　水墨新境，德累斯顿国家美术馆，德国

　　墨·非墨，深圳美术馆，深圳

　　2007 成都双年展，成都现代艺术馆，成都

　　2006 合作“狂草”殷梅现代舞演出，纽约市立大学剧场，纽约

　　“中国水墨三十年”大展，南京

　　2005 洛克菲勒基金奖颁奖展览，利园，香港

　　“书非书”国际现代书法展，中国美术学院，杭州

　　2004 汉字迷阵，今日美术馆，北京

　　“汉字作为资源”艺术展，悉尼

　　2003 “二十年来汉字与书写的新经验”，香港艺术公社，香港

　　2002 “惊人之笔”现代中国书法艺术展，大英博物馆，英国

　　2000 国际书法文献展，台湾

　　1995 国际现代书法双年展首展，杭州

　　WEI Ligang

　　1964 Born in Datong, Shanxi Province

　　1985 Graduated from Nankai University, Tianjin (majored in mathematics)

　　1985-1995 Math and calligraphy professor at Taiyuan Normal University

　　Teacher at the Art Education Centre at Qinghua University

　　Taught calligraphy and seal cutting as public elective courses

　　1995 Moved to Beijing, free artist

　　1999 Awarded the Academic Contribution Prize for organizing Bashu Parade: ‘99 Chengdu Retrospective of Chinese Modern Calligraphy at The End of the Century

　　2004 Opened senior modern calligraphic workshop at Artist Commune, Hong Kong

　　Won ACC art award, Rockefeller foundation, USA

　　2005 Member of Academic Committee of International Academy of Fine Arts, Resource from Beijing University - established the Chinese character art department

　　2007 Received 3 certifications of collection from National Art Museum, Beijing, China

　　2009 Professor and tutor of senior study class of high-end training department at Fine Arts Academy of Qinghua University

　　Present Vice-President of Modern Calligraphy Art Association of China

　　Member of Beijing Art Committee of China Democratic League

　　Selected Solo Exhibitions

　　2008 Wei Ligang: The New Ink Painting, Goedhuis Contemporary, New York, USA

　　2007 Oriental Totem: Wei Ligang Ink & Wash Exhibition, National Art Museum, Beijing, China

　　2006 New Works by Wei Ligang, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

　　2004 On the Journey, He Xiang Ning Art Gallery, Shenzhen, China

　　1999 Diary in Rongcheng, Taiyuan, China

　　1996 Worms, To Make Chinese Characters Itch, Beijing, China

　　Selected Group Exhibitions

　　2009 Ink Painting, Calligraphy: The Third Abstraction, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai, China

　　2007 Chengdu Biennial, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, China

　　2006 Cursive - Yin Mei’s Modern Dance, The City University of New York, New York City, USA

　　Chinese Ink Painting during the Past 30 Years, Nanjing, China

　　2005 Crossing Boundaries: Works by Asian Cultural Council Fellows, Lee Garden, Hong Kong

　　The Act of Writing and Non-Writing:The Open Space for Chinese Calligraphy,

　　2004 Chinese Characters: A Confusing Situation, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China

　　Chinese Characters As A Resource, Sydney, Australia

　　2003 New Experiences in Chinese Characters and Its Writing During the Past Twenty Years, Artist Commune, Hong Kong

　　2002 The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China, British Museum, London, UK

　　2000 The International Calligraphy Literature, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taiwan

　　1995 The First International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Calligraphy, Hangzhou, China