Yan Pei Ming was born in Shanghai in 1960 and moved to France in 1982. He attended the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Dijon and the Institut des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques in Paris. Yan Pei Ming is renowned for his epic-sized, monochromatic portraits of Mao. His subjects also include historical figures, political leaders, celebrities, as well as anonymous figures and the artist himself. Yan’s signature broad and rapid brushstrokes often add a touch of abstraction to his portraits. Yan Pei Ming has staged numerous group and solo exhibitions around the world, his works are also in the collection of a number of major museums. The artist lives and works in Dijon. Selected Public Collections: Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, USA National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China Selected Exhibitions: “Ming: Le portrait robot” Hall du Palais des Congrès, Paris, France, 1992 “Visages – portraits: Yan Pei-Ming” Le Nouveau Musée, Villeurbanne, France, 1994 “Invisible Man” East West Center Gallery, Honolulu, USA, 1998 “Yan Pei-Ming: Victimes” Galerie Art & Public, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001 “Buddha and his warriors” Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2002 “Inside the Red Window – Confession” Galleria Massimo De Carlo, Milan, Italy, 2005 “You maintain a sense of balance in the midst of great success” David Zwirner, New York, USA, 2007 “Destinies” Carlson Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2010 “Yan Pei-Ming: Black Paintings” David Zwirner, New York, USA, 2012