Guo Fengyi

1942 Born in Xi'an, Sha'anxi Province
Retired, lives in Xi'an

Guo Fengyi was born in July of 1942 in Xi'an, Shanxi Province. In 1962, she graduated from high school, and by 1963 she had entered into the workforce as part of the physical testing and chemical analysis department of several major rubber and adhesive plants. She was forced to retire in 1987 due to illness, and began practicing Tai Chi as a means to alleviate her sickness and strengthen her health. In May of 1989, after two years of sharpening her awareness of energy and balance through Tai Chi, Guo Fengyi had a vision so powerful that she felt immediately compelled to take up her brush, even though earlier she had had no interest in painting. She soon began producing a large number of works.

Selected Exhibitions
2004 le moine et le demon - Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France
Beijing International Art Expo; International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
2003 Power of the Public Realm, 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, Beijing, China
2002 The Long March - A Walking Visual Display, "What if Women Ruled the World? - dialogue with Judy Chicago," Lugu Lake, Sichuan Province

Collections
Guy and Myriam Ullens Foundation