Du Ke, Fish Man Series I, 2021, Oil on Canvas

Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 1994. In 1995, he settled in Beijing Yuanmingyuan Artist Village to engage in artistic creation. In 1998, he entered the Oil Painting Research Office of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts to study. In 2000, he founded Du Ke Oil Painting Studio. Since 2007, he has been stationed in Songzhuang Artist Village. In 1994, he held his first solo exhibition with the theme “Sofa Series” at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum. In 1996, he held one oil painting exhibition with 10 other artists at the Beijing Yunfeng Art Garden. In 1997, he participated at the “Three People Walking” oil painting exhibition in Beijing International Art Garden. Several works were purchased by collectors from Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 2005, he held the Guangzhou Modern Art Salon Exhibition. In 2007, he participated in the “Life in Songzhuang” theme exhibition at Songzhuang Art Museum). In the same year, he participated in the “Songzhuang Art Market” Open Exhibition in Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Hall. In 2008, he participated in the "Welcome to the new Year" Hundred Artists Art Exhibition. Several of his works are collected by the Shangshang International Art Museum. He also participated in the theme exhibition of “Songzhuang Originality” in May. He participated in the “No Theme” painting exhibition in Beijing Hongwan Art Museum in October of the same year. Still in October, he finally participated to the “Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition” at 798 Dafeng Gallery. In December 2009, the work “Youth Dance” series was sent to Poly Winter Auction. In 2010, he participated in the Nomination Exhibition of Chinese Young Artists in Shanghai. In the same year, he exhibited at the Beijing Huantie Times International Gallery and held a solo exhibition themed “Youth, Youth” where several of his works were collected. In 2010, he participated at the “Beijing Beijing” Art Exhibition at Songzhuang Xiaobao Station Gallery. Since 2012, he is represented by the Songzhuang Art Cooperative Gallery. from 2014 to 2016, he participated to the first and second rounds of the Chinese New Wild Artists Group Exhibition, with the “Big Sofa Series” and “Large Landscape Series” at the Beijing Rodin Museum of Art. In 2017, several of his works participated at Huachen Auction in Xiamen. In April 2018, he exhibited at Pure China curated by Hong Kong Spring International Art. In 2021, he participated in the Chinese Mammoth Contemporary Art Exhibition in Beijing and in December 2021, the “Childhood” series will participate at the Shanghai Hongda Art Auction. In 2022, the work “Big Sofa Series” participated in the “Chinese Contemporary Artists Exhibition hosted by the Young and Middle-aged Artists Network Platform and won the first prize.