interview that the process of creating a painting to viewing that painting "is like going on a journey".[7] Exhibitions, collections and awards Hu Qinwu exhibits regularly internationally in both solo and group exhibitions. Significant shows have included Meditations in 2016 at Niagara Galleries, Melbourne; KIAF 2016 / ART SEOUL in 2015 at Seoul COEX, Korea; Relative Existence – Hu Qinwu in 2014 at Boding Gallery, Beijing; The Seventh Abstract Art Exhibition in 2014 at PIFO Gallery, Beijing; Korea International Art Fair with Niagara Galleries in 2011 at COEX, Seoul, Korea; The Colour Grey in 2011 at Matthias Kuper Galleries in Stuttgart and Beijing; and 008 Phantasms in 2008 at China Art Projects, Beijing.[8] Qinwu's work is represented in countless collections across the globe, including in Beijing, Macau, Hong Kong, The United States of America, Australia and England. Qinwu's practice has also been recognised through a number of awards. These have included an excellence award from the Second Small Painting Exhibition and the Best Innovative Idea prize in 2007, as well as first prize in Marie's Art Scholarship in 2008. Later in 2012, Qinwu was accepted to undertake the Beijing residency at the Gwangju Museum of Art Open Studios in South Korea, as well as the position of resident artist with TEMI in Daejeon, South Korea. External links China Art Projects: Commercial gallery representation, Hong Kong. Niagara Galleries: Commercial gallery representation, Australia. Hu Qinwu, Hu Qinwu: Mediations Paintings, Melbourne: Niagara Publishing, 2016. References Living people 1969 births People's Republic of China painters Chinese photographers Painters from Shandong