As a “Son of calligrapher”, Pan Jianfeng has been working as a visual artist for the past 17 years in Shanghai, China. He moved to the old town Porvoo, Finland in 2016. The self-exile to Finland can be seen as his meditation on ink art through the “One breath” action, as well as a new journey with other beings through his social brush practice “Breath Together”.

 

During his PhD research in The Modern Calligraphy Research Center, China Academy of Art, he has titled his art practice as “Mindful Ink”.  In the recent years he developed a unique techniquecalled “Paper on Ink”. He creates futuristic images through mindful writing rooted in traditional artistic approaches, and done with traditional tools. He seeks to transform calligraphy practice,developed in East Asia throughout the centuries, into a third language, to heal the split between our mind and body, west and east in the contemporary context.

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Education​

2018-2021 Phd candidate, Contemporary Calligraphy Research Center, China Academy of Art
1999-2001 University of Central England/Birmingham Institute of Art & Design— MA Visual Communication (Distinction Award)
1996-1999 China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China — MA Visual Communication
1992-1996 China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China — BA Visual Communication

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Residency

2023 “Paper world and Drawing Theare, Porvoo Triennial, Finland

“Sea and Monsters”, Sea Museum, Kotka, Finland

“Porvoo Drawing Theatre”, Gallery Kolonin, Arvika, Sweden

2009 “7th Asia-Europe Art Camp -Moved, Mutated and Disturbed Identities”, Casino

Contemporary Art Museum, Luxemburg

2009 Helsinki International artist residency, Finland

2018 “Aomori Triennial-Unlimited” , Aomori contemporary art center, Japan

 

Exhibition

2023

“Let Things Grow”, Galleria Kulma, Porvoo Art Factory, Finland

“Meri Havet Sea Exhibition”, Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka, Finland

“Finish Artists with Guests”, Gallery Bestfriendsshowroom, Falun, Sweden

“The Year of Hare”, Galleria Lokal, Helsinki, Finland

“Fragmented Fronts”, The Museum of Technology, Helsinki, Finland

“Paper World and Drawing Theatre”, Old Ströhö, Porvoo Triennial, Finland

 

2022

“Six spaces”, Nasin Kartano Gallery, Porvoo Artists’ Association, Finland

“Nordic Art 2022”, Copenhagen, Denmark

“Stockfors Art Festival 2022”, Pyhtaan tehdasalue, Finland

“Double Worlds”, Galleria Rankka, Helsinki, Finland

 

2021
“ The landscape of souls”, Glasshouse Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
“Color is common thing” , Porvoo Triennial 2021

 

2020
“The best moments”, Akola, Oulu, Finland
“With Hope” Maker’s Gallery, Vaasa, Finland
“Characters by heart” , Stromforsin Ruukki Gallery, Finland
“Writing Non-Writing Hangzhou International Modern Calligraphy Festival” ,
China Academy of Art Gallery, Hangzhou China
“Consciousness of Borders”, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou China

 

2019
“Six minds on paper”, Gallery Rankka, Helsinki, Finland
“Typocraft Helsinki 2019”, Gallery Lokal, Helsinki, Finland
“Byrokrati”, Gallery Rankka, Helsinki, Finland

 

2018
“1000 M2 Home”, MoCA Shanghai, China
“VIIVA” , Lokal Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
“Aomori Triennial-Unlimited” , Aomori contemporary art center, Japan
“Mind forest” , Baltic theater house, St. Petersburg, Russia

 

2017
“Typocraft Helsinki 2017”, Lokal Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
“United Story”, Habitare, Helsinki, Finland
“I was drunk last night-Pan’s solo show”, July Gallery, Shanghai, China

 

2015
“New China, New Art ”, Lakeside Gallery, Nottingham, UK
“Shanghai Ever” , MoCA Shanghai, China
“5th The International Calligraphy Exhibition” , China Academy of Art Gallery

 

2014
“CHINA TIME-Public Sign and Visual Communication ” , Designxport, Hamburg, Germany
“Kiasma Wall Project”, Helsinki, Finland

 

2013
International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition in Hangzhou, China Academy of Art

 

2011
“Nostalgia - East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Korea Cultural Center, Seoul, and
MoCA Shanghai, China
“Follow+”, MoCA Shanghai, China

 

2010
“Republic-NOTCH”, ddm Shanghai
“7th Asia-Europe Art Camp -Moved, Mutated and Disturbed Identities”, ddm Shanghai
International Modern Calligraphy show, China academy of art, Hangzhou

 

2009

“7th Asia-Europe Art Camp -Moved, Mutated and Disturbed Identities”, Casino Contemporary Art Museum, Luxemburg

“The Spring of Winter Vallery-Pan Jianfeng’s solo exhibition”, Bund18 Shanghai, China

 

2008
“Intrude 366-art&life”, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China

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Commission

2021
“The Art of Happiness” book, Finnish Pavilion, Dubai world Expo, the United Arab Emirates
Sino-Finnish Characters for “Recipe of Happy Helsinki Home”, Beijing Design Week, China

 

2019

“It’s truly a country with thousand lakes” Live action writing and posters, Helsinki Airport, Finand

 

2017

“Pure Energy” Free writing performance and Information graphic painting for education room, Finnish Pavilion, Astana World Expo, Kazakhstan

 

2010

Chinese sign for Finnish Pavilion, Shanghai world Expo, China

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