Huang Yulong

Huang Yulong was born in 1983 in Anhui Province, China. In 2007, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in Jiangxi Province. As one of the new generation of Chinese artists and part of the ‘post-80s generation’ and ‘only child’ generation, Huang is strongly influenced by the phenomenon of foreign culture in China, which he combines with his fascination with pottery and the material world.

Huang is best known for his sculptures of Buddhas in hoodies, displaying an exchange of Eastern tradition and Western contemporary style. He was selected by “Complex” as “25 Contemporary Chinese Artists You Need to Know” in 2013. His sculptures have been exhibited at Niubi Newbie Kids II, at Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong; “Zeitgeist” Huang Yulong’s Solo Exhibition at Himalayas Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Chinese Artist / Marseille Artist at Marseilles, France; The 4th International Contemporary Art Exhibition at Gwangju Biennale Korea, Art Beijing Art Fair at Beijing, China and etc. He also held his first solo exhibition “Null in Hong Kong in 2015.

Exhibitions

2017 The First Chinese Urban Public Art Exhibition, Beijing, China;
2017 Revelations, the International Fine Craft & Creation Biennial, Paris, France;

2015 ART MO, Macao;
2015 Art Beijing 2015, Beijing, China;
2015 Art Central Hong Kong, Art+ Shanghai Gallery;
2015 Still: Contemporary Works from a New Generation of Chinese Artists, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai, China;
2015 Null - Huang Yulong Sculpture Exhibition, Hong Kong;
2015 Mock Fashion Art Exhibition, Shanghai, China;

2014 ART MO, Macao;
2014 Art Beijing Art Fair, Beijing;

2013 The 4th International Contemporary Exhibition: Garden of Imagination, Gwangju Art, South Korea;
2013 In Between Days III: Collection from the Gallery, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai;
2013 Art Macao Contemporary Art Fair, Macao;

2012 SH Contemporary Art Fair, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai;
2012 In Between Days II : Collection from the Gallery, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai;

2011 Art by Geneva Art Fair, Red Zone Arts, Geneva, Switzerland;
2011 Chinese Artists/ Marseille, France;

2010 Zeitgeist: Huang Yulong Solo Exhibition, Himalayas Art Museum, Shanghai;

2009 Niubi Project Kaisei Exhibition, Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong;
2009 Niubi Newbie Kids II, Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong;
2009 Bluedot Asia 2009, Seoul, Korea;
2009 Single Child Generation - Voice of Object, Chongqing Huangjueping’s New Year;
2009 International Art Festival, Chongqing;

2007 345 Degree Fresh Art Exhibition, Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai;
2007 The 2nd National Exhibition of College Graduates’ Outstanding Sculptures, Beijing.