Shen Wei (photographer)

Shen Wei () is a Chinese artist known for his intimate portraits of others and himself, as well as his poetic photographs of landscape and still-life. His artistic style has often been described as dream-like, elusive, and erotic.
Born in Shanghai, China, Shen Wei lives in New York City.
Recognition.
Hailed as "one of the most prominent Chinese photo artists of his generation" by CNN. Shen Wei's work has been exhibited and published worldwide, with works included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others. He has received fellowships from New York Foundation for the Arts and Asian Cultural Council and had participated in prestigious artist-in-residence programs such as the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy, and Light Work in Syracuse, NY. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, CNN, Aperture, ARTnews, Paris Review, Financial Times, Le Figaro, American Photo, and so on.
Education.
Shen Wei received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in photography, video, and related media from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Collections.
Shen's work is held in the following public collections: