Peikwen Cheng 郑培堃
- studio@peikwen.com
- Chinese-American artist living and working in Beijing, China
Exhibitions
2013
- Talents: Four Featured Artists of 2012 by C/O Berlin, in conjunction with Deutsche Börse, Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg (upcoming)
- Surge Art Beijing 2013, juried by Bao Dong, Cao Difei, Karen Smith, Liu Xiaodong and You Yang, Beijing, China
- Chinese Photography, curated by Dominique Charlet, Espace La Vallée Village, Serris, France
2012
- Fotofever, with Charlet Photographies, Brussels, Belgium
- Talents 26: Lost and Found, juried by Felix Hoffmann, Anne-Marie Beckmann, David Elliott, Anton Corbijn, C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2011
- Counterpoint 2011: Journey to the East, curated by Julina Togonon and Stathis Gerostathopoulos, Togonon Gallery, San Francisco, United States
- Renaissance Photography Prize, juried by Michael Hoppen, Brian Aris, Philippe Gardner, Brigitte Lardinois and Lorna-Mary Webb, Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom
- Intimate China, AM Gallery, Brighton, United Kingdom
2010
- Singapore International Photography Festival 2010, curated by Yasufumi Nakamori, Ark Fongsmut, Bridget Tracy Tan, Chow Chee Yong, Singapore
- Flash Forward 2009 – Emerging Photographers from Canada, the UK and US from the Magenta Foundation, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, United States
- Snap!Orlando, Lucie Foundation, Orlando, FL, United States
2009
- Seen in China, Emily Davis Gallery, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, United States
- Flash Forward – Emerging Photographers 2009, Magenta Foundation, FotoWeek Central 4, Washington, DC, United States
- Flash Forward – Emerging Photographers 2009, Magenta Foundation, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2008
- Scrapbook, Red Box Studio, Beijing, China
- China in Transition: A Closer Look, in conjunction with Fotofest 2008, Kinzelman Art, Houston, TX, United States
2007
- Degrees of Separation, curated by John A. Bennette, Peer Gallery, New York, NY, United States
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, curated by Colin Westerbeck, Lodz, Poland
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, Athens, Greece
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, Stockholm, Sweden
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, The Hospital, London, UK
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Give Us Your Best Shot, Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
2006
- International Photography Gathering, Le Pont Gallery, Aleppo, Syria
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, The Angkor Photography Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- International Photography Awards 2006 Best of Show, Splashlight Studios, New York, NY, United States
- Ice + Glass, Objsdart, Linc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Line of Beauty, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY, United States
- Art(212) Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY, United States
- APAture 2006, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Terror?, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Get on The Bus, CitySpace, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Spring, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- 24th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, juried by Allison Hunter and Madeline Yale, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, United States
- Eyes on the Rock, Alcatraz Island, CA, United States
- Eyes on the Rock, Crissy Field, Golden Gate National Park, CA, United States
2005
- Citations, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY, United States
- Musical Visions, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY, United States
- 20/20 – a Perfect Vision, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Artwalk NY, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, United States
- APAture 2005, SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Through the Eyes of the 22, City Hall – San Francisco Arts Commision Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Through the Eyes of the 22, Rolling Gallery – San Francisco Municipal Railway, San Francisco, CA, United States
2004
- Unframed First Look, juried by Cindy Sherman, Adam Fuss and Jack Pierson, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY, United States
- Artwalk NY, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, United States
- Less than Zero, Joe Kish, San Francisco, CA, United States
- (Re) Emergence, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Exposed, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- APAture 2004, SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Through the Eyes of the 22, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA, United States
2003
- Artist Complex, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Spring Show, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
2001
- Word Up, Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV, United States
- The Photograph as Cultural Document – Timeless and Fleeting Images of Our Lives, UC Berkeley Extension Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
Awards and Honors in the Arts and Design
- 2012 National Geographic Award, Eddie Adams Workshop, 25th Anniversary Class
- 2011 Talents 2011, C/O Berlin
- 2011 Renaissance Photography Prize, Shortlisted: Lamp Mobile, Free on the Range
- 2010 LOOKbetween Photographer, Look3 – Festival of the Photograph
- 2009 Selected Winner, Flash Forward – Emerging Photographers 2009, Magenta Foundation
- 2008 International Photography Awards, Non-Professional:
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, Photo Essay, Series: Gai
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, Photo: Race for Space
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, Photo: Ground Breaking
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, Environmental, Photo: Race for Space
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, General News, Photo : Race for Space
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, General News, Photo: Ground Breaking
- Honorable Mention, Editorial, General News, Series: Gai
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Landscape, Photo: Race for Space
- Honorable Mention, Nature, Landscape, Photo: Race for Space
- Honorable Mention, People, Portrait, Series: Gai
- Honorable Mention, People, Culture, Series: Gai
- Honorable Mention, People, Lifestyle, Series: Gai
- Honorable Mention, Special, Travel/Tourism, Photo: Race for Space
- Honorable Mention, Architecture, Cityscapes, Photo: Race for Space
- 2007 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, 3rd Prize, Fine Art, Landscape: Doors of Perception
- 2006 Best of Show, International Photography Awards
- 2006 International Photography Awards, Non-Professional:
- 1st Place, Nature, Underwater, Series: Less than Zero
- 2nd Place, Special, Other, Series: Lost and Found
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Abstract, Series: Less than Zero
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Landscape, Series: Lost and Found
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Other, Series: Lost and Found
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Other, Series: Less than Zero
- Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Culture, Series, Through the Eyes of the 22
- Honorable Mention, People, Other: Field of Dreams
- Honorable Mention, People, Portrait, Series: Through the Eyes of the 22
- 2006 Curator’s Choice Distinction, Houston Center for Photography
- 2003 Cultural Equity Grant in Visual Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission
- 2003 Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize, Finalist
- 2002 Industrial Design Excellence Award, Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek
- 2002 United States Design Patent, N. D466,896
Catalogues
- Lost and Found, text by Eileen Seifert, published by Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2012, ISBN-13 978-3422071254
Lectures and Juries
- Pecha Kucha, Beijing, Artist Talk, 2009
- Pecha Kucha, Shanghai, Artist Talk, 2007
- Stanford University, D.School, Coach, 2006
- Stanford University, Advanced Product Design Presentations, Juror, 2003, 2005, 2006
- San Francisco Open Studios, Planning Committee, 2006
- Stanford Alumni Association New York, Artist talk, 2005
- San Francisco Arts Commission, Cultural Equity Grant, Juror, 2005
- Stanford University, Advanced Product Design, Guest Lecturer, May 2002, 2003
Education
- Stanford University
