USA    Ai-Wen Wu Kratz    

 

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GROUP EXHIBITION
• “Weltreise mit Kunstbildern” International Small Format Exhibition – March 9 to July 28, 2020 – Rathaus -Foyer Köln-Kalk – Germany
 

PARTICIPATION IN TWO VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
• 16th Women International Exhibition, Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA – March 18 to April 25, 2020
• “New Horizons” Contemporary Art Curator Magazine – August 4 – December 1, 2020
 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
• Agora Gallery, New York, NY
• AHC Projects Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
 

EDUCATION
• BFA /Painting and Mathematics /Fort Wright College, Spokane, WA
• MFA /Painting and Printmaking /Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Alumna / Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, NYC and Skowhegan, Maine
• Advanced Study in Art History /University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Alumna /New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, NY, NY
• Diploma /Institute For Writers, Madison, CT
 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2018 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2018 Ashok Jain Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2017 Miami River Art Fair, Booth, AHC Art History Consulting, Hamberg, Germany
• 2017 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2017 Ashok Jain Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2017 Metropolitan Gallery of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
• 2016 Miami River Art Fair, Booth, AHC Art History Consulting, Hamberg, Germany
• 2016 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2016 Ashok Jain Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2016 Artblend Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2016 Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
• 2015 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2015 Artblend Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2015 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2015 Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA
• 2016 The New York Art Connection, Long Island, NY
• 2015 Galerie Art Cuestion, Ourense, Spain
• 2014 (e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC
• 2014 The Poet’s Den Gallery, NYC, NY
• 2013 National Art Gallery of Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
• 2012 Apeiron Artplus Galeri, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2007 FYR Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
 

EXHIBITIONS and COLLECTIONS
In addition to the U.S., Kratz has had solo exhibitions in France, Germany, England, Egypt and Austria. Her works are in collections in Canada, Germany, Argentina, Bangladesh and the U.S., including the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO.
 

SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
• 2019 The Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
• 2018 The Gallery Steiner, Vienna, Austria
• 2014 Crisolart Galleries, New York, NY
• 2014 The New York Art Connection, Long Island, NY
• 2013 Gallery M, Vienna, Austria
• 2012 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
• 2007 Museum of The America, Doral, FL
• 2006 El Sawy Culture Wheel, Cairo, Egypt
2019 EXHIBITIONS
• 2019 March 29 – April 1 / 2019 Harbour Art Fair Hong Kong / Hong Kong, China
• 2019 April 5 – 7 / 2019 ArtExpo NYC / New York, NY
• 2019 March 30 – April 11 / “Little Treasure 2019” / Curated by Paola Trevisan International / Galleria De Marchi, Bologna, Italy
• 2019 “Touring the World through Art” / Contest for large scale works /www.enter-into-art.com / Bonn-Königswinter, Germany
• 2019 April 17 – 28 / Exhibition to Promote Smaller Scale Works /www.enter-into-art.com / Cultural Center Cologne-Mülheim, Germany
• 2019 May 8 – May 26 | One-Person | The Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
• 2019 June 1 -16 / Group / ALETHEIA / Villa Monastero Varenna Contemporary Art / Varenna, Lecco, Italy
• 2019 July 25 – September 20 /Group / “Consciousness” / ANIMA MUNDI International Art Festival / THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy.
• 2019 October 4 – November 24 / Group / “Visions” / AMIMA MUNDI International Art Festival / Palazzo Ca”Zanardi, Venice, Italy.
• 2019 August 24 – September 14 / Collective Exhibition / Agora Gallery, New York, NY
• 2019 September 25 – 28 / Monaco Yacht Show / Group / Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco,
• 2019 September 28 – October 12 / “Iperuranio” / Group / Ottovolarte, laboratorio e atelier, Florence, Italy.
• 2019 September 27 – October 25 / London Contemporary / Group /THE LINE Contemporary Art Space, Mercato Metropolitano, London, UK
• 2019 December 5 – 2010 January 20 Contemporary Venice / Group / Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, Venice, Italy.
 

PUBLICATIONS
• Collector Book / New Perspectives / Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. UK. 2020
• First Berlin Book. Curated by Gabriela Caranfil, Art Management Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2020
• World of Art Magazine. Issue 8 Volume 2. La Biennale di Venezia. 58th International Exhibition. EU. 2019
• 100 Artist Of The Future /Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. UK 2019
• First Berlin Book, Curated by Gabriela Caranfil, Art Management Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2019
• First Berlin Book, Curated by Gabriela Caranfil, Art Management Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018
• Current Masters 3, World Wide Art Books, USA, 2018.
• Art Acquisitor. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, USA, 2018
• ART UpCLOSE. A Survey of Contemporary Art. World Edition. 2017
• Important World Artists, Vol. 2, World Wide Art Book, USA, 2017
• Art Acquisitor. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, USA, 2017
• Art Calendar. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, 2016 and 2017
• ART UpCLOSE. A Survey of Contemporary Art. World Edition. 2016
• Art Acquisitor, Vol.14, Number 1. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, 2016
• International Contemporary Masters. World Wide Art Books. USA, 2016
• Current Masters 2, Select Modern Art by Despina Tunberg, USA, 2016
• Current Masters 1, Select Modern Art by Despina Tunberg, USA, 2015
• Artblend Magazine, Vol.3, USA, 2015
• Year Book, Latino Art Museum, USA, 2015
• Artmosphere International, Barcelona, Spain 2015
• (e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC, Washington City Paper, USA, 2014
• Important World Artists, USA, 2013
• Artmosphere, International, Barcelona, Spain, 2013
• 21st Century Art and Artists, Vienna, Austria, 2013, 2012
• Year Book, Latino Art Museum, USA, 2010
• Artists Speak, Art Blog, 2010
• 100 Contemporary International Artists, 2007(European Communities Artists Library, Barcelona, Spain.)
• Artdaily.org /The First Art Newspaper on the Net, 2007
• Chocolate Milk DC, Art Blog, Washington, DC, 2007
 

A native of Hong Kong, works and lives in the U.S. She received her BFA from Fort Wright College in Spokane, Washington and her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She is an alumna of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. In addition to the United States, Kratz has had solo exhibitions in France, Germany, England, Egypt and Austria. Her works are in collections in Canada, Germany, Bangladesh, Argentina and the U.S., including the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, MO.

On visual art, Ezra Pound said, “Make it new.” That is, we must make art that bears our own Time Signature. Along with medicine, engineering and all other fields, art is in a constant quest for discovery. My search in the visual art is spirituality, intellectualism and aesthetics.


I draw my inspirations from literature, classical music, stage designs, vocal art, choreographic lines in ballet and modern dance. I hope my works will bring joy and relief to others.



 


1. TO PLANT FLOWERS WHILE WAITING, 2012 Acrylic on canvas 200x300 cm. Price €12400

2. THE GIFT OF LIFE, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 61x76 cm. NFS

3. SPRING CANZONETTA, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 76x61 cm. Price €53000

4.ECHO OF THE SEASON, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 76x244 cm. NFS


5. RENEWAL, Part I, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 152x105 cm. NFS

6. RENEWAL, Part II, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 130x152 cm. Price €5200

7. DANCE TO THE EARTH, 2015 Acrylic on canvas 152x30 cm. Price €2600

 

8.I FOUND IN HIM MY STAR, MY SUN, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 70x114 cm. Price €5200

9. UPON FAR AND NEAR, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 61x91 cm. Price €3300

10. SING TO THE CARNIVAL MOON, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 76x81 cm. Price €4200

11. MASQURADE, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 76x81 cm. NFS

12. FROM THE ELYSIUM, 2016 Acrylic on canvas 76x76 cm. NFS