Fangmin Wu

Fangmin Wu is an award-winning artist based in Australia whose paintings have been exhibited nationally, as well as in South Korea and China. He describes his art as a reaction to current international events and a reflection on social issues. However, Wu's landscapes not only capture beautiful scenery, but they also translate unique stories of time with historical traces that offer a modern connection. Creating in a style that blends realism with expressionism, he favors oils and acrylics. His works have been widely collected, both privately and publicly notably by the NSW Nepean Public Hospital, Causal powerhouse arts centre and Australian National Gallery.

In 1997, he graduated from the Sydney College of Arts with an Honours Degree in Visual Arts.

His works have been selected for several major art exhibitions both in Australia and internationally, including: “Coming Home” Beijing Art Exhibition (2009); Blake Art Prize (2011, 2013); St. George Art Prize (2012, 2014); Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize (2015); Waverley Art Prize (2015); Fishers Ghost Art Award (2016, 2018, 2020); First Chinese artistic achievement art exhibition (2016), Clifton Art Prize and Miradas International Art Prize (2018); Highly Commended Prize at Bayside Art Prize (2018); First Prize at Liverpool Art Prize (2020); In 2021, His work has been selected for the National Emerging Art Exhibition; He was a Winner of Werriwa art prize (2022); Recently, his oil painting "We Are One" won the first prize of the Australian 2022 Immunisation Coalition Art Prize. He was recently selected as one of the top ten Australian landscape painters in 2023 by Bluethumb, Australia's largest online art gallery. He was recently awarded the overall winner art prize at the 25th Liverpool Art Exhibition.