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Jiawei Shen
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Portrait of Susan Wakil AO, 2019
Jiawei Shen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Isaac Wakil AO 2019
Shen Jiawei
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Shen Jiawei was born in China. During the Cultural Revolution he laboured in the Great Northern Wilderness, but even as he worked there, he gained recognition as an artist.
Jiawei Shen, 2011
Gary Grealy
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Dr Gene Sherman AM 2016
Gordon Darling
by Jiawei Shen
Portrait story
Gordon Darling talks about how Jiawei Shen came to paint his portrait.
Princess Mary
Portrait story
Artist Jiawei Shen describes the symbolism in his portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Lan Wang, Xini, Jiawei Shen and Billy, 2010
Greg Weight
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2012
Jiawei Shen, 2004
R. Ian Lloyd
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of R. Ian Lloyd 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Jiawei Shen, 2006
Greg Weight
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Portrait of a patron
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2007
A new painting by Jiawei Shen captures the vision and resolve of the Gallery's founder, L. Gordon Darling AC CMG.
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG, 2006
Jiawei Shen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by the Mundango Charitable Trust and Claudia Hyles 2006
Australian Princess
Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2005
The full-length portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark by artist Jiawei Shen, has become a destination piece for visitors.
Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2005
Jiawei Shen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005
Jiawei Shen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study), 2005
Jiawei Shen
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005
Jiawei Shen
Portrait, black pastel on brown paper
Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005