Shen Wei
Born and raised in Shanghai, China. Shen Wei is a fine art
photographer currently based in New York City. Shen’s
photographs have been widely exhibited, including Griffin
Museum of Photography, Seattle Center on Contemporary
Art, Zone: Chelsea Center for the Arts, Australia Center for
Photography, Lincoln Center and Saatchi Gallery at the Zoo Art
Fair. His photographs have been featured in various publications
such as American Photo, Chinese Photography, PDN, Vision
and La Tempestad.

Shen Wei is a recipient of The Griffin Award 2007 from The
Griffin Museum of Photography, The Urban Artist Initiative /
New York City Fellowship 2008 and The Manhattan Community
Arts Fund Grant 2007 and 2008. Shen is named as one
of the fifteen “new generation of photo pioneers” by American
Photo magazine in 2007 as well as one of the PDN’s “30 New
and Emerging Photographers to Watch in 2008.”

Shen Wei holds an MFA in Photography, Video and Related
Media from School of Visual Arts (NYC), a BFA in Photography
from Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a BA
in Decorative Arts and Design from Shanghai Light Industry
College.

> Shen Wei at kunst.licht