Biography

Born 1997 in Hebei, China, Mengke is an artist with a special focus on printmaking and Artist’s Book. She is a researcher at the Cangzhou Printmaking Institute. Through her artwork, Mengke explores the unsettling emotions of people with haphephobia, who experience discomfort with touching and being touched. Her goal is to promote social understanding and respect for individuals with haphephobia and their experiences.

2024

MFA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Global Art Practice, Tokyo.

2020

BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

2024

Touching and Being Touched, YW Gallery, Tokyo.

Group Exhibitions

2024

Shi Dai Feng Hua - Cangzhou Fine Arts Academy Original Exhibition, Cangzhou Art Museum, Cangzhou, Hebei.

2024

Tokyo University of the Arts and Chinese Students ～ From Li Shutong to the Present ～ Exhibition, Chinretsukan Gallery, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo.

2024

72nd Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibitions, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo.

2024

GEIDAI ARTPLAZA ART AWARD, Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo.

2024

First Annual China Youth Printmaking Biennial Exhibition, Suzhou Art Museum, Suzhou.

2023

Toride Geisai 2023, Tokyo University of the Arts Toride Campus, Ibaraki.

2023

「neophyt: Collaborative Exhibition between Asian International Student Artists and Japanese Artists」 , The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo

2023

Geidai Art Plaza Festival 2023, Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo.

2021

Hua Tang Yin Xiang – Hebei Printmaking Exhibition, Hebei Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, Heibei.

2021

‘Ban Ke Xin Xiang’ Cangzhou Printmaking Exhibition, Cangzhou Art Museum, Cangzhou, Hebei.

2019

Fall 2019 Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL.

2019

Anything But Book A Book Show, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.

2019

Chicago Art Book Fair, Chicago Athletic Association, Chicago, IL.

2018

Chicago Art Book Fair, Chicago Athletic Association, Chicago, IL.

2016

Exhibition of John Moores Painting Prize (China) 2016, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai.

Grants and Awards

2024

Shortlisted: GEIDA ARTPLAZA ART AWARD for EMO

2024

Shortlisted: First Annual China Youth Printmaking Biennial Exhibition for EMO

2023

Shortlisted: 17th Geidai Art Plaza Awards for Brith

2021

Shortlisted: Hua Tang Yin Xiang – Hebei Printmaking Exhibition for EXPOSE

2016

Shortlisted: John Moores Painting Prize (China) 2016 for An Old Book

Curator, 「Glitches in Love: A New Formula」, Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo.

Studio Assistant, Shaurya Kumar Studio, Chicago. June 2019 - Aug. 2019.