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55: 639: 200:, in the China: 5000 Years exhibition, 1998. The piece was later altered by other government artists without Jiawei's permission, in order for the soldier's faces "to adhere to the regime’s standards for revolutionary art". This altered piece was reproduced as propaganda posters, and Jiawei became "one of the best-known artists in China" during the 1970s and 1980s as a result. In 1982, Jiawei was a member of the first class at the 223:(1988), which depicted thinkers from the early Chinese Nationalist movement. Because Shen chose to include individuals in his paintings who had been removed from official accounts, he faced some pushback from authorities. Jiawei emigrated to 743: 54: 673: 728: 708: 176:. While in the PLA, he became a propaganda artist. He painted his best known work from this period, "Standing Guard for Our Great Motherland", while serving in 564: 449: 346: 718: 733: 713: 242:
Shen is also a painter of large-scale history pictures represented in major public collections; including the National Art Gallery of China and the
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province in 1974. The piece was exhibited at the National Art Museum in Beijing later that year, where it received praise from
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Shen's wife, Lan Wang, is also a painter, as well as sculptor. Their daughter, Xini, was born in 1989 at the start of the
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in a possum skin cloak (2003), Tom Hughes AO QC, the portrait of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (2005) which hangs in the
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Shen and some of his work featured in the 2001 Australian documentary "Yum Cha Cha", directed by Boyd Britton.
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was launched in 1967. With the country's art universities closed, Jiawei instead chose to join the
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as part of the Historic Memorials Collection. He painted the first official portrait of
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finalist in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,
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Shen Jiawei, Portrait of Pope Francis presented to the pope on 28 April 2014
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Archibald Prize Salon des Refusés People's Choice Award winners
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In the 1980s, Shen made several history paintings, including
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Shen Jiawei's art "Yalda Our Girl" was selected for 8th
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Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
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He was in his final year of high school when the 132: 100: 92: 64: 23: 34: 8: 317:, which hangs in the Members' Hall of the 53: 20: 563:Tim Lester; Erik Jensen (21 July 2010). 404: 110:Standing Guard for Our Great Motherland 16:Chinese Australian painter (born 1948) 7: 729:21st-century Australian male artists 709:20th-century Australian male artists 594:National Portrait Gallery collection 506: 504: 477: 475: 473: 444: 442: 440: 438: 436: 420:National Portrait Gallery collection 410: 408: 235:Art Award and received a medal from 188:, and was subsequently shown in the 482:McDonald, John (14 December 2012). 590:"Portrait of Susan Wakil AO, 2019" 416:"Portrait of Susan Wakil AO, 2019" 393:Beijing International Art Biennale 14: 719:20th-century Chinese male artists 674:Australian National Trust gallery 484:"Shen Jiawei: the art of history" 734:21st-century Australian painters 714:20th-century Australian painters 458:. Associated Press. 9 March 2015 293:Recent portraits include former 244:Museum of the Chinese Revolution 254:and the Pope conversing in the 208:since the Cultural Revolution. 759:Chinese emigrants to Australia 537:Bruce James (2 October 2002). 123:Crown Princess Mary of Denmark 1: 724:20th-century Chinese painters 227:in 1989, where, he worked in 754:Australian portrait painters 202:Central Academy of Fine Arts 319:Australian Parliament House 315:Prime Minister of Australia 785: 116:At the Turn of the Century 739:Archibald Prize finalists 543:The Sydney Morning Herald 488:The Sydney Morning Herald 347:Tiananmen Square protests 303:National Portrait Gallery 52: 35: 30: 749:Australian male painters 455:South China Morning Post 337:by Isaac Wakil in 2019. 174:People’s Liberation Army 160:Shen Jiawei was born in 769:Painters from Shanghai 353:Awards and recognition 764:Chinese male painters 657:www.bjbiennale.com.cn 362:Sir John Sulman Prize 150:Sir John Sulman Prize 137:Sir John Sulman Prize 335:National Art Gallery 309:and the portrait of 684:Art Trail Australia 366:Gallipoli Art Prize 213:Red Star over China 166:Cultural Revolution 331:Yves Saint Laurent 75:September 16, 1948 653:"Exhibition News" 260:Leonardo da Vinci 252:Mikhail Gorbachev 237:Pope John Paul II 190:Guggenheim Museum 143: 142: 776: 661: 660: 649: 643: 637: 631: 630: 628: 626: 611: 605: 604: 602: 600: 586: 580: 579: 577: 575: 560: 554: 553: 551: 549: 534: 528: 527: 525: 523: 508: 499: 498: 496: 494: 479: 468: 467: 465: 463: 446: 431: 430: 428: 426: 412: 360:He won the 2006 172:and, later, the 103: 78: 74: 72: 57: 38: 37: 21: 784: 783: 779: 778: 777: 775: 774: 773: 689: 688: 670: 665: 664: 651: 650: 646: 638: 634: 624: 622: 621:. 20 April 2016 613: 612: 608: 598: 596: 588: 587: 583: 573: 571: 562: 561: 557: 547: 545: 536: 535: 531: 521: 519: 510: 509: 502: 492: 490: 481: 480: 471: 461: 459: 448: 447: 434: 424: 422: 414: 413: 406: 401: 374:Archibald Prize 368:with his piece 355: 343: 272:Osama bin Laden 264:The Third World 229:Darling Harbour 158: 128: 101: 88: 79: 76: 70: 68: 60: 48: 45:: Shĕn Jiā wèi) 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 782: 780: 772: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 691: 690: 687: 686: 681: 676: 669: 668:External links 666: 663: 662: 644: 632: 606: 581: 569:Brisbane Times 555: 529: 500: 469: 432: 403: 402: 400: 397: 354: 351: 342: 339: 256:Sistine Chapel 233:Mary MacKillop 184:, the wife of 157: 154: 141: 140: 134: 130: 129: 127: 126: 119: 113: 106: 104: 98: 97: 94: 93:Known for 90: 89: 80: 66: 62: 61: 58: 50: 49: 47: 46: 39: 31: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 781: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 704:Living people 702: 700: 697: 696: 694: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 671: 667: 658: 654: 648: 645: 641: 636: 633: 620: 616: 610: 607: 595: 591: 585: 582: 570: 566: 559: 556: 544: 540: 533: 530: 518:. 3 June 2024 517: 513: 507: 505: 501: 489: 485: 478: 476: 474: 470: 457: 456: 451: 445: 443: 441: 439: 437: 433: 421: 417: 411: 409: 405: 398: 396: 394: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 364:and the 2016 363: 358: 352: 350: 348: 340: 338: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 291: 289: 285: 281: 280:Imelda Marcos 277: 273: 269: 268:Mother Teresa 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 240: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 209: 207: 203: 199: 195: 194:New York City 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 156:Life and work 155: 153: 151: 147: 138: 135: 131: 124: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 107: 105: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 77:(age 76) 67: 63: 56: 51: 44: 40: 33: 32: 29: 22: 19: 656: 647: 635: 625:13 September 623:. 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Shanghai
China
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Sir John Sulman Prize
Sir John Sulman Prize
Shanghai
Cultural Revolution
Red Guards
People’s Liberation Army
Heilongjiang
Jiang Qing
Mao Zedong
Guggenheim Museum
New York City
Bilbao
Central Academy of Fine Arts
Beijing
Long March
Australia
Darling Harbour
Mary MacKillop
Pope John Paul II
Museum of the Chinese Revolution
Beijing
Mikhail Gorbachev
Sistine Chapel
Leonardo da Vinci
Mother Teresa

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