Open Walls (Brick), 2009
Sheng is predominantly known for her large-scale oil paintings and glass sculptures. In 2009, one of her major projects, “Open Wall”, was exhibited at the 53rd Venice Biennale. Her public collections are scattered in all corners of the world and she can proudly claim that her works are represented in four of the world’s tallest buildings. Many people will be familiar with the large glass installation at the entrance of Two International Finance Centre at Hong Kong Station, one of Sheng’s great masterpieces.
Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Sheng received her Bachelor of Fine Art degree at Shanghai College of Drama Art Department in 1981. In 1982, Sheng went to the United States to pursue her academic and artistic interests by attending Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts Degree and continued to Harvard University as an artist-in-residence for two years. Now she lives and works in San Francisco. She has held over thirty one- woman shows in Europe, Asia and America. In 1989, she was an official artist for the Asian Art Festival in Chicago and was nominated one of A Hundred Distinguished Career Women for the city of Chicago.