| 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 and published. His exhibitions including Griffin Museum of Photography, Center on Contemporary Art (Seattle), Lincoln Center Avery (NYC), ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts (NYC) and Zoo Art Fair 2007 with Saatchi Gallery (London). His photographs have been featured in various publications such as American Photo, Photo District News (PDN), Photographer’s Forum, JPG, World Journal and CMYK.
Shen Wei is a recipient of The Griffin Award from The Griffin Museum of Photography and The Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grant from New York City Department of Culture Affairs and Lower Manhattan Culture Council. Shen is named as one of the fi fteen “new generation of photo pioneers” by American Photo magazine in 2007. 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.
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