1982 Born in Heilongjiang Province

2005 Graduated from the Printmaking Department from China Academy of Art with a bachelor's degree

2013 Graduated from the Printmaking department from China Academy of Art with a master's degree

Currently works and lives in Hangzhou

GROUP EXHIBITION

2014 The 10th China Art Festival the National Exhibition of Fine Arts National Art Museum of China | Beijing

China Youth Prints Exhibition Touring Exhibition 456 Grellary | New York

2013 The 20th National Printmaking Exhibition of Fine Arts Heilongjiang Art Museum | Harbin

Luo Zhongli Scholarship for Excellent Works Exhibition Chongqing Art Museum | Chongqing

Time mark Chinese Hundred School Painting Exhibition in Jinling Jiangsu Art Museum | Nanjing

Graduation Creation of China Academy of Art Pan Tianshou Memorial Hall | Hangzhou

Shi Bowen: Sea and mountains are the main themes of my recent works. Through a por trayal of the two, I try to represent the whole world as it appears in my eyes. Our planet holds fast to many unknown secrets, and these mysteries exert a strong attraction for me, filling me with a sense of awe. With this emotion, I paint what I see and feel around me. The sea and mountains come to symbolize the world in my heart. For humanity, the mountains a nd sea of the natural world are grand and sacred, rife with significance both material and spiritual. Whether in ancient or modern times, the figure of the mountain has been a symbol of independence and a site of spiritual ritual, while the sea has projected an aura of full vitality. It never tires,remaining mild but intractable with an invincible power, as if it cancleanour very soul.