Song Yonghua
China, 1975
Artist's works
Artist Profile

Introduction and Experience
Song Yonghua (b. 1975, Shanghai, China) studied at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1994 and is now a full-time professional artist. Deeply rooted in Chinese cultural traditions, his practice draws heavily from calligraphy, classical poetry, and traditional ink painting, reflecting the spiritual and aesthetic sensibilities of Eastern literary culture.
Song is particularly known for his innovative approach to composition, utilizing negative space (liubai) and fluid ink linework as central elements of his visual language. By integrating the spatial structure and formal sensibilities of Western painting, his immersive landscape compositions achieve a subtle balance between presence and absence, form and emptiness. His works dissolve the boundaries between image and observer, inviting viewers into contemplative spaces where the material and spiritual realms converge.
Viewing Song’s work evokes the rhythmic vitality of the natural world. Through flowing water, shifting trees, and layered landscapes, his paintings convey both movement and stillness with quiet intensity. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including ARCO Madrid, Art Cologne, and the Asian Contemporary Art Fair in New York, reflecting a mature visual language that bridges Eastern and Western artistic traditions.
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2013
Above the Clouds —Red Gate Contemporary Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
2008
Colors Piercing Internal Contradictions —1918 Artspace, Shanghai, China
Group Exhibitions
2014
Beyond the Mountain : Song Yonghua & Koo Bona Duo Exhibition—Shun Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
Collective Degeneration Art Exhibition —Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2010
ChinArt Group Exhibition—Sulzbach, Germany
2007
Art Retrospective Exhibition—1918 Artspace, Shanghai, China
No Comment Contemporary Painting Exhibition—Jakarta, Indonesia
2005
Nothing To Tell Contemporary Painting Joint Exhibition—Jakarta, Indonesia
The Surface of Chinese Reality Contemporary Art Exhibition—Shanghai, China
2004
Realistic Existence Group Exhibition—Shanghai, China
1999
Shanghai Fine Arts Joint Exhibition—Shanghai, China
Shanghai Youth Art Joint Exhibition—Shanghai, China
Art Fairs
2013 - 2017
Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.)—Taipei, Taiwan
2012
ARCOmadrid (Madrid Art Fair)—Madrid, Spain
2011
SH Contemporary (Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair)—Shanghai, China
2010
Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.)—Taipei, Taiwan
2009
Shanghai Art Fair (Exhibited in Sulzbach)—Sulzbach, Germany
2007
Shanghai Art Fair—Shanghai, China
Asian Contemporary Art Fair—New York, USA
2004 – 2006
Art Cologne—Cologne, Germany
2004 – 2005
Asian Contemporary Art Fair—New York, USA
2002
ARCOmadrid (Madrid Art Fair)—Madrid, Spain
Collections
Private Collections
- Works are held in private collections in Taiwan and China.
Professional Experience
2004
Founded "1918 Artspace" Personal Art Studio











