Peng Wei was born in Chengdu, China in 1974, into a family of painters. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Painting, Oriental Cultural Art from Nankai University (1997), followed by a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the same institution (2000). From 2000 to 2006, she served as editor of ART Magazine in Beijing. She is currently a senior member at the Beijing Fine Art Academy and member of the China Fine Arts Association.
The depiction of clothing has been a thread running through Peng Wei’s work, beginning with a series of individual shoes, separated from their twin and from the owner. They seem to underscore the lonely futility of existence, and yet the colourful details point to the tenacious assertiveness of life itself.