About Ai-Wen

Ai-Wen Wu Kratz

A native of Hong Kong, works and lives in the U.S. She received her BFA from Fort Wright College in Spokane, Washington and her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She is an alumna of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. In addition to the United States, Kratz has had solo exhibitions in France, Germany, England, Egypt and Austria. Her works are in collections in Canada, Germany, Bangladesh, Argentina and the U.S., including the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, MO.

On visual art, Ezra Pound said, “Make it new.” That is, we must make art that bears our own Time Signature. Along with medicine, engineering and all other fields, art is in a constant quest for discovery. My search in the visual art is spirituality, intellectualism and aesthetics.

I Found In Him My Star, My Sun, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
28” x 45”

I draw my inspirations from literature, classical music, stage designs, vocal art, choreographic lines in ballet and modern dance. I hope my works will bring joy and relief to others.

World of Art Magazine | MoMA Issue

My works, along with an interview, are published in the MoMA issue of the World Art Magazine. I am on pages 74, 75, 76 and 77
https://www.worldofartmagazine.com/woa-eBooks/woa-issue9.htm

WU KRATZ IS AMONG THE FEATURED ARTISTS IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS

Collector Book / New Perspectives / Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. UK. 2020
First Berlin Book. Curated by Gabriela Caranfil, Art Management Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2020
World of Art Magazine. Issue 8 Volume 2. La Biennale di Venezia. 58th International Exhibition. EU. 2019
100 Artist Of The Future /Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. UK 2019
First Berlin Book, Curated by Gabriela Caranfil, Art Management Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2019
First Berlin Book, Curated by Gabriela Caranfil, Art Management Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Current Masters 3, World Wide Art Books, USA, 2018.
Art Acquisitor. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, USA, 2018
ART UpCLOSE. A Survey of Contemporary Art. World Edition. 2017
Important World Artists, Vol. 2, World Wide Art Book, USA, 2017
Art Acquisitor. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, USA, 2017
Art Calendar. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, 2016 and 2017
ART UpCLOSE. A Survey of Contemporary Art. World Edition. 2016
Art Acquisitor, Vol.14, Number 1. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, 2016
International Contemporary Masters. World Wide Art Books. USA, 2016
Current Masters 2, Select Modern Art by Despina Tunberg, USA, 2016
Current Masters 1, Select Modern Art by Despina Tunberg, USA, 2015
Artblend Magazine, Vol.3, USA, 2015
Year Book, Latino Art Museum, USA, 2015
Artmosphere International, Barcelona, Spain 2015
(e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC, Washington City Paper, USA, 2014
Important World Artists, USA, 2013
Artmosphere, International, Barcelona, Spain, 2013
21st Century Art and Artists, Vienna, Austria, 2013, 2012
Year Book, Latino Art Museum, USA, 2010
Artists Speak, Art Blog, 2010
100 Contemporary International Artists, 2007(European Communities Artists Library, Barcelona, Spain.)
Artdaily.org /The First Art Newspaper on the Net, 2007
Chocolate Milk DC, Art Blog, Washington, DC, 2007

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Agora Gallery, New York, NY
AHC Projects Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

EDUCATION

BFA / Painting and Mathematics / Fort Wright College, Spokane, WA
MFA / Painting and Printmaking / Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Alumna / Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, NYC and Skowhegan, Maine
Advanced Study in Art History / University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Alumna / New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, NY, NY
Diploma / Institute For Writers, Madison, CT

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
2018 Ashok Jain Gallery, NYC, NY
2017 Miami River Art Fair, Booth, AHC Art History Consulting, Hamberg, Germany
2017 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
2017 Ashok Jain Gallery, NYC, NY
2017 Metropolitan Gallery of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2016 Miami River Art Fair, Booth, AHC Art History Consulting, Hamberg, Germany
2016 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
2016 Ashok Jain Gallery, NYC, NY
2016 Artblend Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016 Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, NYC, NY
2015 Artblend Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2015 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2015 Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA
2016 The New York Art Connection, Long Island, NY
2015 Galerie Art Cuestion, Ourense, Spain
2014 (e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC
2014 The Poet’s Den Gallery, NYC, NY
2013 National Art Gallery of Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
2012 Apeiron Artplus Galeri, Istanbul, Turkey
2007 FYR Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy

EXHIBITIONS and COLLECTIONS

In addition to the U.S., Kratz has had solo exhibitions in France, Germany, England, Egypt and Austria. Her works are in collections in Canada, Germany, Argentina, Bangladesh and the U.S., including the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO.

SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019 The Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
2018 The Gallery Steiner, Vienna, Austria
2014 Crisolart Galleries, New York, NY
2014 The New York Art Connection, Long Island, NY
2013 Gallery M, Vienna, Austria
2012 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2007 Museum of The America, Doral, FL
2006 El Sawy Culture Wheel, Cairo, Egypt

2019 EXHIBITIONS

2019 March 29 – April 1 / 2019 Harbour Art Fair Hong Kong / Hong Kong, China
2019 April 5 – 7 / 2019 ArtExpo NYC / New York, NY
2019 March 30 – April 11 / “Little Treasure 2019” / Curated by Paola Trevisan International / Galleria De Marchi, Bologna, Italy
2019 “Touring the World through Art” / Contest for large scale works /www.enter-into-art.com / Bonn-Königswinter, Germany
2019 April 17 – 28 / Exhibition to Promote Smaller Scale Works /www.enter-into-art.com / Cultural Center Cologne-Mülheim, Germany
2019 May 8 – May 26 | One-Person | The Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
2019 June 1 -16 / Group / ALETHEIA / Villa Monastero Varenna Contemporary Art / Varenna, Lecco, Italy
2019 July 25 – September 20 /Group / “Consciousness” / ANIMA MUNDI International Art Festival / THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy.
2019 October 4 – November 24 / Group / “Visions” / AMIMA MUNDI International Art Festival / Palazzo Ca”Zanardi, Venice, Italy.
2019 August 24 – September 14 / Collective Exhibition / Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2019 September 25 – 28 / Monaco Yacht Show / Group / Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco,
2019 September 28 – October 12 / “Iperuranio” / Group / Ottovolarte, laboratorio e atelier, Florence, Italy.
2019 September 27 – October 25 / London Contemporary / Group /THE LINE Contemporary Art Space, Mercato Metropolitano, London, UK
2019 December 5 – 2010 January 20 Contemporary Venice / Group / Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, Venice, Italy.

Represented by Agora Gallery, New York City