Wu Shiwei was born in 1957 in Taipei and graduated in Chinese Painting from the Fine Arts Department of Chinese Culture University in 1985. He earned a Master’s of Fine Arts from Tunghai University in 1998, where he currently works as an assistant professor. Wu’s talent lies in depicting issues through plant-life and is an influential Mesozoic ink painter – his detailed brush strokes, subtle dyes, garish colors and traditional structures herald a new age for modern ink painting. He has held over 10 solo exhibitions and his work has been shown in over 100 exhibitions worldwide. Selected Exhibitions: “Dying the Scene”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, 1993 “Exploding like Cotton”, The Times Art Center, Taipei, 2000 “Blossoms of Spring”, Dunhuang Gallery, Taipei, 2010 “Flowers are Often Good”, Show gallery, Taipei, 2013