A new museum, the Panda International Art Center in Chengdu opened on May 18 2021. The Research Center of Giant Panda Breeding was closed for almost 8 months and for the reopening, they inaugurated a new museum that will focus on Panda related art.
For the first exhibition they chose three artists. One of them is me.
Above: Exhibition view with limited edition Panda prints by Antonio Wehrli
The exhibition is called:
SPARKLING BEASTS SHINE BRIGHT International Panda Artworks Exhibition Artists:
Antonio Wehrli, Lv Yadong, Wooding
Organizers:
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
ICBC - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Chengdu Chaoshi Branch)
Co-Organizer:
VA Galleries
Duration:
5/18/2021 - 8/18/2021
Since my one of a kind oil on canvas panda artworks are sold out, the gallery partner in Chengdu, VA Galleries, published a series of limited edition prints for the show. From the pictures I received, the exhibition display looks great and the prints are of highest quality.
Due to COVID-restrictions, there was no opening ceremony and unfortunately, I will not be able to visit the show because of continuous travel limitations.
I am very glad that my partners in China keep organizing exhibitions even though I am far away in Switzerland.
Here life goes on as well. A movie team of local TV channel "Südostschweiz TV" came to my gallery in Schwanden, Glarus, Switzerland to make a commentary about the current show - the Solo Exhibition by Susanne Hauser "Zeitenwende". While most TV commentaries until recently were in Chinese, you can now enjoy "Swiss German" sounds.
https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/sendungen/rondo-fokus/2021-05-25/rondo-fokus
Unfortunately there are no subtitles. The art exhibition in Schwanden will be prolonged until June 11.
I have been creating a lot of new artworks of the "Galaxy Gravity Series".
The next show at Antonio Wehrli Art Space in Schwanden, Switzerland will be a Solo show by Norwegian-Swiss artist Lisa Eikrann starting on June 26.
All the best,
Turn your life colorful!
Antonio
