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XUESHENG MA
Xuesheng Ma is a young artist currently based in London, UK. Born in Zhejiang, China, she later pursued her studies in Japan and the UK. Her work merges the poetic visual language of photography with surreal imagination. Through her work, Xuesheng Ma explores the dynamic relationship between nature and humanity, while reflecting on themes such as time, space, and spirituality. Her work has been exhibited internationally, in countries including the UK, Japan, France, the Netherlands, and Italy. She has received several notable accolades, including the "30 Under 30 Female Artists Award" and the International Marianne Brandt Prize.
Education
2022 MFA Photography. University for the Creative Arts. UK
2020 BA Photography. Nihon University College of Art. Japan
Exhibition
Precious Little, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, UK, 2024
30 Under 30 Women Photographers. TORINO, Italy, 2024
Un_asked. Brew-Tang. Manchester. UK. 2023
Fresh and Wild. South Hill Park. Bracknell. UK. 2022
‘Tokeru: the bygone days’. Fine Liquids Art Gallery. London. UK. 2022
ART POINT Selection. Gallery Art Point. Tokyo. Japan. 2022
Unasked. Paddy Mullin’s Irish Pub. Arles. France. 2022
Free Range. Truman Brewery. London. UK. 2022
In Translation. Linear Gallery. Farnham. UK. 2022
Self Carving. Lightbox Gallery. Woking. UK. 2022
SICF22. SPIRAL. Minami Aoyama. Tokyo. Japan. 2021
Ego. Lightbox Gallery. Woking. UK. 2021
Noorderlicht International Photo Festival. Old Sugar Factory, Groningen.Netherlands. 2021
Collection
University for the Creative Arts
Award
8th International Marianne Brandt Award, 2022
15th Edition the selection of 30 Under 30 Women Photographers / 2024
Publication
“Echoes of Dreams: Ma Xuesheng's surreal image world”, Artron. Net, China
XUESHENG MA
Xuesheng Ma is a young artist currently based in London, UK. Born in Zhejiang, China, she later pursued her studies in Japan and the UK. Her work merges the poetic visual language of photography with surreal imagination. Through her work, Xuesheng Ma explores the dynamic relationship between nature and humanity, while reflecting on themes such as time, space, and spirituality. Her work has been exhibited internationally, in countries including the UK, Japan, France, the Netherlands, and Italy. She has received several notable accolades, including the "30 Under 30 Female Artists Award" and the International Marianne Brandt Prize.
Education
2022 MFA Photography. University for the Creative Arts. UK
2020 BA Photography. Nihon University College of Art. Japan
Exhibition
Precious Little, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, UK, 2024
30 Under 30 Women Photographers. TORINO, Italy, 2024
Un_asked. Brew-Tang. Manchester. UK. 2023
Fresh and Wild. South Hill Park. Bracknell. UK. 2022
‘Tokeru: the bygone days’. Fine Liquids Art Gallery. London. UK. 2022
ART POINT Selection. Gallery Art Point. Tokyo. Japan. 2022
Unasked. Paddy Mullin’s Irish Pub. Arles. France. 2022
Free Range. Truman Brewery. London. UK. 2022
In Translation. Linear Gallery. Farnham. UK. 2022
Self Carving. Lightbox Gallery. Woking. UK. 2022
SICF22. SPIRAL. Minami Aoyama. Tokyo. Japan. 2021
Ego. Lightbox Gallery. Woking. UK. 2021
Noorderlicht International Photo Festival. Old Sugar Factory, Groningen.Netherlands. 2021
Collection
University for the Creative Arts
Award
8th International Marianne Brandt Award, 2022
15th Edition the selection of 30 Under 30 Women Photographers / 2024
Publication
“Echoes of Dreams: Ma Xuesheng's surreal image world”, Artron. Net, China