TIMELINE

• 1986 | Born in Taipei, Taiwan
• 1999 | Moved to upstate New York, USA
• 2005-2009 | BFA at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• 2010 | Moved to San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
• 2010 | Interned at Sifteo, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2010 | Moved to Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2010 | Began MFA at UCLA, Los Angeles CA, USA
• 2011 | Interned at Sifteo, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2011-2012 | Interned at GOOD, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2012 | Dropped out of MFA at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2012-2013 | Worked at GOOD, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2013 | Began working at Mashable, New York, NY, USA
• 2013 | Lived in Los Angeles, Budapest, Shanghai, Taipei, New York
• 2014 | Lived in Taipei, Haukijärvi, Los Angeles, New York
• 2015 | Lived in Taipei, Los Angeles, New York
• 2016 | Lived in Taipei, Los Angeles, New York
• 2017 | Lived in Taipei, Gunma, Reykjavík
• 2017 | Left Mashable
• 2017 | Began MFA at University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
• 2017 | Dropped out of MFA at University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
• 2018 | Lived in Turin, Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, Chongqing, Tokyo
• 2019 | Lived in Shanghai, Saint Petersburg, Berlin
• 2020 | Lived in Tokyo and Taipei
• 2021 | Lived in Taipei
• 2022 | Lived in Taipei, Seoul, Snowmass Village
• 2022 | First institutional solo exhibition "Pain and Pleasure" at Taipei Fine Arts Museum
• 2023 | Lived in Omaha, Istanbul, Paris
• 2024 | Lived in Berlin

ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY

Rexy Tseng (b. 1986) is a visual artist who primarily works in painting and installation. Born and raised in Taipei until the age of thirteen, Tseng relocated to upstate New York to further his education. He received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009; he withdrew from MFA at UCLA in 2012; and he withdrew from MFA at University of Oxford in 2017. Between degrees, Tseng worked as a software engineer in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Tseng's practice derives from the dark humor and unrequited desires found within contemporary conditions. Exuding a sense of disarray and absurdity, Tseng's work presents the bruised optimism of his time. He addresses the inherent flaws of techno-capitalism, material culture, and the misguided notion of constant progress.

Tseng has exhibited in Armenia, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K., and the U.S.. He has received awards and recognition from Allegro Prize, Charlottenborg Foundation, Li Chun-Shan Foundation, Taipei Art Awards, Tomorrow Sculpture Awards, and others. Tseng has participated in artist residencies internationally, including Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Korea), Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, and more.

中文簡歷

曾慶強 Rexy Tseng，視覺藝術家，主要從事繪畫和裝置創作。1986 年出生於台北，十三歲時至紐約州留學，2009 年畢業於卡内基梅隆大學，2012 年肄業於 UCLA 研究所，2017 年肄業於牛津大學研究所。學位之間曾於舊金山、洛杉磯、紐約任職軟體工程師。他的創作理念衍生於現代城市生活中各式黑色幽默與不滿足的慾望，作品帶有混亂和荒謬，呈現出他所處時代下受創的樂觀情感，探討科技資本主義的缺陷、物質文化、持續進步的錯誤觀念。

曾慶強的藝文創作跨越國界，曾於亞美尼亞、比利時、中國、丹麥、芬蘭、德國、匈牙利、冰島、義大利、日本、立陶宛、俄羅斯、韓國、英國、美國參展，並獲得 Allegro Prize、Charlottenborg Foundation、李仲生基金會視覺藝術獎、台北美術獎、明天雕塑獎等眾多機構認可表揚。他參與過世界各地的藝術駐留項目，包括 Anderson Ranch Arts Center、Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts、Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art、韓國國立現代美術館、四川美術學院等。

中文简历

曾庆强 Rexy Tseng，视觉艺术家，主要从事绘画和装置创作。1986 年出生于台北，十三岁时至纽约州留学，2009 年毕业于卡内基梅隆大学，2012 年肄业于 UCLA 研究所，2017 年肄业于牛津大学研究所。学位之间曾于旧金山、洛杉矶、纽约任职程序员。他的创作理念衍生于现代城市生活中各式黑色幽默与不满足的欲望，模糊身体与物件的界线，作品以感官对立逻辑。藉由放大亲身经历，演示出未完结的过去与未来的可能，探讨科技缺陷、物质文化、受伤片刻。

曾庆强的艺文创作跨越国界，曾于亚美尼亚、比利时、中国、丹麦、芬兰、德国、匈牙利、冰岛、义大利、日本、立陶宛、俄罗斯、韩国、英国、美国参展，并获得 Allegro Prize、Charlottenborg Foundation、李仲生基金会视觉艺术奖、台北美术奖、明天雕塑奖等众多机构认可表扬。他参与过世界各地的艺术驻留项目，包括 Anderson Ranch Arts Center、Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts、Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art、韩国国立现代美术馆、四川美术学院等。