Wei Ping (Sunny)

Born in Shanghai in 1971, Wei Ping, known as Sunny, is a Chinese artist. A graduate of the Hubei Academy of Fine Arts (1999) and Shanghai University (2006) in printmaking, she has made a name for herself for her pen and ink drawings, composed of texts in Chinese characters or European script. Producing portraits and scenes with erotic overtones, her work is recognized in her native China, where it is exhibited at events such as the Shanghai Art Expo in 2011. In 1999, she was awarded the Prix d'Excellence at the Hubei Drawing Exhibition.