EDUCATION

2004  M.A. (Art History) University of Victoria, Canada
2000  M.A. (Art History) Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
1997  B.A. (Visual Arts & Art History), Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2025  Monochrome Dialogue, Two-Person Exhibition at Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver BC

2024  Unfolding, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2024  The Lost Lagoon, Art Rental & Sales, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC

2022  Leisurely I see the Southern Hill, VisualSpace Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2022  Simone Guo: Paintings, online exhibition, Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2021  A Tale of the Land, VisualSpace Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2020  Where the Water Ends, City Atrium Gallery, North Vancouver, BC

2018  Melancholia Dreamland, Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2015  TREE, Gallery at Queens Park, New Westminster, BC
2014  Beyond Tranquility, Richmond City Hall Galleria, Richmond, BC
2014  Shape and Shade, Leonore Peyton Salon, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC

2013  Skylight and Cloud Shadows, Silk Purse Art Gallery, West Vancouver, BC

2013  A place in your heart, Main Gallery, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 Fall Group Show, VisualSpace Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2021  Body & Mind: Figurative and Abstract Paintings, North Van Arts virtual exhibition

2020  Congruence, I Like Your Work Podcast Online Exhibition, curator Bridgette Mayer 

2019  Art Rental Show, Cityscape Community Art Space, North Vancouver, BC
2017  ArtRich, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
2017  Landscapes, 1st Place Award, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2017  Muse, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2015  Art Party!, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2015  First Canada Chinese Arts Bridge Art Exhibition, Finalist Award, International Arts Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2013  Canvas Unbound, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2012  Autumn Salon, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2006  Roots, Remakes, Reflections: Global/Canadian Kaleidoscopes, McPherson Library Gallery, University of Victoria, BC
2002  Involved (Multimedia Exhibition), Beijing, China
1997-1999  Exhibition of International Art of Suiboku, Tokyo, Japan

PUBLIC ART

2023 "HOMECOMING" multi-panel public art installation at Brighouse Terminus Station of Canada Line, Richmond, BC

2023  Electricity Kiosk Art Wrap at Railway Ave. & Garry St., Richmond BC

JURY 

2025         Capture Festival Selection Panel, City of Richmond, BC

2024         Art Plinth Public Art Selection Panel, City of Richmond, BC

2022         Harmony Arts Festival Group Exhibition jury, City of West Vancouver, BC

2021         ArtRich 2021 adjudication panel, Richmond Art Gallery, BC

2017         Canada 150 Legacy Public Art Selection Panel, City of Richmond, BC
2015         The Branscombe House Artist Residency Selection Panel, City of Richmond, BC

TALK & INTERVIEW 

2025   Talk on Song Dynasty painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", Fairchild Radio FM96.1 & AM1470 - Vancouver, BC

2024   Artist Interview with Fairchild Radio FM96.1 & AM1470 - Vancouver, BC

2024   Artist Talk, Vancouver Art Rental & Sales, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC

2021    Video Interview with gallery director Yukiko Onley, VisualSpace Gallery, BC 

2021    Bowen Zhang : "Simone Guo & A tale of the land", interview article on Vancouver BOULEVARD Chinese and English Magazine, issue Aug/Sept 2021.

2019    Artist Talk: An Introduction to Western & Chinese Historical Paintings, Richmond Art Gallery, BC

CHINESE PUBLICATION IN ART HISTORY

2003     《美國藝術》(American Art),  Hebei Education Publishing House, China, ISBN 7-5434-5257- X
2003      《伊斯蘭藝術》(Islamic Art),, Hebei Education Publishing House, China, ISBN 7-5434-5254-5
1997      《星月之輝--古代兩河文明》(Radiance of Star & Moon: Civilization of Ancient Fertile Crescent), co-authored, Hunan Fine Arts Press, China, ISBN 7-5356-1291-1