Wen Wu was born in Qingdao, China in 1978. She graduated in 2001 with a Fine Art degree from Qinghua University, Beijing. She moved to London in 2004 and achieved a MA in Fine Art in 2005 at the London Metropolitan University.

Wen Wu is a London based painter who grew up and was educated in Qing Dao, China. Wu is interested in beauty and the constructs of beauty. Her previous works have drawn influence from the western depictions of beauty in magazines of the 40s and 50s which were available to Wu during her time at university.