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{{Short description|Chinese museum director (born 1973)}}
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| birth_name         = Mei Xue
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1973|07|05|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Xi'an]], [[China]]
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| nationality        = [[China|Chinese]]
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'''May Xue '''was the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of the [[Ullens Center for Contemporary Art]] in Beijing, China from 2011 to 2017. Prior to becoming [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], Xue was the [[Ullens Center for Contemporary Art|UCCA]] Store retail director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NDY1MzIxNw==&mid=400449558&idx=2&sn=dcf7d7bd316d991adc6c9ff887fd4ce9&scene=1&srcid=0902QLxuCfZ0HNlPnB3vuVHG#wechat_redirect|title=Mission of the business strategy - Interview Ullens CEO Xue Mei|last=|first=|date=2015-11-08|website=|publisher=New Vision|access-date=}}</ref> In 2015, Xue was named one of the ''7'' ''Women in Contemporary Chinese Art You Need to Know'' by [[Artnet|ArtNet News]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/7-women-in-contemporary-chinese-art-you-need-to-know-280297|title=7 Women in Contemporary Chinese Art - artnet News|date=2015-03-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref>
== Biography ==
Xue was born in [[Xi'an]], [[China]]. In 1985, Xue moved to [[Shandong]] where she would finish her schooling all the way through university where she would earn a bachelor's degree in [[Hotel management|Hotel Management]] at [[Shandong University]].
In 1994, Xue was introduced to an opportunity in [[Beijing]], [[China]], to work as an assistant for Pittler Group China's chief representative. Xue quickly built a good reputation within the company and was sent to the [[Goethe-Institut|Goethe Institut]] in [[Beijing]] to study [[German language|German]]. After completing two semesters at the [[Goethe-Institut|Goethe Institut]], she continued to work for Pittler Group China.
In 1998, Xue joined CapitalClub China <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MTY3NzkwMQ==&mid=204971103&idx=3&sn=9cd5b719b3ebd476e1d89a717c8bd1a6&scene=1&srcid=09021yhplARZewMp6pkG4qEs#wechat_redirect|title=Comfort interview with UCCA CEO May Xue|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Comfort Magazine|access-date=}}</ref> where she was hired as a membership officer. It only took Xue six months to be promoted to membership manager for [[China]]. Two years after her first promotion, Xue was once again promoted; this time to Capital Club's director of China. In 2002, Xue was awarded a chance to travel to any city in the world through Capital Club and chose [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The director of [[ClubCorp]] (Capital Club's parent company) in [[Los Angeles]] immediately offered Xue a position. Xue spent three years working as a private events manager for City Club on Bunker Hill in [[Los Angeles]] before moving back to [[China]] in 2005.
Xue continued to work at Capital Club in [[Beijing]], this time as a [[Marketing Director|marketing director]], until late 2005 where she took on a position in [[Chengdu]], [[China]], at the China Club (private business club) as a [[general manager]].
In 2006, Xue was hired by [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]] to become the area [[Retail management|retail manager]] of [[North China]]. Xue spent one-year at Cartier before starting her own [[public relations]] company called Imperial Connect. The company last just under two years (2007-2009). During those two years, Imperial Connect partnered with [[Jet Set Sports]] to become a VIP host for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] where Xue held the role of [[Event management|event manager]]. Imperial Connect also worked with [[Hainan Airlines]] to host the inaugural [[China]] to [[Seattle]] flight event. Most of Imperial Connect's clients were in the art industry. The Bruce Lee Gallery was one of Imperial Connect's clients. Xue, still running Imperial Connect, also worked with the Kent Logan Foundation, [[Lawrence Schiller]],  [[Chinese Contemporary Art Awards]] (CCAA) and [[Uli Sigg]].
This prompted Xue's entry into the art industry. In November 2008, shortly after Xue finished the CCAAs at [[Ullens Center for Contemporary Art|UCCA]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/archive/2008-09/28/content_16551119.htm|title=Beijing's 798 District_china.org.cn|website=www.china.org.cn|access-date=2016-09-02}}</ref> she was offered job by founder [[Guy Ullens]] who brought her on as [[Ullens Center for Contemporary Art|UCCA]] Store<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://coolhunting.com/design/ucca-at-design|title=UCCAstore @ DESIGN|date=23 August 2012 |access-date=2016-09-02}}</ref> retail director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/beijing/2010-09/02/content_11246024.htm|title=Yesterday, today and tomorrow |last=李齐|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2016-09-02}}</ref> In 2011, Xue was promoted to [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of UCCA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/1989335/private-beijing-art-gallery-ucca-turning-point-owner-guy|title=Private Beijing art gallery UCCA at a turning point as owner Guy Ullens puts it up for sale|date=14 July 2016 |access-date=2016-09-02}}</ref> In 2017, Xue announced her resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnews.com/2017/04/17/ullens-center-for-contemporary-art-ceo-may-xue-resigns/|title=Ullens Center for Contemporary Art CEO May Xue Resigns|last=Greenberger|first=Alex|date=2017-04-17|website=ARTnews|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-06}}</ref>
In 2017 Xue began working for K11 Art Foundation  (Shenyang, Beijing, Tianjin) Art Museum General Manager, Shenyang K11 Art Center design, opening preparations, exhibition curatorial, Beijing K11 Art Project architectural design, project management, content strategy planning, openingpreparations, Tianjin K11 Art content planning,researching, preparations.
also serves as the Director of Education and Institutional Relations of the K11 Art Foundation. Together with the newly appointed members of the K11 Art Foundation in November 2017, she continue to fulfill its commitment to promote the development of contemporary Chinese art and help KAF explore and support contemporary Chinese artists with a global perspective And artistic creation, this new vision will lead KAF into a new era of global development, making it a world-class cultural institution.
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