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Beijing, China
Emerging Chinese artist Zhang Wenzhi graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing with an MFA degree in 2018.
Zhang Wenzhi’s artistic practice is largely inspired by historical research, mythology and local folklore from his hometown Dalian and the surrounding areas in Northeast China. Using with ink on paper and installation as the main media for his artistic expressions to explore and explain a realm of history, myth, and imagination.
Zhang Wenzhi was considered one of the top graduates from the CAFA class of 2018 and is a highly talented ink painter, an avid researcher of Late Qing Dynasty and early Republic history, and a collector of old documents, artifacts, and specimens. His work has entered the permanent collection of CAFA Art Museum.
1993 Born in Dalian, China
2018
MFA, The School of Experimental Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2015
BFA, The School of Experimental Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2023
Tiger in Mountains, Deer at Ocean, Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2022
The Northern Hills, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai , China
2020
Alice’s Natural History Museum, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai , China
2019
The Journal of The Black Dragon, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
2024
Shanghai Calling, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai, China
An Unlikely Menagerie and The Resulting Chaos, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, China
2022
Multispecies Clouds, Macalline Art Center, Beijing, China
2021
OCAT Biennale-Resonances of One Hundred Things, OCAT Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
2020
ART POWER 100, Garry Culture Center, Beijing, China
2019
Anren Biennale: A Confrontation of Ideals, Anren Old Town, Sichuan, China
2018
Growth, ART LABOR Gallery, Shanghai
Extending Space: 2018 Dongguan Sculpture and Installation Art Festival, Dongguan Culture Center, Guangdong
Nova 100 Opening Exhibition, Guardian Art Center, Beijing
2017
Glancing at Contemporary Chinese Artists: Insights into Tradition and Beyond, Delegation of the European Union to China, Beijing
Four Directions, Chambers Fine Art, Beijing
2016
Kezikeshe:666666666, Cipa Gallery, Beijing
Nova 100 Opening Exhibition, National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing
Nothing happened here?, IF Salon, Qingdao, Shangdong Province
A Possible World, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
CAFA Art Museum, Beijing