About

Born in Beijing, Zhiyao was influenced by artists throughout human history, various cultures, and genres of art. He moved to Boston after high school to continue his study of fine art painting.

In Boston, he absorbs art concepts from various visual art movements and cultures while practicing his own art. Absurdity always emerges in his art, as he narrates truthfully. Renaissance, surrealism, and symbolism are the repetitive elements that he represents. As a young painter, Zhiyao found that using traditional methods of figurative paintings and surrealist ways of composing images is the perfect way to depict his young-personal aspect of the world.

Zhiyao actively promotes his artworks to the world in different ways such as attending exhibitions, taking commissions, and graphic design, among others.

Education:

Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)

BFA degree in Fine Arts 2D Painting Major 

Exhibitions:

MassArt All School Show (Fine Arts 2D Student Exhibition, April 2021)

MassArt Fine Arts 2D Painting Major sinor Show 

    (Fine Arts 2D Student Exhibition, Aprill,2022)

Zhang’s solo public exhibition at the  Breeze space  Gallery/Tea Shop

    (Sep 20, 2021 - Jan 5, 2022 )

Beyond the Brushes exhibition at the Alfa Art Gallery ( Jul, 26, 2022)

 Awards & Fellowship:

2021 MassArt Fine Arts 2D Award - Rob Moor Grant 

MassArt Scholarship $10,000 ( 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Symposium & Conference:

Columbia university international youth artist symposium  

One of the three student speakers of the 2020 Student Research Symposium on Asia 

    Pacific Visual Cultures, presenting “The Tragicomedy of a Piano Made in a Steel Factory” on 

    Monday, October 26, 2020, 5:00 to 6:30 PM via MassArt Zoom.

The student manager of 2021 Student Research Symposium on Asia Pacific Visual Cultures

Keynote Speaker of online artist talk by the independent media 一面玻璃 Mirror Stage 

Professional Media:

 ● Oil Painting on canvas; Acrylic painting on canvas

 ● Graphite and pencil on paper/canvas; Pen and Gouache on paper;

 ● Printmaking: Bronze etching; Oil transfer on canvas, paper & clay; Screen-print on clay 

 ● Multimedia, Including Sound recording, Video Editing, and Stop motion Animation, Digital Painting.

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