Ziyun Zhang

I find it exceedingly difficult to talk about my own work—any elaboration beyond the work itself risks falling into either tedious redundancy or inadequate expression. For me, art ought to retain a certain deliberate ambiguity. At times, I wonder whether this is merely another form of powerlessness I face when confronted by language.

If compelled to speak, I can only express it this way: I am deeply captivated by using painting to channel my emotions, exploring the liminal space between tradition and contemporary reality. At the same time, I am fascinated by depicting the human subconscious and those invisible connections between people, between people and objects, and between people and the world. These reflections on identity, belonging, and otherness form the ongoing thematic concerns of my contemplation.

At the heart of my creative practice, I also yearn for a kind of pure fulfillment—a freedom of expression unconstrained by the pressures of social existence. Yet, this leads me to question: if all external distractions were stripped away, whether they be pain or joy, would the wellspring of inspiration and motivation for creation inevitably run dry？

2018 MFA, Fine Art, University of The Arts
London, London, United Kingdom

2015 Hold a Master degree in MFA Fine Art in Yunnan University , learnt from
artist Mao Xuhui , Yunnan, China

2012 Achieved Bachelor Degree of Art in Yuxi Normal University, China

2025
‘Super Reality’, Kunming Art Museum, China
2018
The ‘ Relationship between conscious and non-conscious​​’ was elected in shortlist of theVisual Art open Prize and
was reported by social media, such as its official website, Facebook, Twitter,
Chester Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
The art works ‘ Untold secret ’ , ‘ Catching the robbed camouflage ’,
‘ Dependence ’ and other series of works have been slected and be exhibited in Art Field Center, Beijing China
2017
‘ Briser-Break Down The Borders’, Galerie Joseph Saint Martin Gallery,
Paris, France
‘ One that hold everything ’ ，Crypt Gallery, London ,United Kingdom
‘ Dialogue-London ’，Education Section, Embassy of the People’s Republic
of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
London ,United Kingdom
‘Sunny Art Prize Exhibition’，Sunny Art Gallery, London ,United Kingdom
‘17M2 ’, UAL Building , 272 High Holborn, London ,United Kingdom
‘REMARQUABLE ’, Anaglifos Art Factory Gallery , Barcelona, Spain
Life In A shoebox’ , Back Room Gallery , London ,United Kingdom
2015
‘Selflessness---Solo Exhibition’, Art Gallery of Yunnan University,
Kunming, China
‘Today and No Art ’ , Kunming ZhiKU Gallery China, Kunming
‘ Pursing Dream-The First Female Artist Exhib...