Zhang Yirong is known for her quietly sophisticated butterfly and flower paintings. Born in 1979 in Shaanxi, China, Zhang first received her training in classical Chinese ink painting at a young age from her father, Zhang Xiubiao. In 2001 she obtained her BA from the Communication University of China, Beijing and earned an MA from Peking University in 2008. Upon graduation, she practiced ink painting and has since created meticulous works that display her ability to capture painted subjects in exquisite and analytical details.
Her art, which often features a feminine sensitivity and natural style, draws from a wide range of classical influences and inspirations from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, particularly the Song Dynasty artistic tradition of direct observation. Zhang’s elegantly wrought compositions avoid hackneyed themes and instead focus on an organic source of perfected beauty.
In recent years, Zhang has held solo exhibitions in Moscow and Suzhou. Additionally, she has participated in group exhibitions hosted by prestigious museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New York Historical Society, Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida, and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Zhang's exceptional artworks have been acquired by renowned institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum in New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Harn Museum of Art.
BIOGRAPHY
1979 Born in Shaanxi, China
2001 BA from Communication University of China, Beijing, China
2008 MA from Peking University, Beijing, China
Present Lives and works in Beijing, China
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2022
Contemporary Chinese Art, Asian Art in London, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
She/Her/Hers: Women in the Arts of China, Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
2021
Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
2020
2019
Women Ink | China Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen & Central, Hong Kong
Yaozhou Procelain of Shangshan Tang Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States
2018
2017SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
