Zhang Yirong

1979

Shaanxi , China

Zhang Yirong is known for her quietly sophisticated butterfly and flower painting. 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 Communication University of China, Beijing and an MA from Peking University in 2008. Upon graduation, she practiced ink painting and has created meticulous works that display her ability to capture painted subjects in exquisite and analytical details.

Her art, which often feature a feminine sensitivity and natural style, is swept up in 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.

Alisan Fine Arts has also been showcasing Zhang's paintings in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs for more than a decade. They include Beyond the Jade Terrace in 2014, showcasing four young woman Chinese artists; a joint exhibition with Tai Xiangzhou in 2017; Contemporary Chinese Art in Cromwell Place, London in 2022; and Ink Alchemy in 2023. We have also featured her works at prominent art events such as Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Taipei, and Ink Asia.

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

Ink painting of Zhang Yirong, Catherine Palace, Moscow, Russia
Buddha and Flower, Uspace, Suzhou, China

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Themes and Variations, Alisan Fine Arts-New York Gallery, New York, USA

2023

Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Green Luminosity: Yaozhou Wares from the Shang Shan Tang Collection, Art Museum of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Ink Alchemy: Beyond Tradition, Alisan Fine Arts, 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
Dreaming Together: Asia Society’s Triennial, New York Historical Society, New York, USA

2020

Art 021 Platform online viewing room, Alisan Fine Arts, Shanghai, China

Contemporary Forms of Ink Painting, Art Basel Online Viewing Rooms; Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen, Hong Kong

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

HOPE A charity exhibition celebrating the works of outstanding contemporary Chinese women artists, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

2017

2015

Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2014

Meditations in Nature, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Beyond the Jade Terrace, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

2013

Ink paintings by Constance Fong and Yirong Zhang, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, United States

2012

Ink paintings by Constance Fong and Yirong Zhang, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, United States

2011

Another Landscape, Edge Gallery, Hong Kong
The Chinese Porcelain Company, Asia Week New York, United States

SELECTED 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