Biography

Yi Zhu is an artist in the evolving time of the Chinese society. He has experienced the dramatic change of the social economic structures of China, which has influenced and shaped his worldview. In his early career, he created artworks in print making and illustration with unique perspectives and compositions. He has also pioneered in point-of-sale advertising design works in China with his commercial design company. Exposed to the senses of desires and struggles of humanity in the business world, he has created many artworks in painting and printmaking, which also established his methodology in modern contemporary art: deconstructivism and reconstructivism. His works have been in exhibitions in Shanghai and New York and collected by collectors around the world. He was awarded the Best Solo Artist award at the ArtExpo New York in 2023.

Selected Exhibitions & Fairs

• 2025 London Art Fair (Art Fair), London, Britain [Upcoming]
• 2024 Art Miami (Art Fair), Miami, USA [Upcoming]
• 2024 Affordable Art Fair Stockholm (Art Fair), Stockholm, Sweden [Upcoming]
• 2024 The Armory Show (Art Fair), New York, USA [Upcoming]
• 2024 Chelsea Biennale (Group Exhibition), Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, USA [Upcoming]
• 2024 ArtExpo New York (Art Fair), New York, USA
• 2023 Art Plus (Art Fair), Shanghai, China
• 2023 ArtExpo New York (Art Fair), New York, USA
• 2022 ArtExpo New York (Art Fair), New York, USA

Awards

• 2023 Winner – Best Solo Exhibitor, ArtExpo New York, New York, USA
• 2022 Artistic Acknowledgement, Luxembourg Art Prize, Pinacothèque Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Selected Press

• Interview with Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine (2024).
• Carmela Brunetti, The Dematerialization of Artistic Form to Rediscover Life in Art on World N14 (2023).
• Carmela Brunetti, Yi Zhu in Art on World N10 (2023).
• Interview by Obras de Arte in Obras de Arte (2022).
• Marabr in Revista The Bard (2022).

Contact

Contact me through email at zhuyi@zhuyi.art for any inquiries.