PING ZHENG
Ping Zheng’s works on paper in oil stick feature elements of landscape and cosmology, bold lines, and geometric shapes that suggest portions of the human form. She draws upon her childhood experiences in nature and her boundless, energetic spirit, while working from her studio in the city, noting, "Living in New York, it is not so green, but a day of dawn and night is splendid, the color of sky is changing, city lights are everywhere at night and quite beautiful." Zheng was born in 1989 in Zhejiang, China and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received and MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2016 and a BFA in painting from the University College of London, Slade School of Fine Art in 2014. Her works are included in the collections of JP Morgan Chase Bank, Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, and the Cleveland Clinic Art Program. Zheng’s exhibitions have been reviewed in Artforum, The New Yorker, and the Houston Chronicle.
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Ping Zheng: Nature’s Canopy
Solo exhibition
Seven Sisters
, Houston, TX
April 20 - May 18
Nature's Canopy takes a hypnotically radiating journey through sunlit valleys, hills, cascading waterfalls, and into the night sky. The exhibition features a salon-style grouping that introduces us to the vibrancy of Zheng's symbolic universe, from the serenity of a moonlit field of flowers to cinematic shifts in seasons and light.
We are delighted to announce that Ping Zheng’s Under the Sun, 2019
has entered into the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
through a gift
SELECTED OFF-SITE EXHIBITIONS
Aldrich Projects | Ping Zheng: Where Memories of Travels Go
First solo museum presentation
Curated by Amy Smith-Stewart
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Ridgefield, CT
September 7, 2023 - January 7, 2024
Katy Schimert and Ping Zheng
Two-artist exhibition
Geary Contemporary
, Millerton, NY
August 12 - October 1, 2023
In an enchanting blend of artistic expression, Ping Zheng’s vibrant oil stick landscapes complement the poetic sculptures and drawings of Niagara Falls by Katy Schimert. The two together create a harmonious relation where bold lines and bright colors evoke the sublime beauty of cascading rivers, celestial sunsets, and moonlit horizons. The works are embodied with the ethereal presence of nature’s majestic wonders and lyrical possibilities.
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GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
PUBLICATIONS
PING ZHENG Reflection
Exhibition catalogue
Essay by Barbara Pollack
2021
SELECTED PRESS
Nature And Humanity Harmonize In Exhibition Showcasing Katy Schimert’s Glazed Ceramics And Ping Zheng’s Oil Stick Landscapes
Natasha Gural
Forbes
August 24, 2023
Artist Ping Zheng’s Personality Surfaces in ‘The Voice of Water’
Andrew Dansby
The Houston Chronicle
December 2021
Ping Zheng
Johanna Fateman
The New Yorker
October 2019
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