Wenhai Zhang
Born in 1981
Enrolled in the Department of Chinese Painting, Shanghai University Academy of Fine Arts in 1999.
Obtained a Bachelor's degree in the Department of Printmaking, Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium in 2007.
Receved a Master's degree in the Department of Printmaking, Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium in 2009.
Teaches at the Confucius Institute in Brussels, Belgium and the Belgium-China Association.
Teaches at the Chinese Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium.
Wenhai Zhang's works integrate the texture of objects, traces, personal intuition, and life experiences into the paintings. Through elements such as human figures, broken lines, full moons, paper airplanes, tattered kites, and fragmented spaces, he expresses his homesickness after nearly 20 years in Belgium and his experiences of living in a foreign land.
Exhibition Experience (Selection)
2007 - Belgium - Brussels -“Art Online” International Art Fair
2007 - Belgium - La Louvière -The 10th Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition，“Embryo IV”
2008 - Belgium - ATH Special Exhibition at the Printmaking Studio，：“Embryo III”、“Holding Your Hand”
2009 - Belgium - La Louvière The 11th Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition，“Portrait of the Lost Farmhand”
2009 - UK - Newcastle ，Newcastle International Print Biennale，“Embryo V”
2010 - Belgium - La Louvière -The 12th Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition，“Migration I”
2011 - Belgium - Liège - The 10th International Print Biennale at the Liège Art Museum，“Migration I”
2012 - Belgium - La Louvière - The 13th Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition，“Untitled”
2012 - Belgium - Brussels - Joint Exhibition of Contemporary Young Artists，“Migration II”
2019 - Belgium - Group Exhibition of Four Artists in Wallonia，“Four - Way Intersection”
2019 - China - Beijing - Solo Exhibition in Songzhuang，“Between Physical Properties”
2019 - Belgium - Wavre -Solo Exhibition at the Art Space in Wavre
2019 - Belgium - Liège - At the University of Liège，“Imaginary China”
2021 -Held a Solo Exhibition，“Encountering the Way”
2023 - China - Shenyang - ADGY International Bonded Exhibition and Display Center for Artworks（Bonded Cultural Exchange Exhibition between Chinese and European Cities along the Belt and Road Initiative）
2023 - Exhibition of Renowned European Contemporary Artists' Works
Awards and Collections (Selected)
Won the Special Award of the Albi International Print Biennial in France.
Won the Year - End Award of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium.
Won the First Prize of the Newcastle International Print Biennial in the UK.
The works have been collected by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgium, the Wallonia Region Government of Belgium, etc.
Representative works
sans titre 、 60x60cm、Encre et acrylique、2018
sans titre、100x100cm、Encre et acrylique 、2018
sans titre、 65x70cm 、Encre et acrylique、2018
