Education
He then studied at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting in 2008.
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Career
Zhang moved to the United States in 2004 after studying painting at the Beijing Institute of Art and Design. That same year, the Denver Post selected Zhang as the for his “well developed, surprising mature vision.” In 2010 Zhang had a solo exhibition, “Shows Promise,” in the Denver International Airport (Jeppessen Terminal). In 2011, Zhang was commissioned by Cable News Network to do a painting about post 9/11.
On Cable News Network website, Zhang"s work received more than four million hits.
On October 26, 2011, Zhang was invited to give a Logan Lecture at Denver Art Museum. He earned a Masters of Fine Art in painting at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011.
That same year he was voted one of the 12 Best Colorado Artists Under 35 by the Denver Post, as well as one of the seven Visual Arts Pathfinders. In 2012, Zhang has been selected to represent the United States in the Biennial of the Americas.
On July 18, 2013, a short documentary of Zhang was featured on Public Broadcasting Service and KUNC for the Art Distract Program.
In 2014, Zhang was nominated for The Catherine Doctorow Contemporary painting prize. Xi Zhang’s influences include: Zhang Fu Hua (his father, painter), Hayao Miyazaki (filmmaker), Yang Shao Bin (painter), Charles Ray (sculptor) and Pink Floyd (rock band). His work can currently be seen at Plus Gallery in Denver, Colorado.
Plus Gallery (2010 to present) Rule Gallery (2007 to 2010) Song Zhuang Art (2006 to 2009) Stay Gallery (2006) Remmi Fine Art Gallery (2005 to 2006) Xi Zhang"s catalogue "Dream Dust" (selected work from 2010 to 2011) is currently published by Plus Gallery.
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