Zhou Hao Exhibition
June 24 (Sat) – July 16 (Sun), 2006
11:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Sat & Sun until 6:00 PM)
Closed: 6/27 (Tue), 6/28 (Wed), 7/5 (Wed), 7/11 (Tue), 7/12 (Wed)
Venue: Artland Gallery
Exhibits: Drawings, Monotypes, Prints… Approximately 30 works Artist's Presence
The artist will be present on June 24 (Sat) and 25 (Sun).
At Artland Gallery, we are pleased to present an exhibition of drawings, monotypes, and prints by Zhou Hao. Born in Shanghai in 1960, Zhou Hao is currently based in Tokyo. For this solo exhibition, the artist has written a piece titled "On the Occasion of My Solo Exhibition," which we are pleased to share with you below.
In this exhibition, approximately 30 works will be showcased, expanding Zhou's imaginative world through drawings, monotypes, and prints. The new works, which have been transformed from framed pieces into scroll-mounted ones, offer an opportunity to discover a deeper essence of Zhou's art that may have previously been unseen. We hope you will look forward to this experience.
The artist will be present on the following dates, and we warmly invite many of you to visit the gallery during these times.
ZHOU Hao
Biography, Selected Exhibitions and Public Collections
Biography
Zhou Hao was born in Shanghai, China, in 1960. From the age of six through his high school years, he spent approximately ten years living through the Cultural Revolution.
In 1983, he came to Japan as a privately funded international student. The following year, he entered the Department of Oil Painting at Musashino Art University. In his third year, he transferred to the newly established printmaking course, becoming a member of its first graduating class and studying lithography. During this period, his work gradually shifted toward abstraction.
At the same time, he encountered the Mingei philosophy of Yanagi Sōetsu, which made a profound impression on him. Through the writings of Suzuki Daisetsu on Zen, he also began to reconsider the classical culture of his native country. While reading works on Daoist thought, particularly Laozi and Zhuangzi, he developed a strong interest in contemporary art in both Japan and the West.
In 1987, he received a scholarship from the Koyama Keizo Foundation for the Promotion of Art and participated in the first Asian Art Student Residency Program, working in residence at the Shirakaba Museum of Art in Yamanashi Prefecture, with the support of Tokyo Gallery Yoshii.
In 1988, he graduated from the Printmaking Course, Department of Oil Painting, College of Art and Design, Musashino Art University. In 1989, he received a Japanese Government Scholarship from the Ministry of Education. In 1990, he completed the master’s program in printmaking at the Graduate School of Art and Design, Musashino Art University.
After completing graduate school, he joined MMG, a printmaking studio in Higashi-Azabu, Tokyo, directed by printmaker Yusaku Masuda. While working in plate preparation and printing, he continued to produce and exhibit his own prints. He left the studio in 2003 and thereafter devoted himself fully to his artistic practice.
In 2008 and again in 2010, through the introduction of Yusaku Masuda, he produced intaglio prints at Atelier Rémy Bucciali in France. In 2016, he participated in the LOVEART – Summer Artists Residence Project and worked in residence in Italy.
Based between Shanghai and Yokohama, Zhou Hao continued his artistic practice and presented solo exhibitions primarily in Japan and China, while also participating in international print exhibitions and art fairs in Japan and abroad.
He passed away in September 2023 at the age of 62.
