Workshop Information

Zhou Hao "Paper PLUS"
You can make a one-of-a-kind book cover from Zhou Hao's sumi-e ink paintings.

■ Date & Time September 6, 2020 (Sun.)
10:30 - 12:00 Limited to 10 people (reservation required)
13:30 -15:00 Limited to 10 people (reservation required)
■ Venue Artorand Gallery
■ Participation fee
5,000 yen per book (one free for those who purchase a work from the exhibition)

■ Contents
This is the first workshop to enjoy with Mr. Zhou. Please bring your favorite paperback book or new book, or both. Choose one of Mr. Zhou's ink works of your choice and trim it freely using a guide. This is a simple yet enjoyable time of new discoveries.
Please call or e-mail us as soon as possible to register. For more details, please feel free to contact us.
Please refrain from using the book covers for any purpose other than personal enjoyment.

■ For inquiries, please contact: Artland Gallery
Tel: 0877-24-0927
E_mail: info@artland-gallery.jp
*This event may be canceled due to the effects of the new coronavirus.

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.