ABOUT
HONORS & AWARDS
2015
October 16, 2015 Mayor Rahm Emanuel dedicated Honorary Zhou Brothers Way on 35th Street in Bridgeport, IL
2014
October 16, 2014 Governor Patrick Quinn proclaimed October 16th Zhou Brothers Day in Illinois
2012
President Barack Obama commissioned the Zhou Brothers to create a master work for President Hu Jintao at the US state visit. The piece, 8 Presidents and the Great Wall, was presented to President Jintao in the Oval Office, of the White House.
2011
An invitation to the White House from President Barack Obama for a private meeting with President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China for the presentation of the State gifts. Honorary professors of National University of Guangxi, China Honorary professors of Guangxi University, Guangxi, China
2008
Distinguished Artist Award, United Nations, New York, NY
2006
Lincoln Award, Lincoln Academy, IL
2005
Golden Lion Award, Chicago, IL
2004
American Immigrant Achievement Award, American Immigration Law Foundation
1996
Kunstpreis der Heitland Foundation 1996, Celle, Germany 1st Prize Springfield Art League, 69, National Exhibition, USA
1985
National prize of the Chinese Avant-Garde of the Ministry of Culture, Beijing, China; Prize for Creativity, Peace Corps of the United Nations, Beijing, China
EDUCATION
1983-1984
M.F.A., Painting and Fresco Painting, National Academy for Arts and Crafts, Beijing
1978-1982
B.F.A., Theater and Art, University of Shanghai, Shanghai
TEACHING
2013
Guest professorship at the Art Academy in Bad Reichenholl, Germany
2011-2012
Guest professorship at the Summer Academy for Art, Traunkirchen, Austria
1998-2009
Guest professorship at the Salzburg International Summer Academy for Fine Arts, Austria
1996
Guest professorship at the International Academy for Art and Design, Fachhochschule Hamburg, Pentiment, Hamburg, Germany
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES
2015
“Water Lily pond of Life” Solo Exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL “Journey to Art: Zhou Brothers” Solo Exhibition at the Ed Paschke Art Center, Chicago, IL
2014
“Feeling Is Liberty” Solo Exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2013
“Zhou Brothers China Series” Solo Exhibition at Beijing 1+1 Art Centre, Beijing, China “Zhou Brothers China Series” Solo Exhibition at YongJiang Inlet Art Museum, Guangxi, Nanning, China
2012
Live Painting Performance during “Lu Yu You Yue” interview, Beijing, China “Li – The River of Souls” Solo Exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL Live Painting Performance “Li – The River of Souls” collaboration with the Chicago Sinfonietta at Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL “Sun Bird” realization of a bronze 50 ft tall monument sculpture in China Galerie Ragassi, Bern, Switzerland
2011
Galerie Schloss Parz, Kunstzentrum, Austria”8 US Presidents and the Great Wall” presentation in the White House, President Barack Obama’s gift to President Hu Jintao of China “Time – Portrait of History” Solo Exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2010
”TIMEGATE” sculpture unveiling, Beijing, China
2009
“Art Chicago” Chicago, IL International Sommerakademie, Salzburg, Austria “CHICAGO” Realization and unveiling, Northern Trust Headquarter, Chicago, IL
2008
“Wisdom of Energy” Painting Performance at the United Nations in New York City
“New Beginnings” Solo Exhibition at the Rockford Art Museum in Rockford, IL
“Divergent Minds” Painting Performance at The Coronado Theater in Rockford, IL
Exhibition at the Galerie Nero, Germany
Exhibition at the Galerie Ragassi Bern, Switzerland
“New Music PLUS Painting” for the Chicago Composers Forum at the Columbia College Conway Center
2007
Zhou Brothers – 30 year Retrospective – National Art Museum of China, Beijing
Painting performance at Zhongshan Hall in The Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Painting Performance at Columbia University New York, NY
Zhou Brothers – 10 Jahre in Salzburg (Zhou Brothers – 10 years in Salzburg), Galerie im Traklhaus Salzburg, Austria
Neue Graphische Arbeiten (New Editions), Studio Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria
2006
Ascendance. Painting Performance at Beloit College, collaboration with the poet Bei Dao and the violinist Yang Liu, WI
2005
Realization of 12 metal sculptures in ZhouB Sculpture Park, MI Galerie Ragassi Bern, Switzerland The Ring of Life, realization of an aluminium sculpture at the campus of the Swiss Paraplegic Center in Nottwil, Switzerland
2004
30 years of Collaboration I, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL 30 years of Collaboration II, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL University of Iowa, Iowa City, IO
2003
Museumspavillion der Stadt Salzburg, Austria Museum der Stadt Schriesheim, Schriesheim, Germany Zhou Brothers Art Foundation, IL Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Villa Haiss das Museum fuer Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Zell, Germany
2002
Central Exhibition Hall Moscow “Manege”, Moscow, Soviet Union Galerie Rackey, Bad Honnef, Germany Galerie Esplanade, Bad Ischl, Austria Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland Pacifica Institute, Santa Barbara, CA ART Chicago 2002, Walter Bischoff Galerie, Stuttgart/Berlin, Germany
2001
Chambers Fine Art, New York, NY Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria ART Chicago 2001, Walter Bischoff Galerie, Berlin, GermanyVilla Haiss das Museum Fuer Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Zell, Germany Walter Bischoff Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany Walter Bischoff Galerie, Berlin, Germany Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany
2000
Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA Maerz Galerie, Leipzig, Germany Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside, MI World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland in co-operation with: Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland and Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany
1999
Galerie Sechzig, Feldkirch, Germany Kunstforum beim Rathaus, Hallein, Austria Galerie Van Der Straaten, Amsterdam, Netherlands Galerie Rackey, Bad Honnef, Germany Art Zuerich, Galerie Rigassi, Switzerland Art Cologne, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Germany
1998
Internationale Sommerakademie, Salzburg, Austria Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL Krassl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI Kunst-und Kulturinitiative, Waren (Mueritz), Germany Internationale Messe fuer Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland ART Cologne, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt a.M., Germany Galerie Erik Bausmann, Mainz, Germany
1997
Galerie Erik Bausmann, Mainz, Germany Kunstverein Speyer, Speyer, Germany Nahan Gallery, New York, NY Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany
1996
Art Cologne, Koeln, Germany Heitland Foundation, Gothic hall, Castle of Celle, Celle, Germany Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL Art 1996 Chicago, Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL International Academy for At and Design, Fachhochschule Hamburg, Pentiment, Hamburg, Germany Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
1995
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Staedtisches Museum Schloss Salder, Salzgitter, Germany Art Frankfurt, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany Museum Ludwig, Budapest, Hungary Art Multiple, International Art Market, Duesseldorf, Germany Kunstverein Rotenburg/Wuemme, Rotenburg, Germany Nahan Gallery, New York, NY Galerie Heseler, Muenchen, Germany Galerie Walter Bischoff, Berlin, Germany Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
1994
Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany Nahan Galleries, New York, NY
1993
Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany Mandarin Oriental Fine Art, Hong Kong Nahan Galleries, New York, NY Quigley Art Gallery, Clark College, Dubuque, IA
1992
Nahan Galleries, New York, NY Lloyd Shin Gallery, Chicago, IL Galerie Walter Bischoff, Stuttgart, Germany Nahan Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1991
Lloyd Shin Gallery, Chicago, IL Connaught Brown Gallery, London, England
1990
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA. East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Joy Moos Gallery, Miami, FL
1989
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan The Art Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, Feingarten Galleries, NY East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Humanities Center, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IL Joy Moos Gallery, Miami, FL
1988
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL Ruth Volid Gallery, Chicago, IL Jerome Evans Gallery, Chicago, IL East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Carl Jung Institute, Evanston, IL
1987
East West Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Kay Garvey Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
1986
Osaka Gallery, Osaka, Japan Galerie Prinz, Tokyo, Japan Art Center Guilin, China
1985
National Art Museum of China, Beijing International Cultural Palast, Beijing, China Art Museum Nanjing, China Art Museum Shanghai, China Art Museum Guilin, China
1984
Art Museum Guangxi, China
1983
National Academy for Arts and Crafts, Beijing, China Ku Chan, Professor at the Central Institute for Arts and Craft, Beijing; “Flowers of the frescoes of the Huashan mountains”, Zhou Ling Zhao, artist, Beijing, Jan. 1983; “A honor for the Zhuang people and the pride of China”, Liao Lian Yuan, Vice governor of Guanxi, Jan. 22; “The origin of originality and the key to art”, Pan Gu, Minister of Sience, Guanxi, Feb. 12, 1983; “A rebirth of art and wisdom”, Yang Tai Yang, Dean of the art academy in Guanxi, Feb. 20; “My feeling after reviewing the paintings: It is the pride of our people”, Qin Yingji, Governor Peoples Republic of Guanxi, published in the Guanxi Daily Newspaper, Feb. 21; “The spring flower of national art — about the development of the secrets in the Zhou Brothers’ art”, Zhang Ding, Dean of the Central Institute for Arts and Crafts, Beijing
1982
“Impressions of the Zhou Brothers’ paintings”, Luo Libin, Vice governor Guanxi Province; “New creations”, Zhang Ding, Dean of the Central Institute for Arts and Crafts, Beijing; published in ‘Art in Beijing’, April 1982; National Academy for Arts and Crafts, Beijing, China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Museum De Fundatie Kasteel het Nijenhuis and the sculpture garden, Heino/Wijhe Museum Beelden AanZee, Scheveningen Badplaats, the Hague, Netherlands Galerie Ragassi, Bern, Switzerland
2011
Villa Haiss das Museum fuer Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Zell, Germany
2006
Kuenstlerbrueder – von den Duerers zu den Duchamps, Haus der Kunst Muenchen, Germany and Palais des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles, Belgium
2005
Sarasota Season of Sculpture, Spain
2002
Guangzhou Triannual, Guangzhou, China
2000
ART Cologne, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Koeln, Germany 20 Jahre Preistraeger der Heitland Foundation, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
1999
Spiritual Passports, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL Lockport Gallery-Lockport, IL 10 Years of Vision, Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998
Spiritual Passports, Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Carbondale, IL
1997
Villa Haiss das Museum fuer zeitgenossische Kunst, Zell, Germany Sculpture Project STAD(T)T-ART, Buren, Germany Duesseldorf-Andere Orte, Landtag NRW, Duesseldorf, Germany Stadtische Galerie Haus Seel, Siegen, Germany Galerie Die Welle, Iserlohn, Germany Galerie im Rathaus, Lippstadt, Germany Staedtische Galerie Altes Rathaus, Hattingen, Germany Galerie Muensterland, Emsdetten, Germany BIS Kulturzentrum, Moenchengladbach, Germany
1996
Art in Chicago 1945-95, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL Duesseldorf-Andere Orte, Orangerie Schloss Brake, Lemgo, Germany Werretalhalle, Lohne, Germany Alte Sparkasse, Duelmen, Germany Entgrenzt (15 artists from 5 continents) Staedtische Galerie-Duelmen, GermanyGalerie Muensterland, Emsdetten, Germany Galerie Heseler, Muenchen, Germany
1995
ARCO, Madrid, Spain SIAC, Strasbourg, France Stockholm Art Fair-Stockholm, Sweden Graphic Messe Dresden, Dresden, Germany Art Chicago 1995, Chicago, IL Art Cologne, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Koeln, Germany Entgrenzt (15 artists from 5 continents) Institut fur Lippische Landeskunde, Orangerie Schloss Brake, Lemgo, Germany
1994
Nahan Galleries, New Orleans, LA Graphic Messe Dresden, Dresden, Germany Art Frankfurt, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany Art Chicago 1994, Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL Chicago International Art Exposition, Galerie Walter Bischoff, Chicago, IL Art Chicago International Gallery Invitational, Chicago, IL Hochschule fuer Kunst, Offenburg, Germany Art Cologne, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Koeln, Germany
1993
ARCO, Madrid, Spain The 8th International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA Art Chicago 1993, Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL Chicago International Art Exposition, Galerie Walter Bischoff, Chicago, IL Art Frankfurt, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Frankfurt, Germany International Art Exposition, New York, NY
1992
Art Cologne, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Koeln, Germany Chicago International Art Exposition, Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago International Gallery Invitational, Chicago, IL The 7th International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA The Art Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, Feingarten Galleries, NY Art Asia, Hong Kong Connaught Brown Gallery-London, England
1991
Hollywood Art Center, Miami, FL FIAC 91, Paris, France The Art Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY Art Miami 91, International Art Exposition, Miami, FL Art Cologne, Koeln, Germany Galerie Walter Bischoff, Stuttgart, Germany
1990
Tokyo International Art Exposition, Tokyo, Japan The 5th International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA Art Cologne, Koeln, Germany The Art Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY Museum of Judaica, Chicago, IL
1989
The 4th International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA Smith Art Museum, Chicago, IL International Art Exposition, New York, NY Peace Museum, Chicago, IL
1988
International Art Exposition, New York, NY Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA
1986
Chinese Art, Athens, Greece National Chinese Art Exhibition, National Gallery-Beijing, China
1984
The Chinese Artist Association Exhibition, Museum Guangxi, Nanning, China The New Image, National Art Academy, Beijing, China
1983
Art in Review, Art Museum Guanxi, Nanning, China Oil Painting, State Center for the Arts, Beijing, China
1982
International Youth Art Exhibition, National Gallery, Beijing, China National Minority Art Exhibition, International Cultural Palast, Beijing, China
1981
Guangxi Youth Art Exhibition, Art Museum Guangxi, Nanning, China Art Exhibition, Art Center Guilin, Guilin, China
1980
Guangxi State Art Exhibition, Art Center, Nanning, China Guangxi Art Exhibition, Art Museum Guanxi, Nanning, China
1979
Guangxi Youth Art Exhibition, Art Museum Guangxi, Nanning, China
BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2014
Zhou B Art Center. Journey to Dreams, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, 150 pages.
2011
“Zhou Brothers – At the White House – Behind the Scenes”, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, 30 pages.
1996
“Zhou Brothers, Works on Paper”, Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, Text by Fred Camper, 7 color reproductions, 19 b/w reproductions, 1 Steven E. Gross reproduction, 3 Miroslaw Rogala stills, color cover, 30 pages. “Zhou Brothers, Skulpturen/Sculptures”, Galerie Wolfhard Viertel, Germany, Intro by Wolfhard Viertel, translation by Myra Scholz-Heerspink, Amstelveen, 18 color reproductions, color cover, 1 Stefan Adam photo, 46 pages.