SUXING ZHANG B. 1988

Born in Ningbo, China (1988) and now based in Sydney, Australia, Suxing Zhang is a self-taught artist whose work navigates the terrain between memory, history, and identity. Zhang’s paintings blend fragments from personal and historical sources, constructing dreamlike spaces where time folds and past and present coexist.

Through the interplay of traditional techniques and contemporary sensibilities, Zhang seeks to illuminate how art can transform inherited stories into living connections. Zhang has been a finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize, International ARC Salon, and Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.


“I see time as a spiral — not a straight line, but a path that brings us back to familiar points, reshaped each time by what we’ve lived through. My paintings emerge from this belief, weaving together traces of personal memories, historical photographs, and cultural echoes to explore how identity and belonging evolve through time.

In my work, each layer is a conversation between what has been and what remains. Through reinterpreting images of the past, I aim to create spaces where memories are not fixed but alive — where the act of remembering becomes an act of renewal. My work is ultimately about connection: between people, generations, and histories that continue to unfold within us.”


Awards

2025

Finalist, National Emerging Art Prize

2024

Finalist, 17th International ARC Salon

Finalist, Hornsby Art Prize

2023

Finalist, National Emerging Art Prize

2022

Finalist, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

2020

1st Place, Creative Category, Sony World Photography Awards

Highly Commended, Conceptual Category, Siena Awards

Semi-Finalist, Head On Portrait Award

2019

2nd Place, Portrait Category, Minimalist Photography Awards

2018

3rd Place, Fine Art Category, IPA 2018 Photography Competition

Magazines

2021

Featured article, DigitalPHOTO Magazine

2020

Cover & Featured article, Digital SLR Photography Magazine

2017

Featured article, INSPADES Magazine

Featured work, Dark Beauty Magazine

Exhibitions

2025

National Emerging Art Prize Finalists’ exhibition, The Garden Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2024

Hornsby Art Prize Finalists' Exhibition, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Sydney, Australia

2023

National Emerging Art Prize Finalists’ exhibition, Michael Reid Art Bar, Sydney, Australia