SUXING ZHANG B. 1988
Suxing Zhang is a Chinese-born artist based in Sydney, Australia. His practice explores the lived remainder of time — what persists when narrative meaning and resolution dissolve. Working primarily in painting, he creates states of quiet suspension in which figures endure rather than act. Drawing from historical imagery and personal archives, he places emotionally neutral bodies within divided spaces where myth and everyday life coexist without hierarchy. Across Zhang’s work, recurring motifs persist without resolving, reflecting his ongoing investigation into duration, misalignment, and the persistence of being.
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
2026
‘Dreams of Reality’, Scieppan Gallery, Sydney, Australia
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