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