Born in Beijing in 1959, ZHANG Gong received his master’s degree of Fine Arts from Central Academy of Arts and Design in 1993. His solo exhibitions include: Where We Go, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, 2012,Castle in the Sky, Eaststation Gallery, Beijing, 2012, Miss Panda, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, 2010, Zhang Gong, Palace Ridge Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2000, Ideals and Idols of Beijing, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1994. His works have been exhibited in Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany, Singapore Art Museum, MOCA Shanghai, Art Miami, Art Basel in Switzerland, etc. ZHANG has created animations, such as Ms Red (2009), Black Pig, White Pig (2005), The Bird (2004), Trees (2003), and were shown at international animated film festival around the world. ZHANG is currently teaching at the Department of Information Art and Design at Tsinghua University.
