Ying Ge Zhou

Born 1978, Guangdong, China
Has practiced at Creative Growth since 2010

Ying Ge Zhou was born in Guangdong, China and came to Creative Growth in 2010 with a strong aptitude for drawing and painting. Whether she works from fashion magazines or her imagination, Zhou creates enigmatic portraits rendered in simple lines, and suffused with watercolor. Zhou has developed a highly-skilled ability to bring static images to life with her vibrant and elegant portraits that evoke movement and emotion. She often plucks lines of text from magazine pages, lending an element of unexpected humor and irony to her graceful compositions; for example, “Hot Mess” and, “Safe, Secure, Discreet.” Her latest work combines this portrait practice with dreamlike images of figures floating amongst teapots, flowers, and imaginary buildings. And, in a recent expansion of her practice, Zhou has been combining paint and embroidery on fabric to bring texture and dimensionality to her signature style.

週英格出生於中國廣東， 富有繪畫天份，2010年來到Creative Growth畫室。無論她的作品來自時尚雜誌的啓發還是源於她自己的想像力，週英格用簡單的線條勾勒出神秘的肖像，然後塗上層層水彩。週英格已經發展出一種高超的能力，能夠用她充滿活力和優雅的肖像來喚起動感和情感，從而使靜態圖像變得栩栩如生。她經常從雜誌頁面上摘下幾行文字，為她優雅的組合增添了意想不到的幽默和諷刺元素；例如，「Hot Mess」和「Safe、Secure、Discreet」。她的最新作品將這種肖像繪畫與漂浮在茶壺、鮮花和想像的建築之間的夢幻般的人物結合起來。而且在最近的繪畫創作的拓寬中，週英格在織物上結合繪畫和刺繡，為她標誌性的風格帶來質感和維度。

Ying Ge Zhou nació en Guangdong, China y llegó a Creative Growth en 2010 con una gran aptitud para el dibujo y la pintura. Ya sea que trabaje desde revistas de moda o de su imaginación, Zhou crea retratos enigmáticos representados en líneas simples e impregnados de acuarela. Zhou ha desarrollado una habilidad altamente calificada para dar vida a imágenes estáticas con sus retratos vibrantes y elegantes que evocan movimiento y emoción. A menudo extrae líneas de texto de las páginas de las revistas, dando un elemento inesperado de humor e ironía a sus elegantes composiciones; por ejemplo, "Gran Lío" y "A Salvo, Seguro y Discreto". Su último trabajo combina esta práctica del retrato con imágenes oníricas de figuras flotando entre teteras, flores y edificios imaginarios. Y, en una expansión reciente de su práctica, Zhou ha estado combinando pintura y bordado en tela para aportar textura y dimensionalidad a su estilo característico.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2022
Outsider Art Fair, New York

2021
Outsider Art Fair, New York
Vibrant, Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami
Platform, online exhibition, David Zwirner
NADA, Miami

2020
Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles
Inter-Avant-Garde, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln
Embroidered Works, 6397, New York

2019
Outsider Art Fair, New York
Gifted: The Self Taught Genius of Creative Growth, Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami, curated by Kim Hastreiter

2018
NADA, New York
Art is For Everyone, Telegraph Hill Gallery, San Francisco
Issue 3, Good Luck Gallery, Los Angeles

2017
Outsider Art Fair, New York

2016
Home, 836M, San Francisco
SF Art Book Fair, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco
LA Art Book Fair, Los Angeles

2015
Vis-à-vis, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, curated by Michael Mahalchick
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, curated by Katy Grannan

2013
Almost Home, Diego Rivera Gallery (SFAI), San Francisco
Outsider Artists, Oakland Museum of California at the Oakland International Airport, curated by Philip Linhares

2012
John Hiltunen +1, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, curated by Matthew Higgs
New Art Dealers Alliance Fair, Miami

2011
Creative Growth Pop-Up Shop, Screaming Mimi’s, New York