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.

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