Cosette Kexuan Zhao’s Artworks Inn


  1. Genesis of the Divide
  2. The Nine-tailed Fox and the Last King of Shang
  3. Ever-changing and Unpredictable like Waves and Clouds
  4. Where Lies the Path to Home?
  5. The Compassionate Bodhisattva, Why Don't You Open Your Eyes and Look at Me?
  6. Year of the Dragon 2024--Alchemy for Vitality
  7. Engulfing All in Flames, The Trilogy 
  8. Romantic Elegy
  9. Happiness is a Butterfly
  10. Golden Snake, Fierce Flame
  11. Strolling in the Universe Playground
  12. Few Monkeys, Some Smokes, a Day of Shattered Cards
  13. Heart Aflame!
  14. I Killed Cupid
  15. Suns in Fingernails
  16. The World in My Eye Sockets
  17. May I Embrace You?
  18. The Last Artichoke We Share Before Spring Arrives
  19. Emaciated Love
  20. People in the Floating World
  21. Others


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Kexuan Zhao

b.2000, Zhejiang, China.
Live and work in New York City and Shanghai.

Education:

2022-2024  M.A.,Teacher College, Columbia University, New York, NY
2018-2022  B.F.A., Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

Solo Exhibitions:

2025       As Fleetinng as Dew and Lightning, Flowing Space Gallery, New York City, USA

Group Exhibitions:   

2023       September Primer Exhibition, Macy Art Gallery, New York City, USA                                                      
           February Salon Pin-up Exhibition, iidrr Gallery, New York City, USA 
                                                                                     
2022       Le Radici dell’Arte, Thames art Center x Freezingfog, New York City, USA                  
           September Primer Exhibition, Macy Art Gallery, New York City, USA
           Longing Exhibition, Parsons School of Design, New York City, USA   

2019       Manifesto Fashion Show, 800 Show, Shanghai, China                                                                      
2018       Distanceless Society, Stefano Boeri Architetti Shanghai, China
           Dancing Inspiration, New Gallery of Art, Shanghai, China

Press & Media:

2025      As Fleeting as Dew and Lightning: Kexuan Zhao’s Firts Solo EXhibition Review, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art.
          https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/zhao-s-first-solo-exhibition/7140
2025      Interview on "Art & Self: The Relationship Between the Two", Herself Channel, Xiaohongshu & WeChat Official Account.
2025      Interview by the “青年 π” Column Team, Tilting Futures WeChat Official Account.
Awards & Honors:

2018-2022  Dean’s BFA Scholarship 
2023       Artwork selected as distinguished honoree by Teachers College, Columbia University and featured on university-wide postcard distribution.










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