About Kexuan Zhao






Kexuan Zhao (b. 2000) is a Chinese artist from Shanghai, currently based in New York City. She received her BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design and subsequently earned her MA in Art Education from Columbia University. She currently works as an art teacher at a New York City public elementary school.

Working with watercolor, digital media, and colored pencils, Zhao's artwork explores Eastern imagery and the transformations of all things in existence. Through religious and historical narratives, as well as personal emotions, her work demonstrates how humans rebuild their vitality when facing life's predicaments. In her future works, she aims to explore more mythological narratives and themes about the origins of life.

Artist’s CV

: kexuanart@gmail.com
: @heirimeng
: +1 9175280328 (US) | +86 13671688522 (China)



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