Happy New Year!

Edinburgh Hogmanay firework: Ink and acrylic on Chinese paper - Chi Zhang in 2016

Sky TV Landscape Artist of the Year

See below for clips of Chi Zhang join Sky TV Landscape Artist of the Year 2015.

Chi Zhang in Landscape artist of the Year 2015

Landscape artist of the Year 2015 start today 8pm Sky TV. My episode will be shown on Tuesday 10th November.

As the only artist using Chinese media the challenge is there!

National Museums Scotland Ming Exhibition Trailer

National Museums Scotland commissioned my calligraphy in Ming Exhibition Trailer,
click here:

Ming: The Golden Empire from National Museums Scotland on Vimeo.

Calligraphy Demonstration for Ming Exhibition

I have been working on a calligraphy demonstration video project for Ming exhibition in National Museums Scotland. Exhibition start Friday 27 June.

Chinese Calligraphy in Amsterdam

Recently Chi Zhang been commissioned to create the Chinese calligraphy for Ming exhibition in Amsterdam. From 5 October 2013 to 2 February 2014, De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam present Ming: Emperors, Artists and Merchants in Ancient China. This exhibition tells the story of China’s Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

‘The East West Road’ drawing event

Hot on the heels of representing the UK at 2nd He Shun International Art Festival, China, Scottish artist Kate Downie set up her drawing board in Glasgow’s Chinatown with Chinese artist Chi Zhang.
While capturing the atmosphere of this unique corner of the city, a place where the East meets Glasgow, Kate and Chi compared their art styles and how different European drawing is to traditional Chinese ink painting.

Using the studies created in Chinatown, Kate will create ‘The East West Road’, a large-scale depiction of Chinatown drawn directly on to the walls of the RGI Kelly Gallery.

We invite you to participate in creating this unique work by coming along to live drawing events on

Friday 23rd August, 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 24th August, 10am – 1pm

Free event. No need to book.

http://www.royalglasgowinstitute.org/category/news-2/

Exhibition in Culross opening this Saturday

My Scottish landscape ink paintings will be exhibited in Mercat gallery in Culross. Open 7 days 12.00 - 5.00pm, 4 - 17 May. Address: The cross, Culross, Fife, KY12 8HT All welcome!

Sole exhibition in Glasgow

'To Scotland with Love - Ink Paintings of Chi Zhang'

'My paintings focus on the Scottish landscape and encapsulate the essence of the surroundings. I do this using traditional Chinese materials and techniques, exploiting the rich effects created by the interaction of brush, ink, water and paper, and contrasting delicate line with patches of ink and colour. I am delighted to be exhibiting at Skypark and hope that people on-site will be inspired by art in the workplace.'

Chi's work will be on show to the end of April in Skypark 1.

Chi Zhang Artworks at RSA

For the second year in a row, the Confucius Institute`s Chinese calligraphy and brush painting teacher, Chi Zhang, MSC BA, has had one of his Chinese artworks selected for the prestigious Visual Arts Scotland 2013 Annual Exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy.

His brush painting entitled `January` is a Scottish contemporary scene created using Chinese brush painting techniques. This popular exhibition is FREE and will run from Friday 1st till 25th March 2013 in the RSA Lower Galleries, The Mound, Edinburgh. Chi Zhang will be in the gallery on Saturday 2nd March from 1pm-3pm.