Moving from her hometown of Chengdu to Los Angeles, Tianyue Zhong (b. 1994) merges fragments of presence and recollection into her abstract paintings. Her work draws from the energy captured in personal photographs—a process that evolves into a series of collages and drawings. Here, the practice develops its own pulse, becoming a fixation on a singular image that reveals her intuitive decision-making over time. While the final outcomes drift from their original references, they remain mysteriously suspended. By returning to the same images and themes, Zhong pushes repetition to its limit—an investigative process that reveals the true core of her work: embodiment.
Zhong received an MA in painting from Royal College of Art in 2020 and a BA in Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018.
Solo
2025 Between Earth and Tide, LBF Contemporary, London |
2024 Melting Mute, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm |
2023 Pause, Arise, Mou Projects, Hong Kong |
Duo Exhibition
2023 To Cut A Thread, Long Story Short, New York |
2022 A Momentary Playground, Long Story Short, Los Angeles |
Selected Group Shows
2026 Between Matter and Illuminations, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York |
2025 Modèle Vivant, A project by Jack Siebert, Los Angeles |
2024 Pale Fire, Paris, LBF Contemporary |
Blue Hour, Phillips X in NYC, curated by Joan Tucker |
Super Community/ Super Crowds, Tank Shanghai |
And still I may, Workplace, London |
Phantasmagoria, LBF Contemporary, London |
Loyal @ El Royale, Loyal Gallery, Los Angeles |
Metamorfosi, F2T Gallery, Milan |
2023 West Bund Art & Design presented by Mou Projects, Shanghai |
Nouvelle Vague, LBF Contemporary, London |
The Consolation of Clinamen, Tabula Rasa, Beijing |
Pressing the ear against the ground I could hear the far galloping coming near, curated by Samuele Visentin, London |
Sprout, Stems Gallery, Brussels |
2022 Breaking News, Long Story Short, Paris |
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, Yuan Museum, Beijing |
Residency
2025 La Bastide de Laurence Residency, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Provence, France