Zhuang Hong Yi uses traditional Chinese materials to create pieces referencing Western Impressionism, combining a reflection on his own cultural heritage with the influence of two decades in Holland.

A Chinese contemporary artist who has impressed audiences worldwide with his unique artistic style, Zhuang Hong Yi creates works which represent beauty, sophistication, and perfection while demonstrating a strong Chinese influence in the choice of materials, colors, themes, and forms.

The seamless and graceful blend of Chinese and Western cultural influences in Zhuang Hong Yi's work reflects his upbringing and education in China followed by years of European experience and inspiration since his move to the Netherlands in 1990, where he has settled with his artist wife, Luluo. Even after decades of living in Europe, Zhuang Hong Yi maintains a studio in Beijing, where he returns a few times each year to work, collecting new materials and inspirations.

Zhuang Hong Yi creates large-scale fields of petals on canvas by manipulating thousands of rice paper flowers and combining them with monochromatic or polychromatic layers of acrylic and oil paint. From a distance, the observer can admire the resulting swaths of color, but from a closer vantage point the meticulous twisted paper flowers and layers of paint take center stage. These three-dimensional works are unique expressions of the combination of two different cultures: Chinese materials paired with elements of Western Impressionism.

He has collaborated with the Liquid art system since 2011.

Solo exibitions

2020

"This is the day I meet Zhuang Hong Yi", Liquid art system, Capri

2019

Museum Black Tulip, Lisse, Netherlands
Museum Pinakothek der Moderna, Munich, Germany

2018

Ulm Museum, Ulm, Germany
HOFA Gallery, London, UK

2017

• The Unit Gallery, London, England

2015

• The Unit Gallery, London, England

2014

• Hua Gallery, London, England
• Absolute Art gallery, Knokke, Belgium
• Etienne Gallery, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands

2013

• Galerie zur grünen Tür, Uznach SG, Switzerland
• Found museum, BeiJing, China
• Gallery Lesile Smith, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• M-House, ShangHai, China
• Museum de oude wolden, Groningen, The Netherlands
• White Room Art System, Capri, Italy

2012

• Gallery Leslie Smith, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Gallery Terminus, Munchen, Germany

2011

• Seasons Gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands

2010

• Robinsons Art Gallery, Knokke Zoute, Belgium
• Museum Zoetermeer, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
• Gallerie Ralph Schreiber, Köln, Germany
• Keszler Gallery, N.Y, USA

2009

• Seasons Gallery, Den Haag, The Netherlands
• C Space Gallery, Beijing, China
• Gallery Ralph Schreiber, Dusseldorf, Germany
• Gallery Roger Katwijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Houses of Art, Marbella, Spain
• Gallerie Ralph Schreiber, Köln, Germany

2008

• Gallery Krijger Katwijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Gallery Majke Husstege, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

2007

• Gallery Seasons, Den Haag, The Netherlands
• You Gallery, BeiJing, China
• Osage Gallery, Hong Kong, China
• Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands

2006

• Gallery Willem Kersboom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Gallery Majke Husstege, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

2005

• Gallery Krijger Katwijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Gallery Arti Capeli, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

2004

• Gallery Vrij Academie, Den Haag, The Netherlands
• Gallery Le Besset, St.Jeure d'Andaure, France

2003

• Art Contemporary Century, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
• Gallery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands
• Gallery Arti Capelli, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
• Gallery Le Besset, St.Jeure d'Andaure, France
• Gallery Nanky de Vreeze, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002

• De Boterhal, Hoorn, The Netherlands

2001

• Gallery Cum Laude, Mol, Belgium
• Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
• ProjectHet Traject (with LuLuo):
• Foundation Studio '92, Eext, The Netherlands
• Stedelijk Museum, Zwolle, The Netherlands
• The Centre For Contemporary Art, Deventer, The Netherlands
• OCBK, Zwolle, The Netherlands
• Gallery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands

2000

• Gallery Nanky de Vreeze, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1999

• Gallery Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands
• Foundation de Boer Waalkens, Finsterwolde, The Netherlands

1998

• Gallery Anderwereld, Katuin, Groningen, The Netherlands

1997

• Gallery Anderwereld, Katuin, Groningen, The Netherlands
• Gallery Waalkens, Finsterwolde, The Netherlands
• Gallery Nanky de Vreeze, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Gallery Patrick Gaultier, Quimper, France

1993

• Gallery Waalkens, Finsterwolde, The Netherlands

Group exibitions

2014

• Art 14,London,England
• Art Paris,Paris,France
• Tefaf,Maastricht,The Netherlands
• Art Monaco,Monaco,The Netherlands
• XingJiang Biennial,XingJiang,China
• Fusion convergence-T Museum,HangZhou,China
• Red Sea Gallery,Singapore,Singapore
• Pan,Amsterdam,The Netherlands
• Art Miami,Miami,USA
• Miami scop,Miami,USA

2013

• Tafaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands
• Fine Art Asia fair, HongKong, China
• Venice Biennale the parallel show , Venice, Italy
• Art Fair Chicago, Chicago, USA
• Art Pam Beach, Pam Beach, USA
• Art Miami, Miami, USA

2012

• Art Keulen, Keulen, Germany
• Pan Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Art Miami, Miami, USA
• Etienne Gallery, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands
• Tefaf , Maastricht, The Netherlands

2011

• Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Realisme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2010

• Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• PanAmsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2009

• Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Pan Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Art HongKong, HongKong, China
• Art Basel Scope, Basel, Switzerland
• Art Fair Koln, Koln, Germany
• Gallery Keszler, New York, USA
• Art Hampton's, New York, USA
• Experience/Gorgeous, BeiJing, China
• Keszler Gallery, New York, USA
• Museum Kampen, Kampen, The Netherlands

2008

• Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Pan Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Empty City ShangHai, YuanGong Museum, YuanGong, China
• Art is nothing?, BeiJing 798, Beijing, China

2007

• Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Start from XiNan, GuangZhou Museum, China

2006

• Ticket to Beijing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2005

• Art Amsterdam, Rai Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2003

• Gallery Art & HeThe The Netherlandse, Berlin, Germany
• Group Show in Poland, Gallery EM, The Netherlands
• Gallery Wizytujaka, Warszawa, Poland
• Gallery Miejska ARSENAL w., Poznaniu, Poland
• Gallery Sztuki Wspolczesnej w., Lodzi, Poland
• Salon Sztuki Wspolczesnej w., Bydgosczy, Poland
• Gallery Bielska BWA w., Bielsku, Poland

2002

• Groninger Meuseum, Groningen, The Netherlands

2001

• ChenDu Biennale, ChengDu, China

1999

• Westfries Museum, Hoorn, The Netherlands
• Kunsthal Roterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

1997

• Cow, drowing, day, Stichting de Boer Waalkens, Finsterwolde, The Netherlands