ZHANG KAIQI

1967 Born in Beijing, China.

1992 Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts in the National Academy of Fine Arts of China.

2002 Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts in the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.

Master’s Degree of the Multi-Media Department of Institute of Design of Milan

Currently lives and works in Beijing.


Selected Solo Exhibitions:


2010 I Love you – New Works of 2010, Dialogue Space, Beijing, China.

2009 Double Image – Dialogue Space, Beijing, China.

2004 Transport – Milan, Italy.

2003 Zhang Qikai – White Project, Gallery Marconi, Cupra Marittima (AP), Italy.
2003 The Internazionale, Placentia Gallery, Italy.
2003 Zhang Qikai – Works & Installation, Genoa, Italy.

2002 Waiting, Pianissimo Contemporary Art, Milan.
2001 Zhang Qikai’s Art, Contemporary Art Museum of Genoa, Italy.

2000 Mind the Gap, Gallery of Art Institute of Muenchen, Germany.
2000 In the time,In the space, Pianissimo – Contemporary Art, Milan .

1998 Studio Casoli, Milan.


Selected Group Exhibitions:


2010 Negotiations – The second Today’s Documents, Today Art Museum, Beijing China.

2010 CIGE International Gallery Exposition, Beijing, China.

2010 The First 798 Multimedia Art Festival, Beijing, China.

2009 Three on the Road, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong.

2009 The Fifth Cultural&Arts Festival of Songzhuang, China.

2009 Conspiracy, Multimedia Porfermance Art Exhibition, Other Gallery, Beijing, China.

2008 Transformed City, Space DA, 798, Beijing, China.

2008 10th May, Base of Chinese characters, Huan Tie First Line, Beijing, China.

2008 Telltale Paintings, Dialogue Space, Beijing, China.

2007 Art Beijing, Beijing, China.

2007 Shang Hai Art Fair, Shanghai, China.

2007 Contemporary Chinese Art, Contemporary Art Museum of Italy.

2007 Lift, Huan Tie First Line, Beijing, China.

2006 Beijing/Background – 3rd Dashanzi International Art Festival 2006, Beijing, China.

2006 Orient, foundation Mudima, Milan, Italy.
2006 Contemporary Chinese Art, La Bertesca Gallery – Masnata, Genoa, Italy.
2006 International artist’s symposium XYZ 2006, Austria.
2006 Light on Chinart Generation, Palazzo Capponi, Firenze, Italy.

2004 38 in Latitude, Representative of Chinese artists in the Contemporary Art Exhibition of the 28th Olympics, Athens, Greece.

2004 Mythology and Reality – General View of Oriental Art, Foundation Micheti, Italy.

2003 Prague Biennale 1. Prague.
2003 Free International Forum, Bolognano, Pescara, Italy.
2003 Hotel Pupik 03 second presentation, Schrattenberg, Scheifling, Austria.
2003 Contemporary Art in Europe, Genoa, Italy.

2003 Mixed Forests, Milan, Italy.

2003 Bolognia Art Fair,Bolognia, Italy.

2002 Periscopio 2002, Gallery of the Palace Stelline, Milan, Italy.

2003 Last Minute – tending to the eternal destination, Ex Hospital of Soave, Codogno, Italy.

2003 Miart, The International Art of Contemporary, Milan, Italy.

2003  Small Brother, National Art Gallery, Albania.

2001 Le Domaine de Kerguehennec, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Bretagne, France.
2001 Labyrinth, Biennale of Contemporary Arts of Asia, Genoa, Italy.

2001 Artissima International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Torino, Italy.

2000 N.U.N.C, Ex – Hospitalof Soave, Lodi, Italy.
2000 GLOCA, the 21st Century Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

1999 New Art Workshop 2, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg.

1999 Asiart, Biennale of Contemporary Arts, No.1, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Genoa.

1999 Onufri 99, International Contest of Visual Art, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania.

1998 Visual Rave, Humanitarian Society, Milan.

1998 Salon1, Permanent Museum, Milan.

1997 Please, Care of Gallery, Milan.

1996 The Contemporary Chinese Artists in Italy, C.O.E. Institute, Milan, Italy.

1995 Nine of Spring, Medusa Gallery, Ancona, Italy.