Born in Wuhan, 1994, Tao Siqi currently lives and works in Shanghai. She graduated from Hubei Institute of Fine Art, Wuhan with a BA in Painting. Tao’s practice of painting originates from her seeking of metaphors hidden under the surface of an object. The positive and negative aspects of an object intrigue her to explore its emotional undercurrent on the canvas. She speaks through drawings and develops body-based writing. By depicting unusual expressive subjects and signifiers that transcend the original image, she reflects the tension between reality and illusion in her paintings. Through the construction, deconstruction and extension of existed images, her works aim to trigger personal emotional experiences, which is full of her rich, keen, and unique understanding of the era.

Her recent solo exhibitions include: “Trembling” (Fortnight Institute, New York, 2022), “Deep Water” (Clima, Milan, 2022), “Tao Siqi: Tender Thorns” (Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, 2021), “Transient” (chi k11 Art Space, Wuhan, 2015). Recent major group exhibitions include: “F*ck Art: The Body & Its Absence” (Museum of Sex, New York, 2022), “Notes on Ecstatic Unity” (OTP Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2022), “Mouthed Echoes” (Lyles & King, New York, 2022), “Light Palette Through Time and Space—Caochangdi Young Artists Group Exhibition” (Design Spring·Caochangdi Art Life Demonstration Area, Beijing, 2022), “Nine Lives” (Fortnight Institute, New York, 2021), “IMPORT-EXPORT” (IMPORT EXPORT PROJECT, Locarno, 2019), “Right Behind Your Eyes” (Capsule Shanghai, Shanghai, 2019) and others.