Born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, 1967, Zhang Yanzi currently lives and works in Beijing. Graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Zhang got her MFAs in both Chinese Painting and Literature. She works as a Professor, PhD and Postgraduate Supervisor in Central Academy of Fine Arts. Being a Chinese artist with an international reputation, Zhang Yanzi has focused on the field of ink art for more than thirty years. Over years, Zhang Yanzi has been committed to exploring the contemporary transformation of this traditional medium, thus establishing the interdisciplinary research direction of “medicine and art”, integrating traditional Chinese philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine and psychology along with other fields. Her artworks have also been widely recognized by society and the public. Her unique feature in creation lies in her use of the highly recognizable ink to broaden the expression boundaries of ink art, exploring the integration of various new media in ink art, since she has always centered around questioning life and existence. She has applied the unique sensitivity and talent of women to the conceptual expression of her work.

Her recent solo exhibitions include: “The Dangerous Balance” (Gallery of Women’s Alliance for Democracy, Paris, 2023), “Zhang Yanzi: Where the Heart Is” (Galerie Ora-Ora, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong, 2021), “Hormones” (The Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne, 2019), “A Quest for Wellness” (Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 2018), “A Quest for Healing” (Surgeons’ Hall Museums, Edinburgh, 2018), “Essence” (Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, Hong Kong, 2016), “THE REMEDY” (PAN, Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli, Naples, 2014), “The Remedy” (Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2013), “Walk While Stepping on the Gauze” (Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010). Besides, her works have been included in the collections of the National Art Museum of China, M+ Museum, CAFA Art Museum, Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet, the Sigg Collection, Museo Belliniano and and private collections.