ZENG Han

Artist，Photographer & Independent Curator

1974, Born in Guangdong,China. 
1997, BA in International Journalism, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
2009, Photo Global, Artist residency program, School of Visaul Arts, New York, U.S.A.
1997-2005，Was the editor and photographer of Golden Age Magazine, New Express, 21st Century Business Herald,City Pictorial Magazine.
2005-2008, Was the Director of photography at City Pictorial Magazine.
2017, Was the member of the Curator Committee of China Photographers Association.
2017,Was the expert curator of Guangdong Art Museum.

Solo Exhibitions:
2021, Song Hui Zong’s Pine, Shang He Yuan, Ningbo, China;
2019, Real Shanshui, the 15tn Lianzhou International Photography Exhibition, Lianzhou, China;
2019, AMERICATOWN @ LONG DONG, Star Art Space, Guangzhou, China;
2017, Shanshui Strategy, Light Gallery, Hangzhou, China;
2014, Trouble in Paradise/ Cool Shanshui, The Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, U.S.A;
2013, On the Road:Route66 X G318, Times Art Center, Guangzhou, China;
2010, Soul Stealer+Cool Shanshui,456 Gallery,New York,U.S.A;
2008, Soul Stealer, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China;
2007, Post-Documentary, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China;
2006, Soul Stealer, the 2nd Lianzhou International Photography Exhibition, Lianzhou, China;
2005, World·Relic, Mingyuan Art Center, Shanghai, China;

Group Exhibitions:
2022，“Chinese Famous Photographer Famous Work Exhibition”, 1st Chengdu International Photo Festival, Chengdu,China;
2022，“Song Rhyme Trace”3rd Art Scene of West Lake Photo Exhibition, Gongwang Art Museum,
Hangzhou;
2022，“Image as Memory”,Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan,China;
2022，“Tao Yuanming-photography as a way”, Banri Art Museum, Shantou;
2022，“Renew - A Recent Survey in Chinese Contemporary Photography”，Eli Klein Gallery，New York；
2021，Resonance-A Tribute to Robert Frank, Three Shadows Art Center,China;
2020，“The Right to Silence: Asia”, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York，U.S.A
2020，Encounter, Shanghai International Photography Festival, Shanghai,China;
2019, Crossover-the Experience of Intersection, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan,China;
2019，70th MICHETTI AWARD “CROSSING, BETWEEN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY. Contemporary artists in comparison ”，MICHETTI MUSEUM，Francavilla Al Mare, Italy;
2019，CONCRETE CHINA, RAIBAUDI WANG Gallery,Paris, France;
2018, Hyperspace Image, Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai;
2018, Art of the Mountain Through the Chinese Photographer’s Lens, China Institute Gallery, New York, U.S.A
2017, Shifting Mountains and Still Water, 2017 Lishui International Photograghy Festival, Lishui, China;
2016, The 3rd Exhibition of contemporary Ink Works:Disguised Form-Ink Paintings’Dimension, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou;
2016, Chinese Whispers: Recent Art From the Sigg and M+ Sigg Collections, Kunstmuseum Bern and Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland;
2016, Daegu Photo Biennale 2016, Daegu, Korea
2015, Beyond Image-Laboratory of Light, Hubei Art Museum , Wuhan,China;
2015, The 2nd Three Shadows Experimental Image Open Exhibition, Beijing,China;
2013, The 5th BI-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, Shenzhen, China;
2012, Xishuangbanna International Photograghy Festival,Xishuangbanna,China;
2011, Top 20 Chinese New Contemporary Photographer Exhibition, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou;
2011, China Now! Nina Torres Fine Art gallery, Miami, U.S.A;
2010, WATW:Photography from China and the Netherlands, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou;
2009, Photo Global:New Releases2009, School of Visaul Arts Gallery, New York, U.S.A;
2009, WoW: Emergent Media Phenomenon exhibition, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, U.S.A;
2008, Photography from China 1934-2008, the 12th International Biennial of Photography and Photo- related Art, Houston, U.S.A
2008, The 2nd Internationales Fotografiefestival F/Stop, Leipzig, Germany;
2008, The 7th International Festival of Photography, Lodz，Poland;
2008, The “Avatar”exhibition, The Australian Centre For Photography, Sydney, Austrlia;
2008, Guangzhou Station-Special Exhibition Contemporary Art of Guangdong, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China;
2007, The 1st Paris International Biennial Photography Exhibition, Paris, France;
2007, CHINA in Siegen art exhibition, Siegen, Germany;
2007, Dragon's reform:Contemporary photography exhibition, ChinaSquare , New York, U.S.A;
2007, 2007 Beijing 798 Art Festival, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China;
2006, Guangzhou-Cantonese Artists in the Sigg Collection, Bern Art Gallery, Bern, Switzerland;
2005, Future Archeology: the 2nd Chinese Art Triennial Exhibition, Nanjing Mesuem, Nanjing, China;
2005, City·Recurrance: Guangzhou International Biennial Photography Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China;
2002, Image Exhibition of 11 Southern Photographers, the 2nd Pingyao International Photograghy Festival, Pingyao, China;
2000, Post Generation and New Century: Art Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum,Guangzhou, China.

Curated Exhibitions: 
2021, JIMEI×ARLES Discovery Award 2021, JIMEI×ARLES International Photo Festival 2021,Xiamen,China;
2020, Raging Waves: Research Exhibition Image Collection of GDMoA(1980-2020), Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China;
2019, with / against the flow. Contemporary Photographic Interventions
, Museum of Contemporary Art Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangzhou, China;
2017, Guangzhou Image Triennial 2017, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China;
2013, 1st Beijing Photo Biennial, China Millennium Monument, Beijing, China;
2013, The Birdy: Maleonn’s 10 Years Retrospective in Art, Art Center, Guangzhou, China;
2012, Singapore International Photo Festival 2012, Singapore
2012, The 2012 4rd Dali International Photography Festival, Dali, China;
2012, Next Kunst.Licht Group exhibition, Kunst.Licht Photo Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
2011, Mirror of Mind,On The Road: five photographer exhibition, The 2011 3rd Dali International Photography Festival, Dali, China;
2010, CHINESCAPE: Contemporary Chinese Landscape Photography Exhibition,Times Museum, Guangzhou, China;
2010, Playground: Maleonn&Liu Ren Photography Exhibition, Fun2 Mall,Shenzhen, China;
2006, 318 National Route:Luo Dan solo exhinbiton; Dark Corner:Feng Li solo exhibition; Togather:A Dou solo exhibition, the 2nd Lianzhou International Photograghy Festival, Lianzhou, China;
2005, self·hood:the United Photography Exhibition of Chinese New Generation and Lost City:the United Photography Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Scenary ,the 1st Lianzhou International Photography Exhibition, Lianzhou, China;
2002, Invisible City : photography exhibition, Star Photography Gallery, Shanghai,China;

Award:
2005, The Best curator Award of The 1st Lianzhou International Photography Festival.
2006, The Best China Youth Photographer of the year Award;
2009, Nomination for the KLM Paul Huf Award;
2010, Nomination for the 2nd Three Shadows Photography Award;
2011, The Best curator Award of The 2011 3rd Dali International Photography Festival;
2011, Top 20 Chinese New Contemporary Photographer Award；
2011, Nomination for 3rd GD4 PhotoArt Competition 2011/12
2016, Nomination for the seventh edition of the Prix Pictet photography prize;
2020, The Excellent Chinese Landscape Photographer Award;
2020, Nomination for the 7th HOU DENGKE Documentary Photography Award;

Public Collections:
2018, Real Shanshui, collected by Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan;
2018，The Study of the Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains Mount, collected by Duolun Art Museum, Shanghai;
2015，World•Relic, collected by M+ Art Museum,Hongkong
2007，Soul Stealer ,World•Relic, Dizzy City, etc, collected by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada;
2007，Soul Stealer , Dizzy City, collected by Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China.

Publications:
2009, Soul Stealer ,Published by Timezone 8(ISBN 9789881752109)；
2013, US ROUTE 66, Published by Authentic Vision(HK) Limited (ISBN 9789881694362)；
2018，Chinese Contemporary Photographer: ZENG HAN，Published by Zhejiang Photographic Press (ISBN 9787551422260)