Education
2001 Master of Architecture, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
1999 Bachelor of Architecture, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Professional and Academic Experience
2011 Queens Museum of Art, New Yorker Photography Workshop, Instructor, New York
The College of Architecture, Visiting Critic of Contemporary Design Seminar Kansas State University,
Planning & Design, Manhattan, Kansas
2009 Parsons School for Design, Visiting Professor, New York, New York
Solo Exhibitions
2021 | Aged Innocence, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY |
2020 | The Beginning - Chambre 07, Quartier du Chateau Vienux, Aubenas, France |
2019 | Silueta - Galerie du Tableau, Marseille, France |
2018 | The Eye is not Satisfied with Seeing - Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY |
2015 | Between Destinations - 2015 Lianzhou International Foto Festival, Lianzhou |
2014 | Hai Zhang: Everywhere, Nowhere - Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY |
2013 | Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost - Galerie Voies Off, Arles, France (Part of |
Marseille Provence 2013 European Capital of Culture) | |
Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost - Galerie du Tableau, Marseille, France | |
Unintended Homecoming - Galerie Voies Off, Arles, France | |
2012 | Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost - 2012 Bursa International Photography Festival, Bursa, Turkey |
My Goal is Never Ending - 2012 Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China | |
2007 | Story Telling – A personal gathering time - Chang Gallery, Kansas State University, Kansas |
Group Exhibitions
2015 | 20 Years of Voies Off - Galerie Voies Off, Arles, France |
Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost & Awaiting the Rain - the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, New York, NY | |
Sweet Seed & New York, New York - New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY | |
Border Area - the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Museum and Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia | |
2014 | Unintended Homecoming - Slick Attitude Art Fair, Paris, France |
Unintended Homecoming - Galerie Binomein, Paris, Francr | |
Group Exhibition at Hôtel de Luppé, Fondation Carmignac, Arles, France | |
Raising the Temperature, Art in Environmental Reactions - Queens Museum, New York, NY | |
New York Eden - Luise Ross Gallery, New York | |
2013 |
Contemporary Documentary Photography in the Ever-Changing Chinese landscape – Three Visions: Lu Guang, Muge, Zhang Hai, Chobi Mela VII - International Photography Festival in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Shipakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost in Come Again! Seen-Unseen - Galeri Bu, Istanbul, Turkey | |
Borderland in the Russian Moment Expedition G20 - the Russian Museum, Saint. Petersburg, Russia | |
Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost - Vivacom Art Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
2012 | America Through a Chinese Lens - Museum of Chinese in America, New York |
Great Photographs - Luise Ross Gallery, New York | |
2011 | Southern Memories: Part 2 - SlowExposures Photography Festival, Molena, Georgia |
2010 | Southern Memories: Part 1 - SlowExposures Photography Festival, Molena, Georgia |
2010 Valorate, VIII Colectiva de Arte - San Jose Historical Customs House, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
2009 | The 13th Annual Friends Without a Border’s Photography Exhibition & Auction - Metropolitan Pavilion, New York |
The 1st Friends Without a Border Annual Los Angeles Exhibition & Auction - Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, California | |
East | West - D3 Space for Culture and Art, Brooklyn, New York | |
2008 | Meditation in Contemporary Chinese Landscape - Godwin-Ternbach Museum of Queens College, Queens, New York |
To Kill a Mockingbird, 2008 China Shandong International Contemporary Photography Biennial - Museum of Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, Shandong province, China | |
2007 | By Pass – Pass By - Shenzhen/Hong Kong Bi-City Biennial 2007, Jingse Gallery, Chongqing, China |
Story Board - Amerasia Bank Gallery, Queens, New York | |
2006 | Beyond Measure - New York Taipei Cultural Center, New York, New York |
Untitled from To Kill a Mockingbird Series - SohoPhoto National Photography Competition, SohoPhoto Gallery, New York, New York | |
2005 | Aphasia - 15th Annual Exhibition of Asian American Arts Centre, Asian American Arts Centre, New York, New York |
2004 | In Situ - Exhibition Hall of Chelsea Hotel, New York, New York |
Selected Public Talks & Lectures
2018 | Three Projects – Conversation with Ryan Wong, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, New York, NY |
2014 | Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost & Awaiting the Rain - Queens Museum, New York, New York |
2013 | Contemporary Documentary Photography in the Ever-Changing Chinese Landscape – Three Visions, Chobi Mela VII International Photography Festival in Bangladesh, Dhaka Edward M. Kennedy Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
2012 | Sin Titulo, Photographic Exploration through Cultures - College of Architecture + the Arts, Florida International University |
Chinese Photography in Two Generations, Li Zhensheng and Hai Zhang with Robert Pledge, Director of Contact Press Images - 2012 Bursa International Photography Festival | |
Artist Talks in Conjunction with America through a Chinese Lens, Arthur Ou, Hai Zhang, and Julie Quon with Christopher Phillips, Curator of ICP - the Museum of Chinese in America | |
Unintended Homecoming - Galerie Voies Off, Arles, France | |
2012 | Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost - 2012 Bursa International Photography Festival, Bursa, Turkey |
My Goal is Never Ending - 2012 Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China | |
2011 | Water, Culture and Climate Change – A view of people’s transforming relationship with the Yangtze River - Arnhold Hall, The New School University, New York, New York |
A Photographic Exploration of Rising Chinese Urban Space through People, photographs of China 2008-2011 - Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY | |
Journey of Others - Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts, Beijing, China | |
2010 | Moving-out & Living-in - photographs and short film from the project New Demand for People’s Housing - India China Institute, The New School University, New York, New York |
Moving-out & Living-in - Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York | |
Designing Sustainable Cities for China - Asia Society, New York, New York | |
2009 | waiting the Rain - Shanghai Hongfang Arts Center, Shanghai, China |
2007 | Story Telling – A personal gathering time - Chang Gallery, Kansas State University, Kansas |
2006 | Queens Arts Connection - Queens Museum of Arts, Queens, New York |
2005 | Aphasia - Asian American Arts Center, New York, New York |
Awards & Grants
2016 | Abigail Cohen Fellowship for Documentary Photography, nomination, Asia Societyand Magnum Foundation, New York, New York |
2014 | Unintended Homecoming Best Photobook Dummies, 2014 Kassel International Photobook Dummy Awards, Kassel, Germany |
2013 | Deutsche Borse Photography Prize, nomination 2014 |
2010 | Under the Glory of Shanghai 2010 Expo, Honorable Mention in Professional Editorial Category, International Photography Awards, New York, New York |
Artist-in-Residence, Monte Azul Center of Art and Design, Costa Rica | |
2009 | Rafael Vinoly Architecture Research, Fellowship, New York, New York |
2008 | Monte Azul Center of Art and Design, Artist-in-Residence, Costa Rica |
PUBLIC COLLECTION
To Kill a Mockingbird – The Library of Congress, Washington, DC
The Eye is not Satisfied with Seeing - The Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Untitled – The Asian American Art Centre, New York, NY