Zhuo Xiong, born in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2018 with a master’s degree in oil painting. He now resides and works in New York.
His artwork is composed of memories, lineages, and identities of his hometown that were locked and stored away. They recount his personal psychological journey and cultural experiences from his home country in Northern China, his life in Southern China and overseas. Zhuo Xiong draws inspiration from his wandering travels, emphasizing an opposition toward traditional Western oil painting - infusing his observations of every corner of life into the canvas. He aims to express his opposing feelings of reverence and rebellion for traditional painting through his works.
Zhuo recent exhibitions include ‘SURGE’ at London Courtauld Institute of Art, ‘Aesthetic Feast’ group exhibition at La Galleria Mall, ‘Thumb Nails’ group exhibition at the Hockney Gallery, ‘Briser-break down the borders’ at Galerie Joseph and more. His works have been collected by institutions and collectors such as the Guangzhou Asian Games and Baroness Gail Rebuck, a member of the British House of Lords and chair of publishing group Penguin Random House.