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      Jingyi Zhang is a New York– and Beijing-based artist who earned her M.A. in Film and Media Studies (Emergent Media track) from Columbia University. Her practice spans photography, moving images, and interactive design, with a particular focus on metaphors embedded in natural objects.
Her work has been exhibited internationally in the United States, China, Japan, and Brazil, at venues including Yachang Art Center, Yan Art Gallery, Moon Gallery & Studio, Brooklyn Art Cave, The Peripheral Experiment, and Flowing Space Gallery.
Zhang has received multiple honors, including the Young Talent Award at the 5th International Photo Festival Olten (IPFO), Photoville4600,shortlisted for the Visual Art Open 2025 (VAO), the Third Place in the All About Photo Contest and AAP Magazine #50 “Shapes”, and the Merit Prize in the “Abstract” Photography Competition organized by the National Photographic Society.


AWARDS
  • Merit Prize, NAT Photo Society — 2025 ABSTRACT WINNERS PHOTOGRAPHY(June 2025).
  • Young Talent Award, “PHOTOVILLE4600” Photo Competition, IPFO 2025, Olten, Switzerland (August 2025).
  • Shortlist Award, Visual Art Open 2025 (VAO)(July 2025).
  • Third Place Award, All About Photo Contest,#50 “Shapes”, AAP Magazine(August 2025).
  • TOP 10 Winners, June&July Photo Contest, Photogenic Mind(July 2025)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
  • "The 27" – Landscape Exhibition, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, USA (Aug 2025)
  • Echos of Culture, Monad NYC, New York, NY, USA (Aug 2025)
  • Warehouse Market – New York Edition, New York, NY (July 2025)
  • Stillness, Allora Gallery, Online Exhibition (July 2025)
  • Sky & Water, Praxis Gallery, St. Paul, MN, USA (July 2025)
  • Panoramas Exhibition, Echos Studio Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil (July 2025)
  • Summertime Novel, Moon Gallery & Studio, Tokyo, Japan (July 2025)
  • SQUARE  XVIII, Decode Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2025, 07, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA (July 2025)
  • Still Echoing – "Vacuum World", Flowing Space Gallery, New York, NY, USA (June 2025)
  • Dialogue: Tree — Circular Ground × Naturally Occurring, Lingliang Farm, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China (June 2025)
  • Red Zone Underground Art Exhibition – "Vacuum World", Gate of Nine Dragons, Beijing, China (June 2025)
  • The Portal of Nature – "Vacuum World", Brooklyn Art Cave, New York, NY, USA (May 2025)
  • Tranquillum – "Yonghe Temple", Gallerium, Online Exhibition (May 2025)
  • The Peripheral Experiment – "Yugua Island", Dongbuzhou, China (May 2025)
  • Planting Verses Where the Wind Pauses, Yan Art Gallery, Hainan, China (May 2025)
  • A World in Suspension, No. 103, Wulin New Village, Hangzhou, China (May 2025)
  • Film & Media Studies Academic Conference, Columbia University, Lenfest Center for the Arts, New York, NY, USA (Feb 2025)
  • Fictional Landscape – Group Photography Exhibition, Yachang Art Center, Beijing, China (Apr 2024)

PUBLICATIONS & PRESS 
  • “Analysis of Appearance Anxiety from the Perspective of Pseudo Environment”, Education and Media Studies, no.5 (2022), pp. 84–86
  • “The Fragmented Narrative of Immersive Theatre: A Case Study of Sleep No More”, IEMSS 2023, Seoul, South Korea
  • The 27 – Limited Edition Fine Art Book, A Smith Gallery (July 2025)
  • Artist Interview, Curatory Magazine, Issue #5 (July 2025)
  • Artist Interview, ART MAKER Magazine, Issue #1 (July 2025)
  • Photography Feature, Visual Poetry Journal, Issue #3 (July 2025)
  • Jingyi Zhang Feature – Still Human Edition, Negatives Mag (June 2025)
  • “Oasis”, DIVIDE MAGAZINE, Issue #14 (June 2025)
  • Vacuum World, DEREAL MAGAZINE (April 2025)
  • “Applying ‘Exam-Oriented Mindset’ for Newcomers in the Artist Workplace”, COSMOPOLITAN China, no. 2 (2023), pp. 109–114
  • “The Indescribable Canal: Beijing Grand Canal Museum”, TOURISM, no. 3 (2024), pp. 40–47
  • “Meet Jingyi Zhang”, Canvas Rebel Magazine (March 2025)
  • “Daily Inspiration: Meet Jingyi Zhang”, Voyage LA (May 2025)

CONTACT
Email: jingyizhang145@gmail.com
Instagram: jingyi_rainmz