XINYAN ZHANG

Zhang Xinyan is one of the most representative young talents in contemporary painting. She was born in China in 1991 and currently lives and works in Berlin. She studied at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe in Germany (2019-2020) and at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Italy (2017).

Xinyan depicts realism in a romantic way. She engages in a dialog between post-expressionism from Western art history, traditional Chinese painting, real news events and realistic themes. Her artistic practice involves the use of fragments and mixed media to explore the “weaknesses of human nature” and the “common living condition of human nature”, which are influenced by popular culture. In her works, Xinyan depicts various states of humanity and symbolizes the decay and fragmentation of the modern human psyche through the depiction of “victims”. As a humanitarian artist, she focuses on the vulnerable positions of women and children in society.

Her solo exhibitions include: Braun Falco Galerie，Munich (2024) ; Upsilon Gallery, New York (2024); De Sarthe Gallery, Scottsdale (2024); Bonian Space, Beijing (2023); De Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong (2023); Bauschaustelle Düsseldorf e.V., Düsseldorf (2022); Frauenmuseum Bonn, Bonn (2022) and others.
Her recent group exhibitions include: De Sarthe Gallery, HongKong (2025); Yuan Museum ,Beijing (2025);Plain Gallery, Milan (2024); River Art Gallery (2024); Künstlerhaus Sootborn, Hamburg (2024); Galerie 1565, Hamburg (2023); Artual Gallery, Lebanon (2022); Fangyuan Art Gallery, Beijing (2022); Galerie Bodenseekreis, Germany (2022); Art Factory HB 55, Berlin (2022); Ultramontane Gallery, Hangzhou (2022); BBK Karlsruhe, Germany (2022).
Xinyan has been nominated for several art awards in Germany, including the 7th Eb-Dietzsch-Kunstpreis, the Förderpreis Jung + Gegenständlich 2022 in Bodenseekreis, the Bottrop Art Award in Bottrop, the V. Rothe & R. Hendricks Künstlerpreis in Bonn and the Baustelle Schaustelle Art Award in Düsseldorf.