b. 1996
non-binary（she/they）
Japan & UK-based Chinese artist.
Axash Siqing Zhang is an artist and researcher working across comparative mythology and anthropology. Her practice spans painting, installation, and narrative systems, constructing speculative cosmologies that reinterpret mythological structures within contemporary contexts.
She received her BA and MA in Fine Art from the University of the Arts London.
She is the recipient of the Gold Prize at the Setouchi International Art & Design Competition (Japan), the Outstanding Artwork Award in "Symbiotic Diversity":Contemporary Art Exhibition in New York and multiple national art awards in China.
Solo Exhibitions & Projects
2026
O Omen! (Solo Project, Curators 100 Program)
China Artists Association, China
Mirage (Solo Exhibition)
Dongjiang Granary Art Space, Huizhou, China
2025
Other Territories (Seven-Artist Project, Solo-oriented Presentation)
Tanghu Art Museum, Wuhan, China
2023
Subtle Accord in Dust (Three-person Exhibition, Conceptual Co-authorship)
Luoge Art Museum, Wuhan, China
2021
False Perception (Solo Exhibition)
Hanyi Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
Setouchi International Art & Design Competition
Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Hall, Takamatsu, Japan
We: Advancing with the Times
Optics Valley Art Museum, Wuhan, China
2024
Plural Symbiosis
RIVAA Gallery, New York, USA
Her Art: Contemporary Chinese Women Artists
Nantong Art Museum, China
Vital Resonance
European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
Virtual Time
Youpin Space, Wuhan, China
Peace Golden Triangle: International Art Exhibition
Laos
2023
Ode to the New Era
Hubei Youth Art Exhibition, China
2022
Wuhan Biennale Parallel Exhibition
Ripples of Weak Water: Awakening of Things
Youth Design 100 (Nomination)
Beijing International Design Week
2020
Graduation Exhibition
Saatchi Gallery, London
Fusion & Experience: Fifty Years
Antwerp City Hall, Belgium
2017
Tate Exchange: Fantasy Technology
Tate Modern, London
Publications
2017 — Ektene: Pre, Amazon CreateSpace, London, UK
2020 — Seasonal Cycle, U17 (Youyaoqi Comics), Beijing, China
Professional Experience (Selected)
2016 | Documentary Director | Beaconsfield Art Gallery
2016 | Artist’s Assistant | Performance *She’s Coming* by Marvin Gaye Chetwynd | Royal Concert Hall
2018 | Contract Illustrator | Netease Lofter
2019 | Stage Design & Art Director | *South and North* | 403 International Arts Center
2020 | Artistic Advisor | Yangtze River Youth E-Sports Skills Competition
2020 | Key Visual Designer | Yangtze River Digital Mutual Entertainment Industry Summit
2021 | Director | Wuhan Designer Salon
2021 | Member | China Artists Association (Wuhan Branch)
2021 | Member | Hubei Calligraphy and Painting Research Association
2021 | Curator | Yangzhou OCT Fantasy City Art Season
2022 | Stage Set Participant & Actor | Film *The Sea of Flowers in May*
2023 | Lecturer | Book Talk on *Six Lectures on Loneliness* by Chiang Hsun
2023 | Poster Designer & Jury Member | World Children’s Painting Peace International Art Exhibition
2023 | Moderator & Speaker | ZTE Cruise Postdoctoral Art Salon
2023 | Artwork *Mirage: Beautiful Sea* Collected by Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Fukuoka
2024 | Poster Designer & Deputy Leader | *Peaceful Golden Triangle: International Art Exhibition*
2024 | Key Visual Designer | Wuchang Story Musical & Poetry Event
2024 | Guest Speaker | Youth Beacon Cloud Sharing Meeting | China Postdoctoral Association
2024 | Art Critic & Curatorial Participant | Goose Art Gallery *Colorful Dust: Zhang Jie’s Works Exhibition*
2025 | Member | Hubei Artists Association
2026 | Young Artist Rep | *Zhuohua: Contemporary Female Artists Exhibition*
2026 | Chief Fashion Designer | “The Voice of Art”; Founder of the “Intangible Heritage Punk” brand
2026 | Author | *Chronicles of Divine Shadows: Research on Ancient Mythology and New Century Culture and Art*
