Zhou Lina was born in an unnamed western Chinese village. She spent the majority of her childhood in technical schools. She also spent her youth travelling about Beijing as an apprentice in Chinese painting. The apprenticeship lasted five years until she moved to Japan in 2019 and was accepted two years later to the prestigious Musashino Art University (武蔵野美術大学) to study Japanese painting. Only then did she embark on her genuine artistic career. She is currently working on Japanese paintings that blend symbolism, expressionism, and Chinese freehand techniques. Her paintings mostly depict feminine figures, emphasising the complexities of the spiritual world.
Award-winning:
June 2023. 第47回国際美術大賞展 (The 47th International Art Awards Exhibition), 新人賞 (Newcomer Award). 東京都美術館 (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum), Japan.September 2023. 第58回神奈川県美術展 (The 58th Kanagawa Art Exhibition), 入選 (Finalist). 横浜県民ギャラリー (Yokohama Civic Art Gallery), Japan.
Individual and Group Exhibitions:
November 2022. Group exhibition, 「五里霧中」 (Gorimuchuu)｣アジギャラリー (Aji Gallery), Japan.July 2023. Group exhibition, 五美術大学交流展「小作品展」(Five Art Universities Exchange Exhibition “Small Works Exhibition”), Gallery NIW, Japan.July 2023. Group exhibition,「HUXI」DESIGN FESTA GALLERY, Japan.September 2023. Group exhibition,「つなぐ展」(Connecting Exhibition), コート・ギャラリー国立 (Court Gallery Kunitachi), Japan.August 2023. HOTサンダルプロジェクト作品展覧会 (HOT Sandals Project Exhibition), title: 未来の収穫祭 (Future Harvesting Festival), 丸亀市生涯学習センターギャラリー (1F) (Marugame City Lifelong Learning Center Gallery [1st Floor]), Japan.
Art Residencies:
2023. 丸亀・小手島にて3週間の滞在制作 (3 weeks stay in Marugame/Oteshima), Japan.
