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Kiki Jia Qi Zhen
b. 1996
Chicago, Illinois / Long Beach, California
kiki.jiaqizhen@gmail.com / hellokiki81@gmail.com
www.kikizhen.net
Education
2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
Minor in Sociology
2013
Gallery 37: Advanced Arts Painting & Drawing, Chicago, IL
Residencies / Fellowships
2018
LAUNCH Invitational Residency, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL
Grants / Awards
2024
The Billboard Creative Grant Awardee, The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Convergence: A Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2020
ILYSMArtists Grant Recipient, ILYSM.jpg, New York, NY
Luminarts Cultural Foundation Visual Arts Competition Finalist, Chicago, IL
2019
Gallery 400 Lobby Competition Winner, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Award, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
Talent Tuition Award, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
2018
Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Award, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
Art Academic Excellence Award, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
Talent Tuition Award, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
2016
UIC Semester Art-Fest, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014
All-City Visual Arts, School of the Art Institute at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Exhibitions (solo *)
2024
Garbled Guise: Contemporary Wearable Art, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Perennial Hug, Circle Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Embrace of Madness, Arts In Square, Toronto, ON, (online)
2023
Beyond Borders - Bridge Arts Foundation, San Gabriel, CA
CCAN 2023: 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Center of Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
31st Annual Emerald Coast National Juried Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Niceville, FL
45th Annual Harper College National Juried Exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, IL
35th Annual Juried Exhibition, TRAHC, Texarkana, TX
Emerging Artists 2023, dodomu gallery, Brooklyn, NY (online)
ENCOUNTER: Jason Lazarus x BUDDY x Chicago Cultural Center, Public Installation, Chicago, IL
2022
Convergence: A Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
The Three Faces of Eve, 5 Points Art Gallery & Studio, Milwaukee, WI
The Way Forward, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Art In Place - Kiki Jia Qi Zhen & Miriam Bahena-Cardona Bisby, Public Installation, Chicago, IL
2021
IMPRINTS: PAST & PRESENT, Vacant Museum, (online)
2020
The 2020 Favorite Photo Exhibition, Lenscratch, (online)
F.A.R - Lena Chen, Femme Art Review, (online)
The Long Dream, Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, Chicago, IL
'The Stitching' Wearable Art, 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios, Milwaukee, WI
This is America, 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios, Milwaukee, WI
Let's Face It Virtual, Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA
ART-IN-PLACE, CNL Projects & Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Direct Sunlight, LVL3, Chicago, IL
SLAYSIAN, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
Hold Strong, Circle Contemporary Gallery, Glenview, IL
Recalling Ah-Po Po, 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios, Milwaukee, WI*
Winter Open Call Online Exhibition, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Post Practice, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
OPEN HAND Exhibition, Open Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Scaffold Heads, Gallery 400 Lobby Installation, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago*
Curiosity Wonders: Tshab Her, Kiki Jia Qi Zhen, Jessa Mae Mendiola, Gallery 400 Lobby, Chicago, IL
STOP IT! An International Mail Art Exhibition, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville, NC
Positive/Negative National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
2nd Midwest Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018
Small Works Members' Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
CASE X CASE, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
ONE: Annual Emerging Artists Exhibit, Cleve Carney Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
Transgressions, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), University of Illinois at Chicago
2017
Reunion II, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016
UIC Semester Art-Fest, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
19th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Portraits, JBA Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014
All-City Visual Arts, School of Art Institute at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Curatorial
2019
Post Practice, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
2018
Transgressions: Senior Thesis Exhibition Curatorial Group, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), Chicago, IL
Publications
2024
A Ball Court, Crocodiles Winter Catalog, ilikeyourworkpodcast
Friend of the Artist VOLUME 18
2023
Floorr Magazine EXH 31, South London, United Kingdom
2022
MAAKE MAG, Issue 14, State College, PA
Studio Visit Magazine, STUDIO VISIT Volume. 50, Boston, MA
2021
Ugly Duckling Presse, Emergency INDEX Vol. 9, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Asians In The Arts, Asian American Arts Zine - Vol. 2, https://issuu.com/asianamericanartszine/docs/volume_202
Vargas, Steven, Creating in a crisis, USC Annenberg Media, Los Angeles, CA
ILYSM.jpg, Zine No. 8: Guanyu Xu & Kiki Jia-Qi Zhen, ILYSM.jpg, New York, NY
2018
Transgressions, Senior Thesis Catalogue, School of Art and Art History (SAAH), Chicago, IL
Collections
5 Points Art Gallery
Related Experiences
2019 - 2020
Administrative & Operations Intern at Chicago Art Department
2018 - 2020/ongoing
UIC BFA Alumni Group
Studio Intern for Chicago-based artist Dianna Frid
2017 - 2019
Woodshop & Metalshop Assistant at the School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Studio Arts Facilities Coordinator at the School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
2016 - 2020
Member at the Woman Made Gallery
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