BIOGRAPHY
Lihong Zhang, a professional artist, was born in Beijing and currently lives and works in Melbourne. She studied industrial design and psychology at university and attended advanced contemporary art painting courses at the University of Melbourne.
Since childhood, Lihong has had a passion for painting. She studied at the Beijing Youth Palace during her childhood, where her works were exhibited and awarded, creating unforgettable memories for her.
Lihong was influenced by the works of Claude Monet and studied Impressionist painting in Beijing in 2015.
Lihong chose lotus flowers as a reflection of her culture and as a theme to further explore contemporary Impressionist painting techniques. She has developed a unique and distinctive personal painting language with bold colors and decisive brushstrokes, showcasing her outstanding personal style.
Lotus flowers symbolize the charm of Eastern Zen, tranquility, and harmony, bringing new interpretations to Impressionist works. Viewers can observe the artist’s joy in the medium of painting through carefully crafted color palettes and emotionally charged brushstrokes that convey the painter’s state of mind.
Lihong’s inspiration for her paintings often comes at night, sometimes even appearing in her dreams. She promptly captures these inspirations on canvas, often creating abstract and surreal atmospheres in her artwork when painting at night. The depicted flowers possess subjective colors that give viewers a unique visual and sensory experience.
Lihong’s oil paintings embody the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures. She hopes her lotus flowers can provide visual sensations and psychological comfort to more people, allowing them to find inner peace in the chaotic world.
Lihong’s artistic exploration also includes abstract, still life, landscape, and portraiture. Each of her works is filled with her love for art, nature, and culture, perfectly reflecting her artistic journey.
CV
Exhibitions:
– 2016 Victorian Artists Society Spring Exhibition
– 2017 Victorian Artists Society Spring Exhibition
– 2018 Port Fairy Art Show
– 2018 Mornington Art Show
– 2018 George Hicks Foundation VAS Contemporary Exhibition
– 2018 Melbourne Cambridge Gallery Solo Exhibition
– 2018 Portland Art Show
– 2018 Victorian Artists Society Spring Exhibition
– 2018 Destination Multicultural Arts Exhibition
– 2019 George Hicks Foundation VAS Contemporary Exhibition
– 2019 Natural History Art Exhibition, Esther Langford Award Winner
– 2020 VAS Winter Exhibition
– 2021 George Hicks Foundation Contemporary Exhibition
– 2021 VAS Ocean-themed Art Exhibition
– 2022 Agora Gallery Invitation Exhibition: Saturated Palette, New York
– 2022 Stefania Carrozzini Gallery Enchanting Flowers Invitation Exhibition, Venice
– 2022 Camden Gallery Enchanting Flowers Invitation Exhibition, London
– 2022 Red Dot Art Fair, Miami
– 2022 Libby Edwards Gallery: Christmas Group Exhibition, Melbourne
– 2023 LA Art Show, USA
– 2023 Louvre Contemporary Art Exhibition
– 2023 Hamilton Art Show, USA
– 2023 Agora Gallery Invitation Exhibition, New York
– 2023 Artio Gallery Invitation Exhibition, Toronto
– 2023 The Bayside Art Show, Brighton
– 2024 Sorrento Art Show, Sorrento
– 2024 LA Art Show, USA
STATEMENT
The Lotus Flower has been a recurring theme in my artworks, a subject I revisit and paint every year. Using oil on canvas or linen, I portray the Lotus Flower with a focus on its cultural significance and its ability to inspire my exploration of impressionism.
These paintings reflect a heightened sensitivity to color and light, offering a contemporary interpretation of impressionist techniques. The Lotus Flower series is defined by its vibrant colors and bold brushstrokes, a signature style that has become distinctly my own.
The artworks capture the Lotus Flower in various stages of its lifecycle, from the seedpod and budding bloom to the fully matured flower. Through oil painting, I aim to celebrate the beauty of these transitions, presenting them in a modern impressionistic style that is familiar yet unrestricted by strict realism.
Each piece is carefully layered to create richly saturated fields of color. They represent real-life scenes transformed through my kaleidoscopic imagination, resulting in visually compelling compositions.
My extensive travels across Australia and abroad have deepened my appreciation for the beauty of nature. Through my brush, I strive to convey the emotions inspired by these natural wonders, interpreting what I see through the evocative language of color.
