Nine Thoughts Hall Art Studio

Duan Zezhong Graduated in 2014 from the Advanced Studies Program for Mural Painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. Member of the China Mural Painting Society. Selected Exhibition Experience: 2018 - "Walking: Group Exhibition of Four Contemporary Artists," Songzhuang, Beijing, China, Wine Culture Art Appreciation Center / 2019 - "Mojingxuan: Exhibition of Ten Artists," Shangshang International Art Museum, Songzhuang, Beijing, China / 2020 - "That Year: Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Artists," 798 Art District, Beijing, China, Hongding Gallery / 2021 - "Mojingxuan: Exhibition of Six Artists," Songzhuang Art Museum, Beijing, China / 2024 - "Demons and Phantoms: Solo Exhibition of Duan Zezhong," Administrative Gallery, First Floor, Yuerong Tower, Yanjiao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hebei, China / 2026 - "The 22nd Yokohama International Art Exhibition," Yokohama Gallery, Yokohama, Japan Duan Zezhong's paintings are meticulous yet rich. Imagination is once again proven in his imagery to be an indispensable source of creative energy in painting. We can see ukiyo-e and miniature painting resonating fully within his works. We can see the glittering vanities of the human world reinterpreted as new tales of the strange amid the shimmering waters of mountain spirit legends. His paintings demand to be viewed with care; I see them as a new "Picture of Displaced People" concerning reality and nostalgia. They are his identity questionnaire, shaped by solitary introspection during his more than a decade living as a sojourner in Beijing! —— Chen Wenji, Professor, Mural Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts