ZHONG CHENG

Born in 1970 in Sichuan Chengdu, Jiao graduated from the Sichuan Academy of Arts in 1996, he currently lives in Chongqing. Since 2004, his art focused on everyday items that were thrown away; from shopping bags to gum wrappers and more. Waste that goes unnoticed became his main source of creative inspiration. Selected exhibitions include: “Shanghai Fine Art Exhibition,” Shanghai, 2002; “Beijing International Sculpture Exhibition”, Beijing; “Chongqing Art Museum Opening Series of Intriguing Art,” Chongqing, 2003; “Beijing International Art Biennale” National Art Museum of China, Beijing; “National Art Exhibition from Ten Art Schools” Qinghua University School of Fine Arts; Oita International Sculpture Exhibition, 2004, Japan; “Scenery Century and Heaven-Chengdu Biennale Exhibition” Chengdu, 2005; “First Annual China Contemporary Art Exhibition” World Art Museum, Beijing; “Set From Southwest: Exhibition of Contemporary Art in SouthWest China” Guangdong Museum of Art, 2007.