Zhao Yao

Zhao Yao (b. 1981, Sichuan, China) graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2004. He currently lives and works in Beijing. 

His solo exhibitions include 51 m2: 3# Zhao Yao at Taikang Space (Beijing, 2010); Zhao Yao: I Am Your Night and Zhao Yao: You Can't See Me, You Can't See Me at Beijing Commune (Beijing, 2011 and 2012); Spirit Above All (London, 2013) and Signals from Heaven, Signals from Heaven at Beijing Commune (Beijing, 2018). 

Group exhibitions include Tate Modern, London (2010); Fremantle Arts Centre, Australia (2011); Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2013); Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan (2013); Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine (2013); Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe, Germany (2013); UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2013); Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nederland (2014); Inside China, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2014); Adventures of the Black Square, Whitechapel Gallery, London (2015); Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai (2019).

Zhao Yao  Something in the Air 2019 1480 x 1430 x 690 cm - Yao

Zhao Yao Signals from Heaven_Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me) 2018 109 x 110 x 103 cm - Yao

Zhao Yao Signals from Heaven Signals from Heaven 2018 - Yao

Zhao Yao A Painting of Thought III-188b 2015 180 x 180 cm - Yao

Zhao Yao A Painting of Thought I-404 2024 180 x 180 cm - Yao