Mary Zhang solo exhibition

游龙 Dragon Boat

Culture centre Grata JJ and gallery MuseumLV 7.06. – 31.07. 2024.

In Mary Zhang's solo exhibition "Dragon Boat" you will see the works created by the artist during her 10 years of living in Riga. The opening of the exhibition is linked to the Dragon Boat Festival in the artist's hometown in China.

Mary Zhang, painter and architect, is an artist who captures moments, so she has chosen the technique that is the fastest. "With the habits of an architect and years of working under high pressure and at a rapid pace, it is natural that the adjective "rapid" would appear in my artistic themes. I hope my works resonate with this rapidly changing society. I want to express a faithful understanding of modern society and a love for art,” artist says. The black and white lines are derived from the oriental ink gene in her blood. After completing each work, she adds ancient Chinese poems and inscriptions based on the image, combining Chinese and Western styles.

Mary Zhang is a very active artist who has collaborated with Mikhail Chekov's Riga Russian Theater and other artists over the years, and this is her second exhibition at the gallery MuseumLV. Her second book is coming out soon that includes discussion with curator of the exhibition.

During the exhibition, two projects will take place at the gallery:

On June 7, a lecture on Chinese poetry will be co-hosted by the Dean of the Confucius Institute, He Dong, and the renowned Latvian sinologist Pēteris Pildegovičs;
On July 9, Mary will hold lecture on the history and techniques of Chinese ink rubbing art and Turkish Ebru painting together with Irina Trumpele, a senior artist and teacher from the Latvian Artists Union(LMS).

Everyone is warmly invited to sign up and attend these lectures, where the speakers will bring many surprises and inspiration.

Curator of the exhibition: Laura Tuča