Hai Zhang

Hai Zhang received a Master of Architecture from Florida International University (Miami), and a Bachelor of Architecture from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China. With a background in photography, architecture and journalism, Zhang treats each medium as an integral investigative process, examining subject matter, context, and the conditions of representation. He has exhibited internationally at museums and galleries across New York, Europe, Russia, and Asia, and was nominated for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize in 2014.

Zhang has received grants and fellowships from the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Rafael Viñoly Architecture Research Fellowship, and the India China Institute at The New School. His work is held in the permanent collection of the U.S. Library of Congress, Asia Art Archive in America, the Queens Museum Library, and the Center for Book Arts. He teaches at Parsons School of Design.