Painter
· Born in 1985
- United Kingdom
Zi Ling
180 Artworks
Zi Ling
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- Works on commission
« When I am working, I believe in the unconscious, allowing myself freedom during the process and enjoying any ‘accident’. »
Zi Ling is an exciting painter and draftsman who lives between Beijing and London, and who has widely exhibited her work across both China and the UK. The daughter of Huitao Ling, a pioneer of the 85 New Wave Movement, she has been creating art since age 4, and today focuses on watercolour portraits inspired by Dumas and Bacon. Her works are characterised by surrealist elements, bold and vibrant colours and interesting representations of the human form.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Born
- 1985
- Mediums
- Painter
winner Royal Academy of Dance portrait competition- First Prize- London, United Kingdom
The President’s Choice Award (RI)- First Prize- LONDON, United Kingdom
The Richard Plincke RI Prize for Colour at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) 209th Exhibition:- First prize- London, United Kingdom
Cass Art Prize Winner RI- First prize- London, United Kingdom
Wells contemporary art- DAC Beachcroft Space Prize- Wells, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) 206th Exhibition 2018- The Frank Herring Easel Award- London, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - Nominated- London, United Kingdom
Leathersellers Charitable Fund- First Prize- London, United Kingdom
Threadneedle Figurative Art Prize - Nominated- London, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - Nominated- London, United Kingdom
Rosemary & Co. Prize- Winner- London, United Kingdom
Academy Award, Central Academy of Fine Arts- First Prize- Beijing, China
Artist Residency with Dame Darcy Busell at Royal Opera House / LONDON - london, United Kingdom
The Epic of Gilgamesh / Hošek Contemporary Berlin - Berlin, Germany
Colour 2023 Exhibition, CICA Museum, South Korea; / CICA Art museum - Gimpo-si, South Korea
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Annual Exhibition / MALL GALLERIES - London, United Kingdom
Dare to Dream, Women United Art Movement, Brno, Czech; / Brno - Brno, Czechia
Colour 2023 Exhibition, CICA Museum, South Korea; / South Korea,CICA Museum - Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
RI,Linden Hall Galleries exhibition / Linden Hall Galleries - Deal, United Kingdom
Winners: Award Winning Artists 2020-2022 / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Royal .Institute of .Painters in Watercolour Annual Exhibition / The Mall Galleries - LONDON, United Kingdom
Royal Cambrian Academy Annual Exhibition, / Royal Cambrian Academy, - Conwy, United Kingdom
HRH Princess Margaret 20 Years / Bateman Street Gallery - SOHO,LONDON, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition / Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery, Mall - London, and UK tour, United Kingdom
Wiltshire Creative Summer Open 2020 / Salisbury Arts Centre - Salisbury, United Kingdom
RWA 168th Annual Open Exhibition / RWA The Royal West of England Academy - BRISTOL, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours / Mall Galleries London - London, United Kingdom
RWA 167th Annual Open Exhibition / The RWA - BRISTOL, United Kingdom
Chester Arts Fair / Chester Centre - Chester, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition / LONDON - london, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 207th Exhibition / Mall Galeries - london, United Kingdom
Royal West of England Academy Annual Open Exhibition / Royal West of England Academy Bristol - Bristol, United Kingdom
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition / london, the mall - London, United Kingdom
Wells Art Contemporary / wells bishop palace - Wells, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours 206th Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Royal Arts Prize / Royal Arcade Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Contemporary Painting / Brick Lane Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Hidden St Martin / St Martin in the Fields - London, United Kingdom
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours Annual Open / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Royal Society of Portrait Painters / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Threadneedle Prize Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Lynn Painter Stainers Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters Annual Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition / Mall Galeries - London, United Kingdom
National Etching Competition Winners Exhibition / National Art Museum of China - Beijing, China
60 Years On Drawing / Central Academy of Fine Arts - Beijing, China
Asian Art Expo / World Trade Centre China - Beijing, China
Feature artist, Women United Art Magazine, special edition 2023, ISBN 13-979-8390290651.- Women United ART MAGAZINE | SPECIAL EDITION 2023
Artists & Illustrators- Artists & Illustrators
Revd Jonathan Evans- Marvellous Icons: The London Jesuit Centre
Ken Griffiths Bureau- HRH Princess Margaret 20 years 20 Years,
The World of Interiors Magazine- May -July 2021 Artistic Impressions
Singulart Magazine- The artist Zi Ling about finding her voice as an artist and her techniques
Art of Watercolour Magazine- ISSN: 2114-3498
Central Academy of Fine Arts 60 Years if Drawing 1949-2009- ISBN: 9787503940477
The Works Selections of Fine Arts School Attached To The Central Academy Of Fine Arts No. 1- ISBN: 9787534023736
The Undergraduate Students Works Selection of Central Academy of Arts II- ISBN: 978753402464
Royal Academy of Dance, United Kingdom
National Gallery Of China, China
Central Academy of Fine Arts, China
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