Tong Zi Yun

Tong Ziyun is a professional painter. Born in Tanghe, Henan Province, China in 1987, he graduated from the oil painting department of China Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in 2010 and a master's degree in 2013. Tong became a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Oil Painting in the Chinese National Academy of Arts in 2011 and has been teaching in the research and advanced study division in the Academy since 2014. His work has been selected for numerous major exhibitions in China and included in newspapers and magazines such as Fine Art, Artists' Newsletter, Art Newspaper, etc. He published Viewing the World with a Clear Mind: Collection of Artworks by the Research Group at the Chinese Academy of Oil Painting.

Written by Tong Zi Yun

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The Good News and the Jingshen Kongxu, the Spiritual Void

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Rachel Hostetter Smith, Tong Zi Yun
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A creative and in-depth take on what the good news looks like in China and the Spiritual Void with paintings from Tong Zi Yun Read more Read more...

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