Zeng Jianyong

Water Melody: Beach Head 2022 Ink and colour on paper 130 x 90 cm

Wuyou Garden: Upon Waking, 2026, Paper pulp, coloured with ink, 120 x 80 cm

Artist Qi Lan

Zeng Jianyong

Details:
1971 born in Guangdong, China

Contemporary Ink artist

Now working and living in Beijing

A Distinguished Contemporary Ink Painter

Zeng Jianyong (b. 1971, China), a prominent contemporary ink painter in China, studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and has achieved notable auction success in recent years. His work draws on traditional Chinese landscape compositions, employing techniques like chaffing, rubbing, dotting, and dyeing to craft intricate natural scenes.

Mastering Technique and Tradition

Using Yunlong paper, toner, and his unique “back-to-front” painting method, Zeng creates textured effects reminiscent of Song Dynasty paintings.

Hazy Landscapes with Contemporary Depth

His hazy southern landscapes exude warmth and depth, establishing him as a distinctive figure in Chinese contemporary art.

Hermès Maison Shanghai unveils its Summer Window Display alongside the namesake exhibition Wuyou Garden by artist Zeng Jianyong.
Drawing inspiration from the poetic idea of an “imaginary garden,” the installation transforms the maison’s windows and exhibition space into a world of vibrant imagination, where reality and fantasy intertwine.

Lost in Delight

2020
Ink and colour on paper
65 x 540 cm

Prague Box 02 2017 Pulp Ink Coloring 107 x 63 cm

Folk Landscape: Deep Spring

2025
Ink and colour on paper
50 x 90 cm

Prague Box 01 2017 Pulp Ink Coloring 107 x 63 cm

Folk Landscape – Edge

2024
Ink and colour on paper
50 x 90 cm

The Folk Society – Edge 2024 Ink and colour on paper 50 x 90 cm

Folk Landscape: Dewy Air

2026
Ink and colour on paper
144 x 72 cm

Answer 02 2022 Ink and colour on paper 100 x 68 cm

Southern Isle

2024
Paper pulp, colour with ink
120 x 80 cm

It's About Time 2017 Pulp Ink Coloring 118.5 x 55 cm

Solo Exhibitions

2026

Into the Life of Things, Prestige Gallery, Singapore


Abide in Orchard, SAUL ART, Beijing


2025

Paper Garden, Hermès Maison in Shanghai


2024

One-Act Plays, XY Gallery, Guangzhou


2022

Riverside Avenue, OneArt Museum, Beijing


2021

Tangram, Soka Art Center, Beijing


2021

Generation of Infinity, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai


2019

Scope, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Beijing


Brush of The Soul, Zeng Jianyong Ink World, XY Gallery, Guangzhou


2018

The Folk Society, Sincern Art Center, Hangzhou


2017

Conjurer,Soka Art Center, Beijing


2016

The Chronicle, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Beijing


2015

Promised Land, oka Art Center, Taibei


The Lost Land,Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Tokyo, Japan


2014

Lost Way, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Beijing


2013

Colour & Love, Yan Gallery & Gallery by the Harbour, Harbour City, Hong Kong


2012

Youthful Era, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong


Allegory·Fantasy, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Beijing


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Group Exhibitions

2026

Homage to Tradition: Contemporary Paper Art Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Yinchuan, Yinchuan


Where Ink Begins: A Journey into Contemporary Ink Art, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen


Ink After the Contemporary, Prestige Gallery, Singapore


Breezing from the South: Touring Exhibition on Ink Art of Post Lingnan School, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’an


2025

Dialogue: The Construction of Tradition and Modernity, Jiangsu Museum of Modern Art, Nanjing


In Between: The Mutual Gazing of Bamboo and Garden, National Art Museum of China, Beijing


Reflexion Archive: A Trilogy of Disordered Becoming, Soka Art, Beijing


Mirroring, Xinjiang Art Museum, Xinjiang


Empathy Towards Nature, Contemporary Jindian Art Center, Hangzhou


COLLECT: ED, Prestige Gallery, Singapore


The Evolutionary Theory of Ink Art, Prestige Gallery, Singapore


2024

On Paper: 2024 Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition, Nantong Art Museum


The Spirit of the Times and Linguistic Innovation in Shanshui Painting, China National Academy of Painting, Beijing


2023

Return To Original Intention -Exhibition of Copies of Classical Works By Famous Contemporary Chinese Painting lasters, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing


Breezing from the South: Exhibition on Ink Art of Post-Lingnan School, Xinjiang


ORIENTAL WISDOM ContemporaryArt Themed on Chinese Traditional Culture, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou


The Painting Duo, ArtSun Space, Shanghai


The Twofoldness of Nature – The 3nd Xi’an Invitational Exhibition of Landscape Art, Chui Zhenkuan Art Museum, Xi’an


All Things Created by Fade,After Hill Art Center,Guangdong


The 3nd Xinjiang International Art Biennial, China, Xinjiang Museum, Xinjiang


2022

The Mountains of the Endless, Chinese Ink Yearbook Exhibition, An Art Museum


Paper See, Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Paper Art Masters, Ke Art Museum, Shanghai


The Grand Canal As Epic On Earth——Contemporary Art Themed on the Grand Canal of China, Zhejiang Art Museum, Zhejiang


Communication Through Art Wuhan Biennale 2022, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan


2021

Exhibition of GDMoA Annual Artist Nomination, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou


The Pulse of Modernity, Powerlong Art Exhibition, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai Paper See, Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Paper Art Masters, Huzhou Museum, Huzhou


The Twofoldness of Nature – The 2nd Xi’an Invitational Exhibition of Landscape Art, Chui Zhenkuan Art Museum, Xi’an


New trend power contemporary art&design exhibition, Chaozhou Art Museum, Jupiter Museum of Art


Windows, the Eye of Gardens, China Garden Museum, Beijing


Skills and Artistry of Chinese Handcrafted Papermaking, China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing


2020

The New Classic of Mountains and Seas:Contemporary Art on Chinese  Original Myths and Legends,Zhejiang Art Museum,Zhejiang


Ink Sky, Chinese Ink Yearbook Exhibition, An Art Museum


A Tribute to Tradition, The Exhibition of Contemporary Paper Art Works, Today Art Museum, Beijing


Meticulous·In Contemporary Tradition Meticulous Painting Invitational Academic Exhibition, Chengdu International Exhibition & Convention Center, Chengdu


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