Michael Cherney (Artist)

Michael Cherney (b. 1969, New York) received his undergraduate degree in Chinese language and history at the State University of New York at Binghamton and arrived in Beijing for graduate language study at Beijing Language and Culture University in 1991. More than three decades later, he continues to reside in Beijing and travels extensively across China. His major solo exhibitions include: "The Heart-Mind Learns From the Eyes" (Three Shadows Photography Art Center / +3 Gallery, Beijing, 2018); "Among Stone and Mist: Chinese Landscape Photography by Michael Cherney" (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, 2014); "Reframing" (798 Photo Gallery, Beijing, 2006). He has taken part in numerous group exhibitions, including: "Nature's Pure Harmony" (Minsheng Museum of Modern Art, Beijing, 2025); "Go with the Flow: Reimaginations of the River" (Fotografiska Image Art Center, Shanghai, 2024); "The First Jinan International Biennale" (Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, 2020); "Beyond Ink" (China Art Museum, Shanghai, 2018); "Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Traditions of China" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2018); "Landscape Duets: The Collaborative Works of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney" (Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 2015); "The Art of the Chinese Album" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2014); "Journeys: Mapping the Earth and mind in Chinese art" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007). His works have been included in the permanent collections of numerous institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Getty Research Institute, Harvard University Art Museums, Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Princeton University Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, among others. In addition, he has lectured at various institutions, including Northwestern University, the Seattle Art Museum, National Taiwan Normal University, the University of Toronto, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, among others.

Zou Jiashu (UCCA Assistant Curator)

Zou Jiashu joined UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in 2021 and currently serves as Project Supervisor and Assistant Curator. Based in Beijing, she graduated from the University of Cambridge, University of the Arts London, and Freie Universität Berlin, holding a BA in History of Art and dual MA degrees in Digital Humanities and Curating. Her research interests focus on the history of early photography in China and the global artistic practices of post-war Asian diasporic artists. Her co-curated exhibitions include: “Memory and Imagination: UCCA at Fifteen” (UCCA, Beijing, 2022). “Crosstalk” (GWBJ, Beijing, 2022); and ”John Latham: Now Forget Everything You Ever Knew” (Flat Time House, London, 2020). Exhibitions for which she was oversaw project planning and implementation include: “Pipilotti Rist: Your Palm is My Universe“ (UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2025); “Matisse by Matisse” (UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, 2023); and “Modern Time: Masterpieces from the Collection of Museum Berggruen / Nationalgalerie Berlin” (UCCA Edge, Shanghai, 2023).