b.2002, Beijing, China
based in New York
xr.zhang02@gmail.com / @swayxrxr
Education
2028 MA English and American Literature, New York University
2025 BFA with Art History Thesis, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2023 (exchange) BA, Beaux-Arts de Paris
Solo exhibition
(Upcoming) Shanghai, CN
2026 Enabler and Vanilla Conjuring, Lubov, New York, NY
2025 Cancer, Grunts Rare Books, Chicago, IL ︎PDF library!
Group exhibition
2026 KLEINE MALEREI, Berlin, DE
2025 Try Again, coin, East Williamsburg, NY
2025 Powder Room Dining Room, a Ladies’ Room, curated by Matt Morris, SkyArt, Chicago, IL
2024 [𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅], Tala, Chicago, IL
2024 same beast, hardboiled, Chicago, IL
Curatorial Project
2026 Press Release, Point of exclamation by Alice Ding & Shamadhi, Kurtkubin, CDMX
2025 Exhibition Text, Ruined Window by Jobe Gemmell-Hughes, Tinker Tailors, Chicago, IL
2025 Artist Talk, Higgs Ocean, Higgs Meadow, Gure, Chicago, IL
2024- present hardboiled, Chicago, IL (online)
based in New York
xr.zhang02@gmail.com / @swayxrxr
Education
2028 MA English and American Literature, New York University
2025 BFA with Art History Thesis, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2023 (exchange) BA, Beaux-Arts de Paris
Solo exhibition
(Upcoming) Shanghai, CN
2026 Enabler and Vanilla Conjuring, Lubov, New York, NY
2025 Cancer, Grunts Rare Books, Chicago, IL ︎PDF library!
Group exhibition
2026 KLEINE MALEREI, Berlin, DE
2025 Try Again, coin, East Williamsburg, NY
2025 Powder Room Dining Room, a Ladies’ Room, curated by Matt Morris, SkyArt, Chicago, IL
2024 [𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅], Tala, Chicago, IL
2024 same beast, hardboiled, Chicago, IL
Curatorial Project
2026 Press Release, Point of exclamation by Alice Ding & Shamadhi, Kurtkubin, CDMX
2025 Exhibition Text, Ruined Window by Jobe Gemmell-Hughes, Tinker Tailors, Chicago, IL
2025 Artist Talk, Higgs Ocean, Higgs Meadow, Gure, Chicago, IL
2024- present hardboiled, Chicago, IL (online)