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Ni Zhiqi 倪志琪

China, b. 1957 · Lives and works in Shanghai

Artist Biography：

Ni Zhiqi (b. 1957, Shanghai, China).Ni Zhiqi is a significant figure in Chinese contemporary art. His artistic career began in the 1980s, when he first gained recognition through his Surrealist and Cubist paintings during the renowned ’85 New Wave movement.A pivotal turning point came with his studies in Belgium. At the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, he was profoundly influenced by Joseph Beuys’ concept that “everyone is an artist” and the challenging, tradition-defying atmosphere of European modern art. He began experimenting with found materials—shipping containers, eggshells, stools—creating the installation series The Rebirth of Mona Lisa (1993), which responded to the iconoclastic spirit of the time through a lens of “Eastern reincarnation.”Ni’s works have been widely exhibited in Asia and Europe, with major solo exhibitions at Pearl Lam Galleries, including Flâneur (2023–2024) and Retreat (2022). His career has also received broad social recognition: in 2014, his oil paintings were reproduced on commemorative stamps for the Singapore Presidential Charity Art Exhibition, making him the first Chinese artist to receive this honour. He has also led public art projects for prestigious architectural landmarks in Shanghai, including the Jin Mao Tower and the Waldorf Astoria.

Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions

2023 “Flâneur”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai

2020 “Spiritual Refinement”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong

2019 “Pinctum”, Pilsen, Czech Republic

2018 “Vacuum, Dry Land, and the Room”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai

1994 Graduation Solo Exhibition, Gallery of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 “Shencheng · Triple Enigma”, ISM Art Space, Shenzhen

2025 “Reality and Illusion: A New Genesis”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai

2023 “The Shape of Time”, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai

2022 “Reflector”, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Three on the Bund, Shanghai