Zelene Jiang Schlosberg
蒋 贞 蕾
"Beautiful and haunting."
--David Skidmore, GRAMMY® Award-winning percussionist, GRAMMY-nominated composer
"Through cutting, engraving and stitching, the artist explores the process of destruction, healing and creation. From the formal language, she cracks the code of human existence and explores the laws of the "Jiang Hu/complicated human world" in a relaxed manner. "
-- Zhao Wenling, Curator
Zelene Jiang Schlosberg is a Chinese-American artist living and working in Chicago who has been hailed for her bold approach to art-making that has resonances in both painting and sculpture. Solo exhibitions include Chinese American Arts Council Gallery (NYC), North Central College (IL), University of Illinois at Chicago, East Central College (MO) and Woldt Gallery London. She has participated in numerous group shows, including Chicago Sculpture International, The Research House for Asian Art, Zhoub Art Center, CICA Art Museum Korea, HK Art of Nature International Female Art Research Society &Art Life Foundation and The Royal British Society of Sculptors.
Her painting “Directions #0” was featured on the cover of composer John Liberatore's 2018 debut CD album, "Line Drawings” (Albany Records), and her work “Contemplation” serves as the cover art for Grammy-Award winning Third Coast Percussion’s latest album, “Between Breaths,” released in September 2023 (Cedille Records). Her works can also be seen in Artist Talk Magazine (UK), Studio Visit (US), Art Market Magazine (Israel), World Journal (US) and Tsing Tao Daily (US), and on network TV (ABC News, Chicago). An enthusiastic lover of contemporary classical new music, she frequently collaborates with notable avant-garde musicians, who also collect her work, in addition to several museums. She was a multi-year participant at Context Art Miami and Los Angeles Art Show (2021-23). Jiang Schlosberg has been selected to participate in the XIV Florence Biennale 2023.
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Solo Exhibitions
2021
Flâneur Redux, Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC)/Gallery 456, NYC, NY
Air's Chamber, Woldt Gallery, London, UK
2019
Precipice, Schoenherr Gallery, North Central College, Naperville, IL
Interim Landscape, East Central College Art Gallery, Union, MO
2016
Paintings by Zelene, AnySquared Art, Chicago, IL
2015
Featured Visual Artist in CHICAGO: An Artist Celebration by Chicago Arts Orchestra, Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago, IL
2012
On a Sunny Afternoon, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fairs & Biennale
XIV Florence Biennale 2023 (Oct. 14-22, upcoming)
LA Art Show 2023 (Feb 15-19), with Fabrik Projects Gallery
Art Palm Beach 2023 (Jan. 25-29), with Fabrik Projects Gallery
CONTEXT Art Miami 2022 (Nov. 29-Dec4), with Fabrik Projects Gallery
LA Art Show 2022 (Jan. 19-23), with Fabrik Projects Gallery
CONTEXT Art Miami 2021 (Nov.30-Dec.5), with Fabrik Projects Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
2023 Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, NIU, IL
In The Mood for Love/花样年华, Chinese Female Artists from Song Dynasty to Today (curated by Christy Qin & Sally Wu), Village One Art Gallery, NYC
2022
Abstraction, The Art Center-Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
Constructed Visions IV exhibition, St. Louis Artists' Guild, Clayton, MO
Esmé Chicago, Chicago, IL
And the Pursuit of, The Research House for Asian and Co-Prosperity, Chicago, IL
We are in This Together, Chinese Feminist Artists Alliance
Little, But Bold, Chicago Sculpture International, Chicago, IL
2021
10 Questions for Feminist Art, Avant-Garde Sisters, Beijing, China
Scene 9+9, Her Power Global Female Contemporary Art Online Presentation, HK Art of Nature International Female Art Research Society &Art Life Foundation, HK
Aligning, Dora House, The Royal Society of Sculptors, London, UK
2020
Threads of Truth, Social Impact & Fiber Arts (Curated by Sergio Gomez), Zhoub Art Center, Chicago, IL
Small Works, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019
Small Works, Gallery of National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY
Artist Statement #4, CICA Museum, South Korea
Biennial Quad-State, Quincy, IL
2018
The Collection, UNICEF next generation, Chicago, IL
2017
Transcendent Journeys (Four-Person Show): Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Art Exhibition, Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago, IL
2016
Art in Motion, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
2015
Art in Motion, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Art by America, A national Review of Two - Dimensional Contemporary Art, The Art House, Chicago, IL
Winter Blues: Tye Johnson Artistry at Zhoub Art Center, Chicago, IL
2014
Art in City Hall, City Hall, Highland Park, IL
The Abstract Show III, Brickton Gallery & Art Center, Park Ridge, IL
2013
Letters of Love, Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, IL
New Works, Flat Iron Project, Chicago, IL
2012
Alternative eyes, Beach Art, Miami, FL
Re/Invention, ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation, Chicago, IL
2011
Inspiration, Connection& Creation, Art Depth Gallery, Chicago, IL
Metropolis, Community & the Self, Le Gallery Thorndale, Chicago
Press / Publications
2023
Between Breaths, CD album cover for Third Coast Percussion, featuring “Contemplation”. Cedille Records
World Journal, Aug.24, 2023, Zelene Jiang Schlosberg's art on cover of Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion’s New Album
2022
Featured artist, Artdose Magazine Weekly, Sept.11, 2022
World Journal, Winning Works, and Jurors for "Little Chef of The Day for My Family" youth art competition organized by World Journal and Wei-Chuan, Dec.24, 2022
2021
Artist Talk Magazine, Issue 15 “Art in Isolation”, May 2021
Sing Tao Daily, Dec 18, 2021, Zelene Jiang Schlosberg’s Solo Exhibition " Flâneur Redux" shows the change of mentality and perspective after the Covid 19 Pandemic
World Journal, Dec 18, 2021, Zelene Jiang Schlosberg’s solo exhibition " Flâneur Redux" in Gallery 456, NYC
2019
CICA Museum Press, "Artist Statement #4", May 2019
Art Market Magazine, Top Contemporary Artists of Today, Gold List #4, April 2019
Peripheral ARTeries Art Review, Biennial Edition, interview with Zelene Schlosberg, May 2019
Artospective, An Interview with Zelene Schlosberg, March 2019
Empty Easel, Zelene Schlosberg: Sculptural artwork in wood, thread, canvas and nails
Envision Arts, Black & White
Les Femmes Folles, Zelene Schlosberg, Artist, Feb 9, 2019
2018
Line Drawings, CD album cover of composer John Liberatore, featuring “Directions #0”. Albany Records, TROY1736.
2016
Artbo Magazine, Curved Lines and Ambiguous Forms by Zelene
2015
NUE Magazine, Explaining "Slam", 2015 Fall
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 31, Juror: Mary M. Tinti, Curator at The Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, MA.
Public Collections
River Noir#2/Tranquility, CICA Museum, South Korea
Shanghai Moon, Riverside Public Library, Riverside, IL
Mother’s Love #1, American Association of University Women Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Education
2001, Beijing Normal University, MA
1998, Hunan Normal University, BA