Zelene Jiang Schlosberg
蒋 贞 蕾
“The act of cutting canvas manifests immediately and intimately. The momentum of the blade as a gesture translates to direct emotion. I see the gestures in my work breathe, run, struggle, fly, halt, and escape. As nature's light goes in, shadows are cast on the wall. Between the tension and illusion of real and unreal, the canvas feels reminiscent of memories, of yearning and blurry screams.”
-- Artist’s note
Zelene Jiang Schlosberg is a Chinese-born artist living and working in Chicago. Her practice uses techniques of cutting and superposition to create works that straddle painting and sculpture, actively exploring spatial perception. In Jiang Schlosberg’s art, space – and the air that passes through it - is transformed into an aesthetic experience which may be read in quasi-musical terms.
Being in a family of musicians, her work displays a special affinity towards and alliance with the contemporary art music community. She was the solo featured visual artist in CHICAGO: An Artist Celebration (2015), curated by the Chicago Arts Orchestra, and the Grammy-nominated Spektral Quartet chose a painting of hers for a musical improvisation in 2018. Her painting “Directions #0” was featured on the cover of composer John Liberatore's 2018 debut CD album, "Line Drawings” (Albany Records). She graduated from Beijing Normal University with a master’s degree in 2001.
She works with Woldt Gallery, London.
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC)/Gallery 456, NYC, NY
Air's Chamber, Woldt Gallery, London, UK
2019
Precipice, Schoenherr Gallery, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois
Interim Landscape, East Central College Art Gallery, Union, Missouri
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
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
10 Questions for Feminist Art, Avant-Garde Sisters, Beijing, China
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
Aligning, Woldt Gallery, London
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 (Juror: James Rondeau, The Art Institute of
Chicago, Director), Chicago, IL
2015
Art in Motion, Northwestern University (Juror: James Rondeau, The Art Institute of
Chicago, Director), 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
2021
Artist Talk Magazine, Issue 15 “Art in Isolation”, May 2021
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.
Publications
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.