Education

1992-1996 Academy of Art University, MFA, Sculpture, San Francisco, CA

1980-1985 LuXun Institute of Fine Art, B.A., Sculpture, ShengYang City, LiaoNing, China

1978-1980 Art School of Jilin, Diploma of Fine Art, ChangChun City, Jilin Province. China


Awards and Grants (Selected)

2006 Virginia A. Groot Foundation Sculptors Grant, First Place, Evanston, Illinois

2006 NEA / Warhol Foundation, Artist-in Residence Award, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

2004 The Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, New York, NY

2000 Distinctive Merit Award; San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

1997 Honorary Merit Award, Outdoor Sculpture Search, Los Altos City, CA

1989 Sculpture Bronze Prize, The 7th National Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Bejing, China

Solo Exhibitions

2008 (Scheduled) "Wanxin Zhang: Report from Pit #5", Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong, China

2008 (Scheduled) "Pit #5, Shifting Dreams", Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA

2008 (Scheduled) "Pit #5, Michigan", The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland Art Center, Midland, MI

2007 "Wanxin Xhang, California Artist, Too", Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA

2006 "Wanxin Zhang'sNew Works", Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2006 "Pit #5 Laramie", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY

2004 "Figures of the Future's Past - Pit #5", Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2002 "Ceramic Sculpture", Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2001 "Treasures of China-A-Dialogue", Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1997 "Wanxin Zhang 1997", Space 303, San Francisco, CA

1997 "Breaking Out", Chinese Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

1996 "Dialogue", MFA Graduate Show, Academy of Art College Sculpture Center, San Francisco, CA

Group Shows (Selected)

2008 (Scheduled) “A Human Impulse: Figuration from the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection”, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

2008 (Scheduled) “Taiwan Ceramics Biennale”, Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

2007 "In Your Face", Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2007 “Clay and Brush: The Ceramic Art of China from the Permanent Collection”, Lowe Museum of Art, Coral Gables, FL

2007 “What is Next?” Florida Craftsman Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

2007 “The 22nd UBE Biennale International Sculpture Competition”, UBE, Yamaguchi, Japan

2006 “45th Anniversary Show”, Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006 “Landscape Sculpture Design for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games”, Beijing, China

2005 “Little Basil", Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2005 “Riverbend Sculpture Biennial 2005", Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Owensboro, KY

2005 “The Other Mainstream”, Weithorn Family Collection, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

2005 “Palm Beach 3”, Represented by Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL (annually)

2005  “The 7th San Francisco International Art Expo”  Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

2004 “It’s for the Birds”, Traveling Exhibition, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery Miami, FL

2004 “Art Basel Miami Beach”, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2003 “Across the Divide”, Gatov and Werby Art Gallery Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2003 “Art Basel Miami Beach”, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL

2003 “Gallery Artists”, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY

2001 “Selected Artists”, Triangle Gallery San Francisco, CA

2000 “2000 All California Exhibition”, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

2000 “Sculpture 2000”, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

1999 “New Year Celebration”, Hayward Art Council, Hayward City Hall . CA

1998 “The Light is Diverse in California”, Center for Visual Art, Oakland, CA