A Corner, Zhang Song Tao, 2015 (detail)
U of S Residency: Zhang Song Tao
AKA Artist-run/PAVED Event space
February 27 to March 17, 2017
Reception: March 10, 8pm
Artist Talk: March 8, 12pm at Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
AKA will be the host for Chinese artist Zhang Song Tao for a residency organized by Xiao Han and the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Saskatchewan. Zhang will be working in AKA and PAVED’s Event space with corresponding public events to be announced.
Zhang graduated from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts with a Bachelor Degree in 1993 and subsequently obtained a Master Degree in 2002. He is currently the director at the Sculpture Department of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts. Zhang is also actively involved in the promotion of sculpture art and is a director of China Sculpture Institute. Zhang’s work been exhibited in more than 30 art events in China and abroad, including Belgium and South Korea.
Curated by Xiao Han