Born in 1969
in Longnan, Gansu, Zhang graduated from the Chinese Department of Lanzhou
University. He started his explorations in modern wash ink painting and modern
calligraphy in the early 1990s while working as an art critic. He is now editor-in-chief
of the newspaper Chinese Contemporary Calligraphers and Painters, board member
of the China Society of Modern Calligraphic Arts, and a member of the Gansu
Artists' Association. Since 1992, his works have been exhibited in Thailand
and major modern calligraphy exhibitions in China. Zhang has also published
more than 30 art reviews and essays.
