Biography
Jie SHAO (b.1994, Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, China) received a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the School of Intermedia Art, China Academy of Art, China, in 2016, and a master's degree in Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design, USA, in 2020. Informed by the experience of displacement, Shao redirects his questions of identity into a long-term observation of physical materials—how they are deformed, standardized, and consumed, to adapt and respond to the shifting cultural and geographic landscapes. This transition of material further becomes a metaphor for individuals, adrift within forces, infrastructures, and systems of the contemporary world. Shao’s sculpture and installation incorporates hand sculpting to manufacturing processing, reflecting the tension between handcrafting and standardization. Alongside physical works, Shao also integrates field notes and textual annotations, tracing the silent narrative of material across cultural and economic contexts. Jie SHAO currently lives and works between Shanghai, China, and New York, USA, and teaches at Pratt Institute, New York, USA.
Solo Exhibitions / Projects: “Time, Arrested,” BONIAN SPACE, Beijing, China, 2026; “Wu Jin,” Schein Space, Hangzhou, China, 2025; “Under Table,” Arts Letters & Numbers, Albany, New York, USA, 2022; “No, It Is Opposition,” IS A GALLERY, Shanghai, China, 2021. Group Exhibitions: “A Constellation of Methods,” ARCH GALLERY, Shanghai, China, 2026; “Cheng Zhong You Zuo Shan,” Hangzhou Museum, Hangzhou, China, 2025; “Reject Me Harder,” Accent Sister, New York, USA, 2025; “Home, Reassembled,” Accent Sister, New York, USA, 2025; “Exit,” AIKE, Shanghai, China, 2023; “VARIOUS DIVERSIONS: Different, Potential, Flowing,” ARCH GALLERY, Changsha, China, 2023; “Song of the Seekers,” CAFAIC, Beijing, China, 2022; “Lab 2: Co-Working Space,” Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2022; “Spring Awakening,” INNA Art Space, Hangzhou, China, 2022.
Residencies: Triangle Arts Association, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 2025; Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA, 2023; The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS), Brooklyn, New York, USA, 2023; Arts Letters & Numbers, Albany, New York, USA, 2022.
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