Country: Latvia
About me
Zhang Hongge (MARY)
Latvian Graphic Art Chamber member, co-representative of IWS Latvia, jury of international art competitions, and co-representative of Chekhov Riga Russian Theater.
Registered urban and rural planner of the People's Republic of China, painter, teacher of Chinese as a foreign language, art curator, living in Riga, Latvia since 2013.
Mary has been passionate about art since childhood. In 1993, she worked on the old city reconstruction project in Luohu, Shenzhen, China. She spent nearly 10 years studying with the renowned Lingnan School painter Mr. Yuan Ji and played a key role in helping establish the Yuan Ji Art Museum..
After living abroad in 2013, she studied oil painting and watercolor at the Latvian Academy of Arts (LMA) and trained in the studio of a local master. She has showcased her work in the Fabriano International Watercolor Exhibition in Italy for five consecutive years. Additionally, she successfully organized the comprehensive art exhibition Beijing-Latvia Day – Show You at the Guanshe Art Museum in the Beijing Diplomatic Office Building and has been invited to participate in numerous international artist residency programs.
Solo Exhibitions
- July 2024: Dragon Boat, Museum LV and Grata JJ Gallery
- February 2024: Nine Sons of the Dragon, Kengarags Branch Library, Riga, Latvia
- May/June 2021: Time, Biart Gallery, Latvia
- March/April 2021: The Joy of Harmony, ArtPlatz Gallery, Latvia
- August 2020: Rexxxx, Artpegazs Gallery, Latvia
- March 2018: Live and Love, Himenejs Gallery, Latvia
- February 2016: Chinese New Year, Riga Central Library (RCB), Latvia
- November 2015: Latvia – A Small but Beautiful Land, Kengarags Branch Library, Riga, Latvia
Group Exhibitions
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