WENQING ZHAI

b.1998, Dalian, China

EDUCATION

2026 MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Yale University, New Haven, CT

2021 BFA, Drawing and Painting, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026

‘To-gather’, 32 Edgewood Gallery, New Haven, CT

‘Somehow Desire’, Yale painting thesis exhibition, Green Hall Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2025

‘Time Again‘, Green Hall Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2024

‘Feedback Loop’, Green Hall Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2023

‘Untitled Source Youth Art Festival’, Wind H Art Centre, 798 Art zone, Beijing, China

‘Boundless Whispers’, Eve Leibe Gallery x Artsy, Online Exhibition

‘Well June’, Moosey Art, Islington, London

AWARDS

Carol Schlosberg Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting - Recipient 2026

Sanyu Scholarship - Recipient 2025-26

Hopper Prize Fall 2023 - Finalist 2023

Beyond Future Art Prize 2023 - Finalist 2023

PUBLICATIONS

“What Is the Next Generation of Artists Making? We Asked MFA Students to Open Their Studios,” CULTURED magazine, Mar 2026

https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2026/03/05/art-mfa-students-risd-saic-calarts-yale/

“Engineering Play: In Conversation with Wenqing Zhai”, Lara Xenia, Apr 2025

https://www.laraxenia.com/artist-interviews/wenqingzhai

“Wenqing Zhai discusses evolving as an artist, exploring societal and political themes, & continuously pushing boundaries of expression.”, Hopper Prize, Apr 2024

“Array” Magazine, Booooooom, Mar 2024

“Artist Spotlight: Wenqing Zhai”, Booooooom, Dec 2023