Lite Zhang
张里特
Interdisciplinary Sculptor, Visual Artist
Lite Zhang (b. 1998, China) is a New York and Baltimore based artist who is interested in space and audience interaction. He received an MFA degree in Rinehart School of Sculpture at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in spring 2024 and is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture (Class of 2025).
Zhang's installations engage different senses, including auditory, tactile, and immersive components, while exploring the infinite possibilities of materials, found objects to reflect social phenomena. He has shown in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Rockville, and Baltimore, Maryland, including cutting-edge galleries like Liu Shiming Art Gallery, PS122 Gallery, Current Space, AREA 405, and VisArts.
“Space and audience interaction are important to me. I love converting existing objects and topics into my unique vision. Through my research and contemplation of reflecting on objects, I strive to provide my audience with a completely sensory experience. I treat space as a creative material and architecture as an empty canvas, thereby inviting the viewer to become part of the artwork.
Intervening in the stage of perception is the most direct way for me to create a dialogue with the audience, to regenerate a surreal fantasy by changing or replacing the original perception and thinking. Cognition refers to understanding the world through perception, thinking, memory, and logical reasoning. I believe that human cognitive ability begins with perception, which leads to acquiring knowledge and insights.
I reimagined a lot of traditional Chinese folk art and expressed it humorously and nonsensically. My passion lies in delving into the infinite potential of everyday materials, including discarded objects, to convey my reflections on different social phenomena through various forms and properties.”
Selected Exhibitions
& Press
Arte Laguna Prize - 20th Edition (upcoming)
2026 | Arte Laguna World | Arsenale Nord, Venice, Italy
https://artelaguna.world/sculpture/wedding-installation/
Finalist Artists | 20th Edition 2025 | Arte Laguna Prize
SYNTHETIC TRACES (duo exhibition)
2025 | PS122 | 150 1st Ave New York, NY, USA
https://ps122gallery.org/2025/10/synthetic-traces/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10VX1L9h7F1YdIEm5Mx8LXHpUFBqHvOmR/view
https://impulsemagazine.com/symposium/synthetic-traces-review
https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Lite-Zhang---Pavlos-Liaretidis--Syntheti/7D241DA2606C3B08
https://www.artrabbit.com/organisations/ps122-gallery?view=&apage=1
TRACES (duo exhibition)
2025 | Liu Shiming Art Foundation | 15 E 40th Street, 5th Floor, NY, USA
https://www.lsmartfund.org/traces
https://www.lsmartfund.org/event-details/panel-discussion-traces
https://www.lsmartfund.org/_files/ugd/119c52_b45b7d81657e45d2832e731bc9e8831b.pdf
https://bluemedium.com/news/liu-shiming-art-foundation-to-present-traces/
https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/liu-shiming-art-gallery-23968/traces-255571
https://www.artrabbit.com/events/liu-shiming-lite-zhang-traces
https://m.tech.china.com/mtz/touzi/2025/1103/200807.html
https://m-news.artron.net/news/20251024/n2070430.html
Aesthetica Art Prize 2025
2025 | Aesthetica Magazine, 21 New Street, York, YO1 8RA, UK
https://artprize.aestheticamagazine.com/projects/lite-zhang/
https://artprize.aestheticamagazine.com/
MICA Homecoming Alumni Exhibition
2025 | MICA Fox 3 Gallery | 1305 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD, USA
https://www.mica.edu/art-articles/details/2025-homecoming-alumni-exhibition/
Expressive Bodies
2025 | Liu Shiming Art Foundation | 15 E 40th Street, 5th Floor, NY, USA
https://www.lsmartfund.org/expressivebodies
https://www.lsmartfund.org/_files/ugd/119c52_5d35df7f52354c0eaff8fc7e39d8b389.pdf
https://www.lsmartfund.org/_files/ugd/119c52_39350dc6e56f45af92957a1d7ef829c6.pdf
https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/liu-shiming-art-gallery-23968/expressive-bodies-252935
Made in China
2025 | The China Historical Society | China, ME, USA
https://townline.org/made-in-china-exhibition-brings-over-200-visitors/
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
2025 | Station North | Baltimore, MD, USA
https://bmoreart.com/2025/05/exceeding-expectations-an-interview-with-phaan-howng.html
https://www.towson.edu/campus/artsculture/centers/asianarts/collection-resources/asia-north/
(un)natural order
2025 | Atrium Artspace | Baltimore, MD, USA
https://www.atriumartspace.com/unnatural-order
https://bmoreart.com/event/unnatural-order
https://baltimore.org/event/unnatural-order-closing-reception/
https://www.stationnorth.org/news/u5zw8egq3e2wm0b1v8rz9zm7fwpyae
Gesundheit
2024 | SPCE Contemporary Gallery | Glen Arm, MD, USA
https://spcegallery.cargo.site/gesundheit
https://spcegallery.cargo.site/
Yeah Baby
2024 | 630 Anderson Street | Los Angeles, CA, USA
Carry on
2024 | Decker Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
something so light and heavy
2023 | Middendorf Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
https://www.mica.edu/events-exhibitions/past-exhibitions/details/something-so-light-and-heavy/
https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Something-so-light-and-heavy/D0F77D450BFC516C
Yes, And...
2023 | Sheila & Richard Riggs and Leidy Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Lite Zhang: Same Root同根生 (solo exhibition)
2023 | Pinkard Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Greenmount West Community Art Show
2023 | AREA 405 | Baltimore, MD, USA
https://www.area405.com/greenmount-west-community-art-show
“R”
2023 | Rinehart Studio | Baltimore, MD, USA
LIMINALITY
2022 | Sheila & Richard Riggs and Leidy Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
This Moment of Rupture
2021 | VisArts Center | Rockville, Maryland, USA
https://www.visartscenter.org/event/this-moment-of-rupture/
https://www.visartscenter.org/x/lc-content/uploads/2020/10/TMOR-Image-list-Final.pdf
Washington Sculptors Group Members’ Show
2021 | Washington Sculptors Group | Washington DC, USA
https://washingtonsculptors.org/2021/03/08/2021-annual-member-image-show/
Meridian Prologue
2021 | Current Space | Baltimore, MD, USA
https://withfriends.events/event/swdvpxxp/cool/
https://www.currentspace.com/exhibition-archive?lightbox=dataItem-kr3puk6x
Impulse and Momentum
2021 | Area 405 Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Sensation
2020 | Middendorf Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Technically, Drawing — Drawing for Thinking & Making Exhibition
2020 | Fox Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Coordinates +坐标+ — Chinese Young Artist Exhibition
2019 | Piano Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA
Chinese Student and Scholar Association Group show
2019 | Piano Gallery | Baltimore, MD, USA