Zhang Zhenzhong
Renowned Ceramic Artist from Jiangsu Province (Awarded in 2016, 2nd Session)
Jiangsu Master of Arts and Crafts (Awarded in 2011, 5th Session)
Senior Craft Artist
Senior Rural Revitalization Craft Artist
Member of the China Artists Association
Member of the China Ceramic Industry Association
Executive Director of the Ceramic Art Committee, China Ceramic Industry Association
Vice President of the Jiangsu Ceramic Art Committee
External Supervisor and Instructor, Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University
Adjunct Professor at Jiangsu University
Guest Professor at Changshu Institute of Technology
Adjunct Professor at Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology
Guest Professor at Hood College, USA
Folk Craft Artist Recognized by the UNESCO International Organization of Folk Art
One of the “Twelve Elite Artists of Chinese Zisha Art”
Representative Inheritor of Wuxi Municipal-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage
Born in Yixing in 1964, Zhang Zhenzhong （张振中）earned his master’s degree from Tsinghua University after completing studies at Jiangsu University. Since 1990, he has dedicated his career to the design and creation of Zisha teapots.
His works embody both the artistic essence of traditional Chinese Zisha pottery and the aesthetic spirit of contemporary art, bridging his personal artistic practice with the broader history of art. With a global and modern perspective, he has revitalized the path of traditional Chinese Zisha art.
Zhang’s works have been exhibited and awarded in numerous domestic and international exhibitions, including the “2nd National Ceramic Art Exhibition,” “10th National Fine Arts Exhibition,” “National Ceramic Art Innovation Exhibition,” and “6th Cairo International Ceramics Biennale.” His pieces are held in the collections of prestigious institutions such as the National Art Museum of China, Ziguang Pavilion of Zhongnanhai, Academy of Fine Arts at Tsinghua University, Nanjing Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Hong Kong Museum of Tea Ware, as well as by private collectors.
He has edited publications such as Ancient Charm and Clear Flow, Pure Beauty of Purple Clay, Heritage Collection, and Elegance in Purple Clay. Zhang has led research on national-level sub-projects, such as Case Studies on the Chinese Folk Art Market, and provincial-level initiatives, including “Construction and Practice of a Curriculum System Linking Secondary and Higher Vocational Ceramic Art Programs.” He also contributed to the national teaching resource database project “Hundred Crafts: Inheritance and Innovation of Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage in Arts and Crafts.”
Invited by organizations including the China Artists Association, Zhang has participated in ceramic art exchanges in the United States, France, Egypt, and other countries.
<Zhang Zhenzhong conducts purple clay pot making demonstration in the United States>
