Zhao Yao was born in Sichuan province in 1981 and graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2004. He currently lives and works in Beijing.
His solo exhibitions include "51 m2: 3# Zhao Yao" at Taikang Space (Beijing, 2010); "Zhao Yao: I Am Your Night" and "Zhao Yao: You Can't See Me, You Can't See Me" at Beijing Commune (Beijing, 2011 and 2012); "Spirit Above All" (London, 2013) and "A Painting of Thought" at (Hong Kong, 2015) at Pace Gallery; "The Power of Nature: A Ten Thousand Square Meter Painting in Beijing" at Workers Stadium (Beijing, 2018); "Signals from Heaven,Signals from Heaven" at Beijing Commune (Beijing, 2018).
Group exhibitions include Tate Modern, London (2010); Fremantle Arts Centre , Australia (2011); Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2013); Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan (2013); Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine (2013); ZKM Center, Germany (2013); UCCA, Beijing (2013); Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nederland (2014); "Inside China", Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2014); "Adventures of the Black Square", Whitechapel Gallery, London (2015); Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai (2019).
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Zhao YaoA Painting of Thought III-102B, 2023Acrylic on found fabric180 x 180 x 4.5 cm
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Zhao YaoA Bed Sheet from the Countryside , 2021PlasticDimensions Variable
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Zhao YaoA Painting of Thought I-282, 2020-2022Acrylic on found fabric180 x 180 x 6 cm
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Zhao YaoSignals from Heaven_Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me), 2018Sound, wood, nails, fabric, plastic film, text109 x 110 x 103 cm
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Zhao YaoOne Spirit 20181020, 2018Acrylic on found fabric50 x 50 cm
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Zhao YaoA Painting of Thought III-431, 2014Acrylic on found fabric120 x 120 cm