ABOUT
As an artist and fashion designer, Wen’s practice explores the interplay of materials, focusing on their inherent properties, limitations, and emotional qualities. His creative process is driven by continuous exploration, iteration, and refinement, balancing imagination and execution.
CONTACT
Email: wenpdse.std@gmail.com
Phone: +1 (646) 203-5117 / +86 13858128580
- 2025 Luminarts Fellowship
- 2025 SAIC Fashion Council Graduate Fellowship Award
PRESS
- Al-Tiba9 Contemporary (Spain) — Interview & Directory Selection
2026
Permanent artist interview and selection for the International Contemporary Artists Directory (Digital Art Section), focusing on Zheng’s Fragment methodology and material-driven installation practice. - Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine — Publication Feature
Issue 66, January 2026
Publication through Discover the Artist (Biafarin), featuring Zheng’s sculptural work Persist (2025). - Spreads Magazine — Artist Feature
2025
International feature on Zheng’s installation Fragment, exploring emotional structure through hybrid digital and hand-crafted sculptural processes. - Luminarts Cultural Foundation (USA) — Fellowship Artist Feature
2025
Institutional feature highlighting Zheng’s research in digital fabrication, textile structure, and installation-based material narrative.
EXHIBITION
- The Elements — Juried Exhibition
Ten Moir Gallery
Online
October 2025 - Visionary Voyages — Group Exhibition
Dragonfly Gallery
Chicago, IL, USA
Sept 19 – Oct 19, 2025 - By Degrees IV — Juried Group Exhibition
CSI Project Space Gallery (Chicago Sculpture International) Chicago, IL, USA
Sept 13 – Oct 3, 2025 - Small Works & Prints — Group Exhibition
Art City / Chicago Fine Art Salon
Chicago, IL, USA
Aug 8 – Sep 7, 2025 - Fragment — Online Exhibition
UPWARD Gallery
Online
July 11, 2025 - Graduate Exhibition Two — MFA Thesis Exhibition
SAIC Galleries
Chicago, IL, USA
May 9 – May 21, 2025 - The Beach After 25 Mins — Installation
SAIC Dean’s Office
Chicago, IL, USA