Alson Zhao

Alson Zhao was born in 1999 in Yunnan, China. He is currently completing an MA in Art and Ecology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist and Pali Studies from Shan State Buddhist University, Myanmar, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Alson recently participated in Imprint 2026 in London. His work has been published in LEAP magazine, and his prints are held in the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Exhibitions: Imprint Art Fair: Discovery (2026), London; Open Narrative, PageMasters & Tenderbooks Residency (2026), London; Threshold - Act 3 (2025), Chemist gallery, London; ‘Wedding’ Box (2024), Kunming, China; When Mountain Flowers Are in Full Bloom - 72ji Youth Design Exhibition (2022), Jingdezhen, China; THRESHOLD ON (2021), Bangkok; SITE Curated: A Poem Left Untitled (2019), Chicago, USA. Awards: Best Animated Film, 18th Annual ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival (2021), Toronto, Canada; Official Selection, Versi di Luce Poetry Film Festival (2021), Modica, Italy; Official Selection, FLIGHT / Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Genova (2021), Genoa, Italy; Honourable Mention, Experimental Forum (2021), USA.