Zhang Peili 張培力

Zhang Peili (born 1957, Hangzhou) graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, in 1984 with a degree in oil painting, and previously served as Dean of the New Media Department at the same institution, later renamed China Academy of Art. He was a founding member of the Pond Society and a prominent figure of the avant-garde movement in Hangzhou in the 1980s. Primarily working in video, photography, and new media, his work acts as a form of protest to reveal the forces that shape Chinese society and the lives of its citizens. Zhang lives and works in Hangzhou.