David Zheng (b. 1985), New York City, NY.
Born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City, David’s photographs are an observation into the dynamics between the environment and those who inhabit them. Often turning his focus towards form and abstraction to suggest these relationships, his interest is not within the idea of story telling or the depiction of reality. Working primarily with analog photographic materials and processes, David’s curiosity is shaped by the interaction between the materiality of a photograph, and the constant negotiation between chance and control.
Best known for his black and white analogue work and photo books, he has published three books, several of which are held in library collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, and the Center for Book Arts. In 2022, David was awarded the Corky Lee Image of Hope award by the New York State Assembly Member, recognizing his impact on the community through the Arts with his works, Where Did All the Flowers Go? and Some Chinatown Portraits.
David works out of his darkroom in Brooklyn, NY.
Contact
David Zheng
63 Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205-1070
by appointment only
Email: studio@davidzhengstudio.com
Born 1985, New York City, New York
Works in Brooklyn, New York
Books
2022 Some Chinatown Portraits, David Zheng Studio
2021 Where Did All the Flowers Go?, David Zheng Studio
2019 Reveries, David Zheng Studio
Selected Exhibitions
2023 New Futures, The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, Brooklyn
2022 The Oneness of Humanity (group) curated by Darius Himes, Der Greif
Through the Looking Glass (group) curated by Asian Archives, Brooklyn Film Camera. (NY)
I’m From (group) curated by Joshua Rosenblatt, Local Project Gallery, Long Island City Artists Inc. (NY)
Edge of Glory, Smokey Vale, (NY)
Some Chinatown Portraits, Yu and Me Books, (NY)
Some Chinatown Portraits, Permanent public mural at New York Public Library (NY)
2021 Where Did All the Flowers Go?, 55 Chrystie Street, (NY)
Souls of NYC Chinatown (group), New York Arts Center, (NY)
Where Did All the Flowers Go?, A Moment Materialized (group), Brooklyn Navy Yard (NY)
Reflections of Chinatown, multimedia installation at Illumination NYC Light Art Festival (group), (NY)
2020 Chinatown Untitled (group), Smokey Vale, (NY)
2019 MFR19 Festival (Group), Month of Photography Rome, Millepiani Exhibition Space,(IT)
2018 Endless Editions Biennial (Group), Elizabeth Foundation For the Arts, (NY)
Publication in Collections
2022 “Some Chinatown Portraits”, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library Special Collections
2022 “Some Chinatown Portraits”, New York Public Library, Heritage Collection
2018 “Reveries”, Center For Book Arts, Fine Art Collection
Awards and Grants
2023 New Futures Brooklyn 2023, The Other Art Fair, Saatchi Art
2022 Corky Lee Image of Hope Award, New York State Assembly Member Yuh Line Niou
2021 LMCC Creative Engagement Grant, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Interviews
C4 Journal, Interview with Callum Beaney, 2021
A Moment Materialized with Carli Beseau, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 2021
Frame & Sequence with Todd Ritondaro, 2019: Podcast Interview
Press/Features
CBS News, 2022: Portraits reflect fears, joys, hopes of NYC's hard-hit Chinatown community
News 12 Brooklyn, 2022: Brooklyn photographer launches project to document Chinatown recovering from pandemic
Seen Magazine, 2021: Where Did All the Flowers Go?
Art in New York City, 2021: Where Did All the Flowers Go?
doNYC, 2021: David Zheng Presents: Where Did All the Flowers Go?
Chinatown.NYC, 2021: Photo Exhibit: Where Did All the Flowers Go?
Street Sweeper Magazine, 2019: Afro Punk
Lomography, 2017: A NYC Lens: A New View on Cuba with David Zheng
C41 Magazine, 2017: Another Cuba: David Zheng looks for the real country behind the clichè
Positive Magazine, 2017: Cuba: after the blockade