Suxing Zhang explores the intersection of history, memory, and cultural identity through painting. By reinterpreting historical photographs, Zhang interweaves personal and collective narratives, creating layered works that challenge static notions of time and place. Blending traditional techniques with contemporary interventions, his practice invites cross-cultural dialogue, revealing how art can reshape inherited stories into living connections. Zhang’s work ultimately seeks to illuminate the threads that bind disparate communities and individuals, offering space for reflection on identity, belonging, and the enduring resonance of the past.
Established in 2021, the National Emerging Art Prize was created to provide an annual, highly visible national platform to identify, promote and support the most promising emerging visual artists in Australia.