Zhang Hongbin
Zhang Hongbin is a far-sighted cultural manager and curator with an international perspective. He firmly believes that global interaction and cross-cultural exchange are the most important transformative forces shaping our era.
To this end, he has been active at the forefront of the world’s art field for more than 20 years, promoting cross-regional and cross-cultural dialogue between the East and the West and enhancing exchanges of values, beliefs, practices and mutual trust between people from different cultural backgrounds, making huge contributions through his efforts. As the founder of “Sheng Xinyu Art” established in 2002, Zhang Hongbin has won wide acclaim in the field of international figurative art. He currently serves as a member of the international jury of the “Almenara Art Prize” (Spain) and the “TARTGET PAINTING PRIZE” (Spain), as well as the chief editor of the overseas center of Collection magazine. In addition, he has also served as: International Committee Member of the Florence Biennale (Italy) and Chinese Ambassador of the Laguna Art Prize (Italy). Zhang Hongbin organized and planned global art competitions such as the “Titian International Portrait Painting and Sculpture Competition”, “Velazquez Painting and Sculpture Competition”, “Venice International Watercolor Festival”, and “International Youth Art Competition”.
In addition, he has written and commented for well-known magazines such as Collection, Art Business, Art News, Gallery, Harper’s Bazaar, Chinese Watercolor, Art Focus and so on. He has conducted nearly a hundred interviews with artistic figures from around the world. Moreover, the annual number of readers of the “Sheng Xinyu Art” public account (corporate media) has exceeded 2.1 million. In summary, Zhang Hongbin’s multi-faceted contributions in the field of art make him an outstanding figure in promoting global cultural exchanges and cross-cultural understanding.
