1971   Born in Chenghai, Guangdong

1994   Graduated from Chinese Painting Department, Huaqiao University

Currently a professional artist living and working in Beijing

Zeng Jianyong's early works primarily focused on children's portraits, breaking away from traditional ink painting themes to develop a unique personal style of neo-ink art. He excels in exploring the embodiment of spiritual dimensions, employing various metaphors and social symbols to provoke contemplation. By extracting principles from traditional Chinese painting, he observes and interprets nature, thereby attaining new artistic freedom. In recent years, Zeng's practice has evolved from surrealistic scene paintings to more comprehensive and grandiose "painting theaters," increasingly liberating itself from specific subject matter constraints. His focus has shifted toward the ontology of painting—particularly the study of pictorial space—exploring the possibilities of ink's expansion within spatial dimensions.