Zheng Bo 郑波

Painter. Professor of Oil Painting, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts.

Impressions of Chicago, oil on linen on board, 122 x 274 cm, 1993. A panoramic urban park scene with figures walking before the Chicago skyline.
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Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Impressions of Chicago

Impressions of Chicago 《芝加哥印象》, 122 x 274 cm, was created in 1993 for the new International Terminal at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The work was commissioned through the City of Chicago's Sister Cities International Program. Zheng Bo represented Shenyang, one of Chicago's sister cities. The mural became part of the airport's permanent public art collection.

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Zheng Bo working on Impressions of Chicago during the mural process, 1993.
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Making the mural, Chicago, 1993
Zheng Bo during a Sister Cities cultural exchange in Chicago, holding a Chicago book while presenting his art book, 1993.
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Sister Cities cultural exchange, Chicago, 1993
Buddha Light over Sakya Golden Mountain, oil painting, 130 x 160 cm, 1997.
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Buddha Light over Sakya Golden Mountain 《萨迦金山上有佛光》 1997, oil painting, 130 x 160 cm
Paradise of the Tibetan Eared Pheasant, oil painting, 97 x 130 cm, 2001.
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Paradise of the Tibetan Eared Pheasant 《藏马鸡的乐园》 2001, oil painting, 97 x 130 cm
Autumn Melody, oil on linen, 40 by 50 cm, 2001. An atmospheric landscape painting in autumnal tones.
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Autumn Melody 《秋之曲》 2001, oil on linen, 40 x 50 cm
Wind of Northern Tibet, oil painting, 97 x 130 cm, 2009.
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Wind of Northern Tibet 《藏北的风》 2009, oil painting, 97 x 130 cm
Autumn, oil on linen, 54.5 by 75 cm, 2018. An atmospheric landscape painting in muted autumn colour.
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Autumn 《秋》 2018, oil on linen, 54.5 x 75 cm

About

Zheng Bo (b. 1957, Shenyang) is an oil painter and Professor of Oil Painting at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts. His work has been selected six times for the National Exhibition of Fine Arts of China. He is a member of the Chinese Artists Association and the Chinese Oil Painters Society.

His practice spans landscape, figurative painting, gestural abstraction, and large-scale public murals. It is shaped by sustained travel and field research across China, including Tibet, Xinjiang, the Silk Road region, the Yellow River basin, and Yunnan.

Public collections include Chicago O'Hare International Airport and the Tibet Autonomous Region Government Hall in Naqu. His wider research has also taken him to Europe, Northern Europe, and the United States.

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Contact

For exhibition, press, and artwork enquiries:

Wen Zheng
contact@zhengboart.com

Based in London, Wen Zheng manages UK and international enquiries for artist Zheng Bo.