Nan Zhao is a Chinese visual artist based in Berlin, born in 1987. Her work centers on the theme of identity, deeply exploring how the individual is constructed, perceived, and transformed at the intersection of language, body, memory, and culture. She practices through painting, mixed media, and installation, weaving together abstract elements, written symbols, and images of the female body to create a multi-layered and symbolically rich visual language.

In her work, the female body is not merely an object of representation but becomes an active space that carries history and experience, constantly shifting and regenerating. From flowing abstract lines to symbolic poses and colors, she presents the multifaceted nature of identity and the evolution of the individual through migration, growth, and cultural collision. She also engages with themes of “birth” and “origin,” reflecting on how the body serves as both a vessel of natural life and a product of cultural meaning.

Nan Zhao’s cross-cultural background deeply influences her practice. Positioned between tradition and contemporaneity, East and West, she constructs a personalized artistic language, making her work a bridge connecting self and world. She is committed to creating visual spaces where viewers can sense the self, reflect on experience, and contemplate how identity is continuously redefined within a flowing reality.