Nice To Meet You Tian Zhang 2023

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ACE welcomes Tian Zhang - curator, facilitator, writer, collaborative artist, and founding co-director of Pari (a collective-run gallery in Parramatta, NSW).Based on Dharug Country in western Sydney, Zhang works at the intersections of art, cultural practice and social change. Her practice is underscored by conversation, criticality, solidarity and joy.Zhang recently participated in 'documenta fifteen' as co-facilitator of Gudskul's collective studies program — living, cooking, eating, cleaning and communing within the Museum Fridericianum for 50 days. Her text 'A manifesto for radical care or how to be a human in the arts' was published online by Sydney Review of Books, with print editions by documenta fifteen's Lumbung Press and Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Canada.Zhang has a deep commitment to grassroots and collective methodologies. In 2021, she joined the Artistic Directorate of Next Wave in a new co-artistic leadership model for the organisation. She was previously Chair and co-director at Firstdraft and has co-founded and contributed to arts collectives in Meanjin/Brisbane. She is currently a board member of Utp.Nice To Meet You is a series of public talks inviting visiting curators to share their knowledge and experiences with Adelaide and arts communities. The project is part of ACE and Guildhouse's shared motivation to create connection, exchange and learning within visual arts between South Australia, Australia and the world.

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