Born in China, Siying Zhou is an interdisciplinary artist. Her work is predominantly presented in the format of installation.

Using images, text, video and artefacts, Zhou provokes questions, construct propositions and draw discussions toward social conventions and cultural norms. In Zhou’s works, the complexity of cultural conflict and cultural difference is often articulated through hybrid material representation.

Zhou’s works has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including the group exhibitions: Changing Places (2017), Linden New Art, Melbourne; Ohrwurm (2016), Mainblau Projektraum, Berlin; Not Fair (2014), Melbourne; Testing Ground (2013 – 2014), a touring exhibition curated by Julie Gough; Here and There, Art from Northern Australia, Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia / Nan Giese Gallery, Charles Darwin University (2010). Solo exhibitions: The Consequences of Success II (2016) at Kings ARI, Melbourne; The Consequences of Success I (2014), The Food Court ARI, Melbourne; The Comfort Promise (2014), Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin.

Zhou has previously taken artist residencies in Barcelona and Berlin. She has been awarded the John and Mary Kerley International Travel Scholarship 2016 and the National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Award twice in 2015 and 2017. Zhou currently is a candidate of Master of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts, the University of Melbourne.