Born and raised in Singapore, Zhou HanShun is a Photographic Artist and Art Director.
After graduating from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore and RMIT University, he went on to make a living as an art director, and continues to pursue his passion as a visual storyteller and photographer.
He uses photography as a way to explore, investigate and document the culture and people in the cities he has lived in. Apart from discovering the aspects of everyday life, his work also seeks to explore the notion of spirituality and humanity in the urban environment. HanShun often photographs with intuition and creates work with a sense of spontaneity.
HanShun has exhibited at the Lishui Photography Festival (2019), Mt. Rokko International Photography Festival (2019), KG+ Kyotographie Satellite Event (2018), Tumbas Cultural Center in Thessaloniki, Greece for Photoeidolo (2017), the Molekyl Gallery in Sweden, for the Malmo Fotobiennal (2017), the Gallery under Theater in Bratislava, Slovakia for The Month of Photography Bratislava(2017), the Czech China Contemporary Museum in Beijing for the SongZhuang International Photo Biennale(2017), the PhotoMetria "Parallel Voices" exhibition in Greece (2016), the Addis FotoFest in Ethiopia (2016), among others.
HanShun was awarded 3rd Prize at the Mt. Rokko International Photography Festival (2019), a Special Mention at the Balkan Photo Festival (2016), Shortlisted for the Hariban Award (2019, 2018 and 2017), and was a finalist of Photolucida Critical Mass (2016), among others.
Education
1993 – 1996 / Diploma in Graphic Design (Photography Major)
2009 – 2010 / Certificate in Printmaking
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
1998 – 1999 / Bachelor of Design with Distinction
RMIT University, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2019 / November / Lishui Photography Festival, Wanxiang Photography Base, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
2019 / March - April / Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
2018 / March - April / KG+ Kyotographie International Photography Festival Satellite Event, Former Junpu Elementary School, Kyoto, Japan
2017 / November / Photoeidolo, Tumbas Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
2017 / June / Molekyl Gallery, Malmo Fotobiennal, Sweden
Group Exhibitions / Photography Festivals / Showcase
2020 / February - March / The Fence, Century Gardens, Calgary, USA
2019 / December - March 2020 / The Fence, Memorial Park, Houston, USA
2019 / November / Lishui Photography Festival, Wanxiang Photography Base, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
2019 / November - February 2020/ The Fence, Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota, USA
2019 / October - June 2020 / The Fence, Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail, USA
2019 / October - December / The Fence, Cherry Creek Park, Denver, USA
2019 / August - September / Mt. Rokko International Photography Festival, Kobe, Japan
2019 / June - September / The Fence, Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, USA
2019 / March - April / #photographer, Parallel Space Gallery, Hong Kong
2018 / October / PhotoVisa Festival Contest "The Silence" Exhibition, Russia
2018 / September - October / Kaunas Photo Projection Nights, Lithuania
2018 / September / Tbilisi Photo Festival "Night of Photography", Old Tbilisi/Betlemi District, Georgia
2018 / May / Reclaim Photography Festival, The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, United Kingdom
2017 / November / "Something Black Something White", Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival
2017 / November - December / "Show Your World" Exhibition, Gallery MC, New York
2017 / November / The Month of Photography Bratislava, Gallery under Theater, Bratislava, Slovakia
2017 / November / Photoeidolo, Tumbas Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
2017 / October - November / Trieste Photo Fringe, Caffè Verdi Theater, Trieste, Italy
2017 / September - October / SongZhuang International Photo Biennale, Czech China Contemporary Museum, Beijing
2017 / September / Discovery Awards Projections / Encontros da Imagem Festival, Portugal
2017 / August / CICA Contemporary Photography Exhibition, CICA Museum, South Korea
2017 / June / Molekyl Gallery, Malmo Fotobiennal, Sweden
2017 / June / "Parallel Voices", Photometria Festival, Greece
2017 / May / "The Peoples City" Showcase, LOOK/17, Tate Exchange Space, Tate Liverpool
2017 / April - May / "Locals Only", Tatsu Gallery, Singapore
2016 / December / Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2016 / December / PhotoNOLA, Bar Redux, New Orleans
2016 / March / Fotofilmic Exhibition, Space 22 Gallery, Seoul
2015 / December / F-Stop Magazine Issue #74 "Telling Stories" Onliine Exhibition
2015 / August - September / Fotofilmic Exhibition, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, NYC
2015 / November - December / Fotofilmic Exhibition, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver
2012 / Taiwan Printmaking Biennial
2011 / November / Elephant Parade, Singapore
2011 / June - September / 31th Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Spain
2011 / June - July / New Prints Summer Show, International Print Center New York
2011 / June - July / The Print Center 85th Annual International Competition: Printmaking, Philadelphia
2011 / June / The 16th SPACE International Print Biennial, OCI Museum of Art, South Korea
2011 / January - March / 25th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
2011 / March / KIWA #6 Exhibition, Kyoto International Woodprint Association, Kyoto, Japan
2010 / September - October / Alliance Francaise 2nd France + Singapore New Generation Artists
2010 / September - October / 2nd Penang International Print Exhibition
2010 / August / Blank Canvas Printmaking Exhibition, Singapore
2010 / July / RAW ART, Singapore
Accolades
2019 / Shortlist / Hariban Award
2019 / 3rd Prize (Open Category) / Mt. Rokko International Photography Festival
2018 / Finalist / COCA, Center of Contemporary Artists
2018 / Shortlist / Hariban Award
2018 / Nomination (Photo Series) / PhotoVisa Festival
2017 / Shortlist / Hariban Award
2017 / Honorable Mention / PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
2017 / Shortlist (Conceptual Photo Project) / Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award
2016 / Special Mention / Balkan Photo Festival
2016 / Finalist / PhotoLucida Critical Mass
2016 / Honorable Mention / Tokyo International Foto Awards
2016 / 2 x Honorable Mentions / International Photo Awards
2014 / Honorable Mention / International Photo Awards
2014 / 2 x Honorable Mentions / Moscow International Foto Awards
2012 / Honorable Mention / Taiwan Printmaking Biennial
Selected Press Interviews and Features
2020 / Aint-Bad Magazine
2020 / Asia Photo Review
2020 / Urbanautica Magazine
2020 / Edge of Humanity
2020 / Issue 134, Fraction Magazine
2019 / Analog Forever Magazine
2019 / Autumn Issue 233, Black+White Photography Magazine
2019 / The Analogue Street Collective Print Magazine #3
2018 / Landscape Stories
2018 / Monovisions
2018 / Maekan magazine
2018 / August / Popular Photo Magazine China
2018 / Dodho
2017 / Neocha Magazine
2017 / Silvershotz Folio Annual
2017 / April / Uncertain States Issue #29
2017 / March / Edge of Humanity
2017 / March / Silvershotz Magazine Volume 11 Edition 6
2017 / Photogrvphy Magazine
2017 / Leica Camera Blog
2017 / The Analogue Street Collective Issue #03
2016 / December / F-Stop Magazine Issue #80
2016 / Square Magazine Issue #703
2016 / August 27th & 28th / Loeil de la Photographie
2016 / August / BLUR magazine
2016 / June / Snapshot Galleria
2015 / December / F-Stop Magazine Issue #74 "Telling Stories"
Works in Institutional Collections
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, TaiChung, Taiwan
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
Kyoto International Woodprint Association, Kyoto, Japan
