Zili Zhang is an internationally recognized photographer based in Greenwich, CT. Recently named Conceptual Photographer of the Year by Exposure One, he also received Gold from the 1839 Awards and ND Magazine. His work has earned awards from the Smithsonian Magazine, Paris Photo Prize, Tokyo International Foto Awards, International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography Awards, reFocus, Chromatic and more.
Zili Zhang exhibits at art festivals, art centers, and commercial galleries in the Tri-state area, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Islands. His work has attracted collectors worldwide, particularly across the United States, from New York to Philadelphia and California to Florida.
Zili Zhang uses landscapes to tell stories, allowing elements within his images to interact and form quiet dialogues. Striving for simplicity, he seeks inner peace and serenity through a unique sense of color and form. He believes timelessness lies behind every decisive moment. His work transforms ordinary scenes from nature and the human world into poetic expressions of existence.
Awards:
2025 Monochrome Photography Awards - Honorable Mention(Conceptual)
2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards - Silver(Fine Art: Still Life), Honorable Mentions(Fine Art: Minimalism, Collage)
2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards - Silver(Fine Art: Still Life), Honorable Mentions(Fine Art: Minimalism, Collage)
2024 Chromatic Awards - 2nd Place(Street), Honorable Mentions(Abstract, Fine Art, Street)
2024 ND Awards - 1st Place and Gold Star Award, Special: Advertising, Honorable Mentions(Nature, Fine Art)
2024 Exposure One Awards - Conceptual Photographer of the Year, People's Vote Award, Honorable Mention(Fine Art)
2024 International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in Special/Smartphone Photography
2024 Minimalist Photography Awards - Honorable Mention(Landscape)
2024 reFocus Black and White Photography Contest - Honorable Mention(Series, Concept)
2024 Paris Photo Prize - 2 Bronze, 5 Honorable Mentions
2024 The 51st Fritchie Art Show, Westhampton, NY - First Place in Photography
2024 Urban Photo Awards - 2 Semi-finalists
2024 Siena Creative Awards - Finalist
2024 1839 Awards - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze & People's Vote Award in Minimalism
2024 reFocus Awards Color Photo Contest - 1 Silver(Fine Art), 1 Bronze(Architecture), 3 Honorable Mentions(Minimalism & Still Life)
2024 Best Photography Awards - Honorable Mention(Wild Life, Open Theme)
2024 The 10th Fine Art Photography Awards - 6 Nominations in 4 categories
2023 Chromatic Awards - 3rd Place(Environmental), Honorable Mentions(Nature & Portrait)
2023 reFocus Awards Black and White Photography Contest - Honorable Mentions(Concept & Street)
2023 Eyeshot Magazine Open Call - Semi-finalist
2023 International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in Fine Art/Collage
2023 OnePlus Photography Awards - Infinite Nature - Finalist
2023 reFocus Awards World Photo Annual - Honorable Mention, People’s Vote Award
2023 Siena Creative Awards - Shortlist
2023 Photo Review Competition 2023 - Top 15 Winner
2022 Rowayton Arts Center Photography & Sculpture Show - Honorable Mention
2022 Top 10 Fine Art Photo Contest - Finalist
2022 PhotoPlace Gallery “Portals” Competition - Winner
2022-2023 LensCulture Photography Awards - Editor’s Pick * 5
2020 The 17th Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest - Finalist
2024 ND Awards - 1st Place and Gold Star Award, Special: Advertising, Honorable Mentions(Nature, Fine Art)
2024 Exposure One Awards - Conceptual Photographer of the Year, People's Vote Award, Honorable Mention(Fine Art)
2024 International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in Special/Smartphone Photography
2024 Minimalist Photography Awards - Honorable Mention(Landscape)
2024 reFocus Black and White Photography Contest - Honorable Mention(Series, Concept)
2024 Paris Photo Prize - 2 Bronze, 5 Honorable Mentions
2024 The 51st Fritchie Art Show, Westhampton, NY - First Place in Photography
2024 Urban Photo Awards - 2 Semi-finalists
2024 Siena Creative Awards - Finalist
2024 1839 Awards - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze & People's Vote Award in Minimalism
2024 reFocus Awards Color Photo Contest - 1 Silver(Fine Art), 1 Bronze(Architecture), 3 Honorable Mentions(Minimalism & Still Life)
2024 Best Photography Awards - Honorable Mention(Wild Life, Open Theme)
2024 The 10th Fine Art Photography Awards - 6 Nominations in 4 categories
2023 Chromatic Awards - 3rd Place(Environmental), Honorable Mentions(Nature & Portrait)
2023 reFocus Awards Black and White Photography Contest - Honorable Mentions(Concept & Street)
2023 Eyeshot Magazine Open Call - Semi-finalist
2023 International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention in Fine Art/Collage
2023 OnePlus Photography Awards - Infinite Nature - Finalist
2023 reFocus Awards World Photo Annual - Honorable Mention, People’s Vote Award
2023 Siena Creative Awards - Shortlist
2023 Photo Review Competition 2023 - Top 15 Winner
2022 Rowayton Arts Center Photography & Sculpture Show - Honorable Mention
2022 Top 10 Fine Art Photo Contest - Finalist
2022 PhotoPlace Gallery “Portals” Competition - Winner
2022-2023 LensCulture Photography Awards - Editor’s Pick * 5
2020 The 17th Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest - Finalist
Solo Exhibition
2025.2.6-2025.3.16 “Poetic Expressions”, Sorokin Gallery, Greenwich, CT
Juried Art Festivals(select):
2024 Wickford Arts Festival, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
2024 Spring Rittenhouse Square Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2023 Bruce Museum Arts Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2023 Gracie Square Art Festival, New York City
2023 Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Connecticut
2024 Spring Rittenhouse Square Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2023 Bruce Museum Arts Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2023 Gracie Square Art Festival, New York City
2023 Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Connecticut
Group Exhibitions(select):
2024 44st Faber Birren National Color Show, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, Connecticut
2024 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2023 43rd Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, Stamford, Connecticut
2023 Greenwich Art Society 106th Annual Juried Exhibition, Greenwich, Connecticut
2023 Spectrum All Media Show, Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, Connecticut
2023 “Portals: Windows, Mirrors and Doors”, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
2022 “Let There Be Love”, Spectrum Art Gallery, Centerbrook, Connecticut
2022 “Photography and Sculpture”, Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, Connecticut
2019 “Planes, Trains, And Automobiles”, FujiFilm Wondershop, New York City
2024 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2023 43rd Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, Stamford, Connecticut
2023 Greenwich Art Society 106th Annual Juried Exhibition, Greenwich, Connecticut
2023 Spectrum All Media Show, Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, Connecticut
2023 “Portals: Windows, Mirrors and Doors”, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
2022 “Let There Be Love”, Spectrum Art Gallery, Centerbrook, Connecticut
2022 “Photography and Sculpture”, Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, Connecticut
2019 “Planes, Trains, And Automobiles”, FujiFilm Wondershop, New York City
Media Coverage:
2025 Greenwich Times, CT Post, Stamford Advocate “The Dish: Celebrated photographer and Greenwich resident has exhibit at Sorokin Gallery” by Susie CostaregniPublications:
2025 Chromatic Awards Annual Book 2024, “Two Birds”
2024 Professional Photographer’s Magazine October Issue, “Autumn on a Plate”
2024 Chromatic Awards Annual Book 2023, “Far Above Dam”
2023 Photoplace Gallery Exhibition Catalog “Portals”, “The World Outside”
2022 Wang Ze “Mediocre”(Winer of Poetry in Chinese, Singapore Literature Awards), Various
2022 Photoplace Gallery Exhibition Catalog “Trees”, “Autumn Trees”
2020 Meduza.io "Cultural life in New York has disappeared”, Title Image
2019 Atlantic Lady Magazine Fall Issue, Various
2024 Professional Photographer’s Magazine October Issue, “Autumn on a Plate”
2024 Chromatic Awards Annual Book 2023, “Far Above Dam”
2023 Photoplace Gallery Exhibition Catalog “Portals”, “The World Outside”
2022 Wang Ze “Mediocre”(Winer of Poetry in Chinese, Singapore Literature Awards), Various
2022 Photoplace Gallery Exhibition Catalog “Trees”, “Autumn Trees”
2020 Meduza.io "Cultural life in New York has disappeared”, Title Image
2019 Atlantic Lady Magazine Fall Issue, Various