Bio
Zhaojun Guo (b. 1993, Nantong, China) is a painter, observer, and occasional pigment-stained philosopher currently living and working in New York. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Financial Engineering and a master’s degree in Art Anthropology. Guo relocated to New York in 2024, where she continued her artistic studies at Columbia University and Hudson County Community College, refining her skills in painting, drawing, and printmaking. In the summer of 2025, she participated in the Advanced Painting Intensive Program at Columbia University. Her work was featured in the final exhibition of the program on July 3, 2025.

Artist Statement
I’m a painter working with acrylic, oil paints, sumi ink, charcoal, oil sticks, and oil pastels. My paintings abstract the in-between spaces where the human body and nature dissolve into each other. These spaces are defined by fluid relationships rather than rigid boundaries. Using flowing lines, broken edges, and layered textures, I create compositions that transform what was once distinct into something interconnected and dynamic.
In my practice, the human form and the landscape are not separate or static but in a constant process of becoming. The interaction between body and nature is always shifting, with each element merging into the other. Rather than portraying these as fixed entities, I focus on the subtle moments where they blend, dissolve, and transform. This fluidity is at the core of my work, reflecting the interconnectedness of all things and the constant evolution of identity and existence.
The concept of boundaries is central to my exploration. We often use boundaries to categorize the world, but I challenge this by showing how they are not permanent. Boundaries are dynamic, constantly shifting based on context, relationships, and environment. By dissolving these lines in my paintings, I invite the viewer to reconsider how they perceive the world—not as a collection of separate, fixed elements but as a fluid, evolving whole. My work is an invitation to step into this shifting space, where perception and interaction are always in motion, and boundaries are not walls but transitions.
Through this process, I hope to reveal a more fluid, interconnected understanding of self, other, and environment—one where everything is in the process of becoming rather than being fixed or defined.