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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7764-8716
Scopus Author ID: 55755383100
Impact
Biography
Dr Zheng Bo is an artist and writer specializing in socially engaged art. He has worked with a wide range of communities, including the Queer Cultural Center in Beijing and Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong. His work Family History Textbook received a Prize of Excellence from the 2005 Hong Kong Art Biennial; Karibu Islands received a Juror’s Prize from the Singapore Art Museum in 2008. His recent art projects include Sing for Her, a participatory installation created with Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong, and Plants Living in Shanghai, a found botanical garden and an open online course created together with ecologists and humanities scholars in Shanghai.
His essays on Chinese socially engaged art have been published in multiple journals and books. He is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Chinese Contemporary Art. He received an Early Career Award from Hong Kong Research Grants Council in 2014 and a Professional Development Award from City University of Hong Kong in 2015. Currently he is building an online database and a MOOC, both on Chinese socially engaged art. He also supervises doctoral students working on Chinese contemporary art.
He holds a PhD in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester, and is an affiliated member of the Institute of Contemporary Art and Social Thoughts at the China Academy of Art.
Research Interests/Areas
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Chinese Contemporary Art
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Ecology
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MOOC
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Socially Engaged Art
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
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Le Sacre du Printemps (Nuuksio)
Zheng, B. (Actor), 23 May 2025Research output: Creative and Literary Works in Non - textual Form › RGC 44 - Performance and participation in exhibits
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Moore’s Visions. More Revisions.
Zheng, B. (Artist), Chihoi (Artist), Shieh, W. (Artist) & Liao, W. (Artist), 3 Jun 2025Research output: Creative and Literary Works in Non - textual Form › RGC 44 - Performance and participation in exhibits
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PTERIDOPHILIA I
ZHENG, B. (Artist), 29 Jan 2025Research output: Creative and Literary Works in Non - textual Form › RGC 44 - Performance and participation in exhibits
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Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology
Ackroyd (Artist), Harvey (Artist), Amira, L. (Artist), Arahmaiani (Artist), Chanda, S. (Artist), Soin, H. S. (Artist), Tappeser, D. S. (Artist), Lin, X. (Artist), Cheung, S. (Artist), Mendieta, A. (Artist), Muhammad, Z. (Artist), Mununggurr, P. (Artist), Oliveros, P. (Artist), Ono, Y. (Artist), Rezaire, T. (Artist), Riege, E.-P. (Artist), Vicuña, C. (Artist), West, K. (Artist) & Zheng, B. (Artist), Aug 2024Research output: Creative and Literary Works in Non - textual Form › RGC 44 - Performance and participation in exhibits
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Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology
Ackroyd , H. (Artist), Harvey, D. (Artist), Amira, L. (Artist), Arahmaiani (Artist), Chanda, S. (Artist), Soin, H. S. (Artist), Tappeser, D. S. (Artist), Lin, X. (Artist), Cheung, S. (Artist), Mendieta, A. (Artist), Muhammad, Z. (Artist), Mununggurr, P. (Artist), Oliveros, P. (Artist), Ono, Y. (Artist), Rezaire, T. (Artist), Riege, E.-P. (Artist), Vicuña, C. (Artist), West, K. (Artist) & Zheng, B. (Actor), 26 Jan 2024Research output: Creative and Literary Works in Non - textual Form › RGC 44 - Performance and participation in exhibits
Projects
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GRF: Ecological Art Practices in Hong Kong (1997-2017)
ZHENG, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/19 → 27/06/23
Project: Research
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GRF: Contemporary Art and Political Ecology in Post-Socialist China
ZHENG, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/17 → 25/06/21
Project: Research
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ECS: Socially Engaged Art in Post-89 China
ZHENG, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/15 → 21/06/18
Project: Research
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TSG(CityU): An Online Curating Platform for Learning Contemporary Art
ZHENG, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
7/04/14 → 6/10/15
Project: Research
Prizes
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The 35th World Cultural Council Special Recognition Award
ZHENG, B. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Activities
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Staging Dunhuang
ZHENG, B. (Participant)
10 Nov 2024 → 10 May 2025Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Exhibition
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Data Art for Climate Action (DACA 2022)
LINDBORG, P. M. (Chair), Groß-Vogt, K. (Co-chair), IKESHIRO, R. (Program Chair), CHOPRA, S. S. (Session Chair), SANDOR, C. (Program Chair), CHEN, M. (Facilitator), ZHENG, B. (Facilitator), LC, R. (Member of Programme Committee) & REINHUBER, E. E. (Member of Programme Committee)
May 2020 → 30 Sept 2022Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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新美術 (Journal)
郑波 (Guest Editor)
Jun 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art (Journal)
ZHENG, B. (Editor) & LEE, S. (Editor)
Dec 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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新美術 中國美術學院學報 (Journal)
ZHENG, B. (Editor)
Feb 2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor