Jack Zhou

Jie (Jack) Zhou (b. 1965, Beijing) studied design at Beijing Normal University and was later inducted into The Beijing Society of Artists. His work was held in the permanent collection of The Fine Art Museum of Beijing. Now based in Canada, Zhou captures the rugged terrain of northern Ontario with a meticulous, near-pointillist technique. His landscapes distill shifting natural forms into dense fields of brushwork, reflecting a disciplined, studied response to the natural world. His work is held in private and corporate collections.Jie (Jack) was born in 1965 and raised on the outskirts of the city of Beijing, China. Having spent his childhood surrounded by scenes of nature, filled with mountains and streams, Jack began his artistic endeavors at the age of 18, and in 1987 he enrolled at Beijing Normal (Union) University to study design.

After graduating, Jack was inducted into The Beijing Society of Artists, and had a collection of his work on permanent display in The Fine Art Museum of Beijing. In 2002, Zhou immigrated to Canada where he discovered the unique landscapes of northern Ontario. From Muskoka to Algonquin Park, like a child chasing after a firefly, he chases the constantly changing environment. But instead of a jar and a net, Jack arms himself with brush and canvas, endeavouring to catch the organic shapes around him by encapsulating them on canvas with meticulously, almost pointillistic attention, covering the canvas with tiny brush strokes to translate how he sees the world.