RuiRabbit

Rui Zhou



About

Rui’s art practice is a mix of different mediums and styles. They work between digital art, painting, drawing, and printmaking, allowing cross-medium transformations to create something new. Their experience as a Chinese American influences their artwork and drives their passion to create. Considering themself a storyteller, they seek to build work that retells their life and culture, connecting with other Asian Americans who grew up struggling with their identity. Rui graduated from Willamette University with degrees in Studio Art and Film with a minor in Chinese in 2023. Their hometown is Salem, Oregon, but they consider Xinjiang, China, where they spent summers growing up with their grandparents, a secondary home. Their childhood inspires the themes in Rui's artwork, and they seek to further investigate their cultural traditions.