About Us
Contemporary Gallery Kunming
Contemporary Gallery Kunming is a private non-profit art institution sponsored by Kunming Top River Group. Since its inception in 2018, CGK has staged numerous important group exhibitions, including “Notes on Region”, “Espace et Temps: Sino-French Architecture Exhibition,” and “Constellation: Yunnan Oil Painting Since 1978,” and solo exhibitions of such artists as Zeng Xiaofeng, Tang Zhigang, Marc Riboud, Zhang Chunyang, Zeng Xiaolian, Ma Yun, Yu Jian, He Duoling, Shui Yanfei, Du Tianrong, Yang Liping, Liu Jianhua, Li Ji, Yao Zhonghua, Wu Jialin and Luo Xu. Contemporary Gallery Kunming is rooted in the history and culture of Yunnan Province, strives to build connections with Southeast Asia, and aims to serve both the local art industry and the general public through objective research of Yunnan’s contemporary art history and comprehensive presentation of the latest trends and creative output in contemporary art.
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday
10:30am – 9pm
Closed Mondays. Holidays and special events excepted. Groups of nine or more must reserve in advance.
Our Team
Nie Rongqing
Director
Nie Rongqing is the founding director of Contemporary Gallery Kunming, and a longtime curator, collector, and philanthropist. He is the author of The Colors of the Moat: Kunming Artists in the 1980s, and Shrooming: Eating Mushrooms in Yunnan. He has edited a number of texts on art, most recently Destiny with Plants: The Scientific Illustrations of Zeng Xiaolian. He founded Contemporary Gallery Kunming in 2018, and the Zeng Xiaolian Museum of Art in 2021.
Jeff Crosby
Deputy Director
Jeff Crosby is a veteran translator of Chinese contemporary art and culture, having worked in the field for more than twenty years. He has facilitated dozens of international exhibitions and cultural exchange events throughout his career, and translated hundreds of books on China’s leading art practitioners and thinkers. He joined Contemporary Gallery Kunming during the institution’s initial planning phase.
Zhu Zijia
Artistic Director
Zhu Zijia worked on the design committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympic medals while a design student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. After several years working at Ogilvy Beijing, Zhu left the advertising industry for the contemporary art scene. He worked for a time at the studio of artist Zhang Xiaogang before establishing a successful private design practice creating exhibition and catalogue designs for many of China’s leading galleries and institutions. He joined Contemporary Gallery Kunming in 2018.
Anna Novikova
Curator
Anna Novikova began her curatorial career in 2009 at the Onegin Gallery in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2016, she received her Master’s degree from South China University of Technology and, in the same year, was appointed Curator at IWE Art Museum in Kunming. Since 2021, she has been the Director of 1903 space. Her curatorial practice bridges diverse cultural contexts, with a focus on fostering dialogues between global contemporary art and local perspectives.
