Plus Gallery is thrilled to unveil all new paintings tonight by artist Xi Zhang for his latest solo exhibition BONE.  Join us this evening from 7-9pm in welcoming Xi back to Denver and to the gallery proper for a survey that brings together recent developments across six bodies of work that have engaged Zhang's attention over the last several years. The main exhibition space is the focus for four of his ongoing series, including the most recent "Permanence Within," "Permanence Without" and "The Fortune Dealer" as well as his two of his most recent canvases from "Birth of a Million Tear Drops."  The exhibition continues upstairs with additional selections from "Permanence Without" alongside two recent paintings from "Post Convulsions" and a handful of gold-leaf paintings from "Second Hand Memories" which represent Xi's lighter side and unique take on contemporary culture merging with traditional Chinese motifs.

Xi Zhang has launched a remarkable career in Colorado ever since his move to Denver from China in 2004. Highlights to date include:

2008 / Emerging Artist of the Year, Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post

2011 / Pathmaker in the Visual Arts, Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post

2011 / CNN "Ripple" Project in commemoration of 9/11 Ten Year Anniversary, CNN.com

2011 / "Art's New View: The 12 best Colorado artists 35 and under," Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post

2011 / Featured Speaker, Logan Lecture Series, Denver Art Museum

2012 / URRA Artist Residency, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Representative for the Denver Biennial of the Americas

2013 / "21st Century DNA," solo exhibition, hosted by the City of Denver and Plus Gallery at McNichols Civic Center

Hopefully you heard a little about the exhibition today on CPR's arts report, and you can read more about BONE in the latest issue of Westword in the "Night and Day" section, as well as an online preview of images in Westword's Show and Tell blog delivered by Susan Froyd:

http://blogs.westword.com/