Nov 12, 2026 - Dec 3, 2026
Details:
Roar - 2025
Water color on paper
11.75x15.75 in
About the artist:
Badiucao is a Chinese Australian artist, activist, and political provocateur. Born in Shanghai, his works address censorship, authoritarianism, and capitalism. For years, he operated anonymously — until his dramatic unmasking as told in the ABC documentary, “China’s Artful Dissident.” He has collaborated with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom House, and other rights organisations.
He sees no limits when it comes to exploring different art forms and mediums. Beginning with traditional art practices, he soon branched out to street art and political cartooning, before moving into multimedia installations. In 2018, he worked out of contemporary artist Ai Weiwei’s Berlin studio.
Badiucao has exhibited in Australia and Europe, and was an artist in residence in the United States. His first solo exhibition, scheduled in Hong Kong, was shuttered under pressure from Chinese authorities. Three subsequent international solo shows also faced threats, but moved forward successfully at the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia, Italy, at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, and at Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw.
His upcoming graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION, is co-authored with Emmy-nominated American journalist Melissa Chan.
Badiucao has been interviewed by The Washington Post, The Guardian, Time, CNN, NBC, Monocle, Artnet, and others, and was profiled by The New York Times and CBS News’s 60 Minutes. In Australia, he was most recently interviewed by ABC’s culture programme, The Art Of...
In 2023, Badiucao received a Walkley for his political cartoons in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. In 2020, Badiucao won the Human Rights Foundation’s Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent. In 2019, The Cartoonists Rights Network International awarded him its Courage in Cartooning Award.
Website:
https://www.badiucao.com/
Connect with the artist:
Instagram: @badiucao
Shipping will be calculated based on the specific dimensions and material of each piece. All artwork can also be picked up in person on December 3rd at the Mriya Gallery located at 101 Reade St, New York, or from December 8-11th at the Students for a Free Tibet office located at 602 East 14th Street in NYC.
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