Tianli Zu (b. 1963, Beijing, China) currently lives and works in Sydney. She graduated from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, and she gained an MFA from the Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney. In 2014, Zu received a Doctoral degree from the University of Sydney. Zu creates large-scale papercuts by hand and cinematic animation projections that weave through history and the present, using shadow and light in powerful dynamic installations. Her work captures experiences of places and cultures through intuitive and metaphysical means. She employs art to engage and comment on complex social phenomena, culturally, philosophically and psychologically. 

Zu was a Finalist in the Archibald Prize and the North Sydney Art Prize, and the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award. Her work was exhibited in the Salon Des Refuses and featured several times at Martin Place and the heart of Chinatown for the Chinese New Year Festival in Sydney. 

(Bio from Vermilion Art.)