Zhu Jinshi was born in Beijing, China in 1954, where he currently lives and works.

Zhu has been honored with numerous solo exhibitions including On the Road, Prague City Museum, Czech Republic, 2002; Tao of Rice Paper, Vancouver Museum, Canada, 1997; Fangzhen, DAAD Gallery, Berlin, 1990.  Recent group exhibitions include China International Gallery Exposition, Contrasts Gallery, Beijing, China, 2011; Mind Space: Minimalism in Contrasts, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2011; and China Now - The Glamour in Reincarnation, Sammlung Essl Museum, Vienna, 2006.