Artist in Residence: Quan Zhou Wu
About
Born in Spain, where ethnically Chinese residents comprise under 1% of the population, Quan Zhou Wu has become a prominent public figure in conversations concerning the local Chinese community as well as on more general questions of migration and identity. Zhou Wu rose to fame with the graphic novel Gazpazho Agridulce: Una autobiografía chino-andaluza (2015), one of the first narratives in Spain to depict the experience of growing up with immigrant parents. She then published graphic narratives Andaluchinas por el mundo (2017), which shared the international adventures of the three Zhou sisters; Gente de aquí, gente de allí (2020), a graphic essay combating discrimination towards migrants; and La agridolce vita (2023), which blends Quan’s own struggles with the stories of Chinatowns worldwide. She has additionally produced two podcasts, Movidas varias (2023) and Mi familia española (2026), which celebrate Spanish diversity in all its forms, and collaborated on the performance art piece
