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ABOUT Jing Fu was born in Shanghai, China. She began learning art at a very young age, after she moved to Canada and rekindled her early interest in fine art. During her many years of art practice, Jing learned that traditional Chinese painting seldom follows scientific perspective or provides realistic portrayals, but rather gives the artist the freedom to follow subjective feelings. Her most recent works echo the natural world within the framework of peace and harmony. She approaches each work by blending the lifelike and the unlike, which reflects her love of the nature, which she often explores and photographs. She tries to use her own language, derived from her training in traditional Western painting as well as Chinese ink painting, to create a space that is an artistic conception based in nature. Since 2002, Jing has attended many group and solo shows with galleries and museums. There are numerous private collectors across the United States and Canada. Her trees roots, sculpture which are based on traditional western and eastern art techniques, have rapidly earned a growing body of fans. STATEMENT Regenerate began as a walk into the woods. I came across decaying tree roots, a dark and hollow shell slowly diminishing into the dappled forest floor. Despite being surrounded by bright and tender foliage, the roots emitted ancient power of wisdom and tranquility. Mesmerized by its demure yet majestic presence, Regenerate focuses the viewer’s attention on the roots’ shape and form in front of transforming landscapes of weather and seasons. EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gathering Divergence, Ada Slaight Gallery, OCAD University 2022 I CanArts museum, Group show 2020 Attitude Space, The First International AAS Virtual Art Exhibition 2020 Wu Cai Online Art exhibition, Canadian Oil Painting Academy 2020 Art Online 2020, Group show 2020 The Third International New Contemporary Art Network Exhibition, Group show 2020 The Third International Abstract Art Exhibition, Group show 2020 Online Art exhibition - Canadian Oil Painting Academy, Group show 2019 Group Exhibition, Canadian Oil Painting Academy, Ocean Art Gallery 2018 New York Art Expo, New York City, US 2016 Artist Project Toronto, Toronto Exhibition Place 2015 Culture Day, Varley Art Gallery, Markham 2015 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto 2015 Taiji Antique Auction House, Toronto 2015 Dockside Art Festival, Gravenhurst, Canada 2014 Your World, Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing, China 2014 Muskoka Art & Craft Summer Show, Bracebridge 2012 Group Show, Silverbridge gallery, Bracebridge 2011 Season of Change, Solo Show, Auburn art gallery, Gravenhurst 2011 Artist Project Toronto, Toronto Exhibition Place 2008 Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Center, Toronto 2008 Solo Show, Gallery Fountain, Toronto 2007 Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso, Italy 2006 Group Show, Whistler Village Art Gallery, BC, Canada 2006 The Language Of Trees, Solo Show, Silver Bridge Gallery 2006 Regeneration, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2006 Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Center, Toronto 2006 Creation, Todmorden Mill Heritage Museum, Toronto 2005 Peace and Harmony, Solo Show, Silver Bridge Gallery, Canada 2004 Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Center, Toronto 2003 One of Kind Show Toronto, CNE, Toronto, ON 2003 One of Kind Show Chicago, Chicago Merchandise Mart, USA 2002 One of Kind Show Toronto , CNE, Toronto, ON 2002 Group Art Show, Kitchener City Hall, Ontario, Canada 1998 Hai Ping Xian, Group Show, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai 1995 Shanghai Youth Art, Group Show, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai GRANT & AWARD 2011 Ontario Visual Art Grant Award, Mid-career artists 2009 Ontario Visual Art Grant Award, Mid- career artists 2007 Ontario Exhibition Grant Award 2007 Ontario Visual Art Grant Award, Emerging artists EDUCATION Toronto School of Art, Toronto BFA, Shang Normal University of fine Arts, Shanghai, China Xingzhi Art College, Shanghai, China |