ABOUT ME

My work is guided by a love of color and a desire to capture the fleeting beauty of everyday life. Growing up in Beijing with artist parents, I was surrounded by art from an early age and later continued my studies at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League in New York. These experiences shaped the way I see and paint, helping me blend the traditions of classical Impressionism with a fresh, contemporary sensibility. I often notice subtle, hidden hues in the world around me and bring them forward through an expressive broken-color technique.

Working mainly in soft pastel and oil, I enjoy the immediacy and richness of these mediums, which allow me to respond instinctively to light, atmosphere, and the emotions of a moment. My subjects—whether portraits, landscapes, or still-lifes—give me different ways of exploring narrative and perception. When painting people, I spend time observing until a story begins to emerge. While I often start with a vision of the finished work, the emotions I feel while painting become just as essential to what ultimately appears on the canvas.

I study many other forms of art, including Irish fiddle and ballet. They are essential sources of my inspiration.

I give in-person and online classes, workshops, and demonstrations. Please email me for inquiries.

Recent Awards 2022-2024

Terry ludwig award—Adirondack national pastel exhibition
First prize—NAWA celebrating women who tell our stories 2024
Second prize—Dakota pastel 2024 second quarter pastel competition
Second prize— American Artists Professional League spring members online show
John N lewis memorail award at salmagundi club thumb box exhibition
Award of exceptional merit—New Orleans drawing group members exhibition 2023
Jane Justin Impastato award at Salmagundi annual members non-juried exhibition
Blick award of pastels at NAWA 134th members show

Recent Exhibitions 2022-2024

154th SCNY Annual fall auctions
2024 Richeson75 Competitions Figure/Portrait
Maryland Federation of Art Spring memebers show 2024
Internetional Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) 44TH Open Division Exhibition NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS’ SOCIETY Spring Online Show 2024
AAPL Spring Members Online Show
NAWA 135th Anniversary Annual Members Exhibition
SCNY 140th Annual members exhibition
NAWA Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
AAPL—Realism on the Hudson
NAWA Winter Small Works 2024
American Impressionist Society 2023 Associate Member Online Exhibition
Salmagundi 114th Annual thumb-box EXHIBIT & SALE
New Orleans Drawing Group Exhibition
American Impressionist Society All Member Online Exhibition 2023
Pastels Chicago 2023 Ninth Biennial National Juried Exhibition
9th Annual Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition
134th Annual NAWA Members Exhibition
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 2023 Members and Associates Online Show
NAWA From Landscapes to Mindscapes
Enchanted Colors—the Pastel Exhibition from New Mexico & Beyond
PSC 19th Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition
MFA Spring Member Show 2023
Central Mass Pastel Society Pastel Plus exhibit
The American Artists Professional League 2023 Associate Artist Member Show
Maryland Federation of Art — Street Scenes 2023
Pastel Society Alaska — Warth in Winter
Degas Pastel Society 19th Biennial Exhibition
Philadelphia Pastel Society First National Open Juried Exhibition
Salmagundi Club (SCNY) Pastels showcase
Central Mass Pastel Society 2022 Marks of Distinction National Juried Show
Pictor gallery LIVING COLOR group show
WHAM Women’s Work: The Challenge of Making Our Mark
Affordable Art Fair NYC 2022

Memberships

Salmaguendi Club in NYC
Pastel Societry of America
National Association of Women Artists
American Artist Professional League
American Impressionist Society
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Portrait Society of America
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society