Awareness Post - He Jiaying

He Jiaying is a contemporary artist born in 1957 in Tianjin, China. His distinctive works of women are usually made on paper or ink-washed paintings, and references both traditional Chinese artwork and modern Western work.

Gallery Representation

Education

At 17, Jiaying joined the Creative Workshop of Tianjin Cultural Bureau, in which he was able to practice and work as an artist. 3 years later, he was admitted into Tianjin Institute of Arts for traditional Chinese painting. Jiaying now works as a teacher at the Tianjin Academy of Arts, council member of the Chinese Artists Association, and member of the China Society for the Contemporary Gongbi and Heavy Coloring Paintings, as well as continuing to create art.

Awards/Exhibitions

1979 - First place in youth art exhibition in Tianjin

1983 - Award from 6th National Arts Exhibition

2013 - 60 work exhibition in European Museum of Modern Art

2016 - Sole exhibition in Shandong Art Museum

Articles

http://www.artnet.com/artists/he-jiaying/2

This website shows a gallery of over 1000 of Jiaying’s artworks. I really enjoy both the range of his art and the consistency of it. It’s very visually appealing as he uses many simple, similar color schemes throughout his work.

https://www.meam.es/en/exhibitions/26/he-jiaying.html

This article about Jiaying’s exhibition in the European Museum of Modern Art details his works featured in the gallery. It also explains how Jiaying has used both traditional Chinese and modern Western art to develop his style, and where those inspirations can be seen in his work.

I really like this piece and how Jiaying was able to incorporate both realism in the woman and also stylize the flowers. I’m very drawn to his muted color palettes and how he uses composition and background imagery in his works.