Art has never been just a profession for me — it's how I see and experience the world. At fourteen, I picked up a traditional brush for the first time and knew, in that moment, that this would be my life's work.
I'm a Melbourne-based transcultural artist and graphic designer, rooted in the classical traditions of the East. During my Bachelor's in Chinese Painting in China, I immersed myself in three disciplines that would shape everything I do: Mineral Pigment Painting (岩彩 / gongbi), Thangka art, and Lacquer Painting. These are patient, exacting practices — ground precious stones, metallic leaves, raw lacquer — materials that carry their own history and leave a physical presence on the surface that simply can't be faked.
Seeking a new perspective, I came to Australia and completed my Design studies at Monash University. The vast natural world of the Southern Hemisphere, combined with a contemporary design education, breathed new life into my practice. My aim isn't to replicate tradition — it's to discover what these ancient mediums have to say in a contemporary context.
My work is a conversation between two worlds: the rigorous, meditative framework of Mineral Pigment and Thangka, given new voice through a designer's eye for colour and composition. My hope is that these pigments and lacquers — carrying centuries of memory — might still resonate with something deeply human, here, under the Southern Hemisphere sky.