"I’m always interested in our bodies as vessels, what we contain and what we cannot. All that comes out of us, all that is within us. The borders both real and imagined. Existing in the in-between."
Chiang is known for her carefully constructed, detailed paintings in which intricate webs of shapes small and large converge across flat-color backgrounds. Repeated pointed ellipses, a recurring feature of her work, create channels of energy across the canvas. Her shapes seem to ebb and flow, striving for a balance between precision and expansion. Deeply inspired by organic forms and the natural world, Chiang’s practice is a meditation on the
things that connect us all.
Photo: Julia Chiang photographed by Farzad Owrang
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Julia Chiang lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her degree in Art History and Studio Art from New York University.
Chiang is known for her carefully constructed, detailed paintings in which intricate webs of shapes small and large converge across flat-color backgrounds. Repeated pointed ellipses, a recurring feature of her work, create channels of energy across the canvas. Her shapes seem to ebb and flow, striving for a balance between precision and expansion. Deeply inspired by organic forms and the natural world, Chiang’s practice is a meditation on the things that connect us all.
The artist’s work has been widely exhibited internationally. Solo exhibitions include Julia Chiang: The Glows and The Blows, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (2024); Salt on Our Skin, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2023); Holding My Breath Moving Closer Closer, The Modern Institute, Glasgow (2020) and Pump And Bump, NANZUKA, Tokyo (2019). Group exhibitions include The Selves, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2024); The Modern Institute: Space Forgets You, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, UK (2022) and MSD_Make Something Different, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Vélez Málaga Francisco Hernández, Málaga, SP (2019). Public projects include the Rockaway Hotel mural in Far Rockaway, Queens, and the Rx Art mural at the Nappi Wellness Institute, SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY.
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The Selves
27 Jun - 9 Aug 2024“An artist is a sort of emotional or spiritual historian. His role is to make you realize the doom and glory of knowing who you are and what you are....Read more -
Julia Chiang
Salt on Our Skin 12 Jan - 25 Feb 2023I’m always interested in our bodies as vessels, what we contain and what we cannot. All that comes out of us, all that is within us. The borders both real...Read more
