Jin Mei

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Kiang Malingue is pleased to present at its Tin Wan space an exhibition of drawings by Jin Mei. This is the first comprehensive exhibition of more than 150 drawings by the artist, tracing the origin and developments of Jin Mei’s drawing practice since 2015. The exhibition is accompanied by an essay written by Jin Mei’s daughter Chang Yuchen, who acted as the editor of the artist’s recent publication, jm.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Jin Mei was born in Shanxi in 1961, and she attended the School of Art at Shanxi University in 1982. After graduation, Jin Mei worked as an art director for a magazine. In 1993, she “jumped into the sea”: she quit her job and opened her own business, Jin Mei Flower Shop, with which she supported the artistic practice of her family financially and emotionally. Jin Mei picked up a paint brush again when she was 50 years old.