Cui Jinzhe biography

 

 Cui Jinzhe is a multidisciplinary artist who currently lives and works in Edmonton, Canada. Her innovative, community charged pieces rang from works on paper and canvas, installations to public art, which incorporate drawing, painting and multi - medium practice. Cui was born in Dalian in the Liaoning Province of China, and studied visual communication at School of Arts Design, Dalian University of Foreign Languages and Mix-media at the School of Art & Design, Dalian Polytechnic University. In 2008, she moved to Canada, where she began to use drawing and painting in her practice as a way of reflecting the self – enlightenment, community intervention and cultural integration. Cui creates conceptual - specific large dimension drawings are both visually arresting and rife with symbolism. In recent work, Cui has dealt with community observation, reflection and development.

Image: Cui Jinzhe, 卷四“相会”The Feeling of Love (detail), 2014. ink on paper. Photo: courtesy of artist.

Image: Cui Jinzhe, 卷四“相会”The Feeling of Love (detail), 2014. ink on paper. Photo: courtesy of artist.