Mindy Qin
I moved to London, The U.K. 10 years ago from China, to complete an MBA in luxury brand marketing with my beloved dog, Heidi. Having studied drawing and painting for my undergraduate degree in fashion design, I picked up a brush to paint his portrait to help me process my grief over losing Heidi. Since then I’ve started to love painting and made the decision to be a painter for the rest of my life.
Through focusing on landscape, my artwork expresses my feelings about nature, which I believe is a great source of inspiration, healing and positivity. I like to transmit the landscape onto my canvas using a palette of complementary colours that convey my understanding of nature, which is a mix of reality and my philosophy. All life is like connecting the changing seasons, learning to handle the winter, cultivate the seeds or dreams of hope in the spring and celebrating the joy in the harvest autumn.
My art is about the journey of inner discovery through my soul and emotions, and the patterns of dialogue and connection between me and nature. I believe the choice of light and colours reveals the truth of a painter’s life. I am inspired by the work of impressionists such as Claude Monet and Van Gogh.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Exhibition and show
2024 6th -13th July, MA FineArt Summer show 2024, Interim Exhibition, University of Brighton
24th April -14th May, 2024, Art without borders at Florence Art Deposit Gallery, Florence Italy. (2024)
27th Feb -7th March, 2024, 'In the offering' group Exhibition (2024); University of Brighton.
2023 11th November -9th December, 2023, 38th Annual open exhibition at Southwark park/Lake galleries, London.
29th Sep -1st Oct; New Art Fair 2023; The Truman Brewery, London E1 6QR;
13th - 22rd July Paint out Norfolk 2023, Flint Barn Meadow, Whitlingham country park Trowse, Norwich.
2022 13th November -3rd December, 2022, 38th Annual open exhibition at Southwark park/Lake galleries, London.
23-24 July 2022. Paint out Norfolk 2022, Flint Barn Meadow, Whitlingham country park Trowse, Norwich.
10th December 2021- 28th January 2022,Winter exhibition at Bermondsey Gallery
2021 24th June -4th July The Brick Land gallery, London, The U.K.
7th July, Wild Card Artist, Landscape Artist of the Year 2021, Sky arts, TV
program,The U.K.
16th September -14th October, Art Project ‘Don’t be afraid to live’ at Florence art deposit gallery, Florence, Italy.
12th -18th November, WHAT IS ART III at Boomer Gallery, London, The U.K.
14t November -11th December, 37th Annual open exhibition at Southwark park
galleries’ Lake gallery.
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