Edward.Hongyi.JIA
(b. 1996) Lives and works in London, UK, Dubai, UAE
Edward Hongyi JIA (b. 1996) is a London based multidisciplinary artist. He obtained his MA in painting at the Royal College of Art and his BA from the University of the Art London in Fine Art. Awards include: “RISING STARS 2021” and RBA Rome and RBA Rome Scholarship semi-finalist. Selected collections include British Museum, Bulgarian Embassy, Horniman Museum & Gardens, Burgh House Hampstead Museum.
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Artist Statement
Edward Hongyi JIA. With a predominance of green shades and an intentionally impressionistic styled brushwork, Hongyi JIA shows a sophisticated approach towards exploring the relationship between humans, nature, and technology. These subversive landscapes physically engulf the viewer with their dominating size, presenting an intricate and paradoxical conflict within our perception of the artificial and the natural.
The artist considers how humanity continues to detach itself from nature, rather than understandingits dependence on it, especially how we are constantly developing as a species. As the artist suggests:The relationship between man and nature holdssuch a history of confrontation, coexistence, conquest,fusion, and erosion. As we develop technologies to evolve and constantly adapt to the environment, there will be a point where the environment cannot carry civilization. Therefore, technology can lead to disaster, this may be one of the main contradictions. Regarding the concretization of my concepts, I create artificial landscapes which focus on the entanglement of nature and science. They reflect a perfect hypothesis vacuum of excessive artificiality and control. Using the past to express the future and the present.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025． ABSOLUTE NOTHINGESS: Edward.Hongyi.JIA, Bomb Factory Foundation, London, UK
2024. FLEETIN CREATOR: Edward Hongyi JIA, Bonian Space, Beijing, CHINA
2023 ZONE: Edward Hongyi JIA, Ronchini, London, UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 RBA 2026 royal society british artist ,Mall Gallery London, UK
2025 A Moment in Time, Van Goghs London boarding House, Van Gogh House London, London, UK
2025 The China National Pavilion London Craft Week, London, UK
2024 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, USA
2024 HK Art Central Art Fair, HK, China
2023 Intent Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2023 Untitled Art Fair, Miami USA
2023 Art Residency for the Fores Project, London, UK
2022 RCA MA Degree Show, London, UK
2021 London New Contemporaries Show Union Gallery, London, UK
2020 UAL 2020 Online Degree Show
2020 Flows Across the Bridge, Chelsea college of arts, London, UK
2020 Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
2020 Goldsmiths Oriental M-art, Goldsmuiths Univeristy of London, London, UK
2019 Sino-French art association exhibition in Falerie Francis Gallery, Paris, France
2019 T. House Centre Gallery in Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2019 Beijing City Art Fair, Beijing, China
Prizes
2021 Selected in “RISING STARS 2021” and RBA Rome and RBA Rome Scholarship semi-finalist
2020 Made Culture, Design Award & Competition, Féau Boiseries Paris 1875
Education
2022 Royal College of Art, MA Painting, London, UK
2020 UAL, BA Fine Art, London, UK
Public and Private collections
Bulgarian Embassy
Horniman Museum & Gardens
Burgh House Hampstead Museum