Min-Jia
Biography
Min-Jia (b. 2001, lives and works in Berlin) approaches narratives of adaptation through a queer diasporic and disabled lens. Visually borrowing from hentai, BL/GL manga, as well as Chinese folk arts and crafts, their paintings depict how bodies transform into interchanging vessels that carry one another and the environment at large. They have recently studied the traditional art of Shaanxi Huaxian shadow puppetry under master Wang Tianwen in Xi'an, China, and gained their BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Art, USA. They have exhibited in group exhibitions at Bernheim, London (2023), A.I. Gallery with Linseed Projects, London (2023), X Museum, Beijing (2023), Universität der Künste Berlin, Berlin (2023), Hunt Gallery, Toronto (2022), Good Family Farms, Meaford (2021), Us Gallery Contemporary, Toronto (2021), and Ewha Women’s University, Seoul (2021). Their works can be found in the collection of the Royal Bank of Canada. They are currently completing their studies at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Works
Min-Jia
On the Riverbank
2024
Hand-carved vellum, brass and fishing wires, fly screen, aluminum frame
142 x 175 x 6 cm | 55.9 x 68.9 x 2.4 in
On the Riverbank
2024
Hand-carved vellum, brass and fishing wires, fly screen, aluminum frame
142 x 175 x 6 cm | 55.9 x 68.9 x 2.4 in
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Min-Jia
Between Their Legs I
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
Between Their Legs I
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
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Between Their Legs II
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
Between Their Legs II
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
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Between Their Legs IV
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
Between Their Legs IV
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
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Min-Jia
Lure Drawings X
2024
Graphite on paper
Work: 29.5 x 29.5 cm | 11.6 x 11.6 in
Framed: 42.7 x 42.7 cm | 16.8 x 16.8 in
Lure Drawings X
2024
Graphite on paper
Work: 29.5 x 29.5 cm | 11.6 x 11.6 in
Framed: 42.7 x 42.7 cm | 16.8 x 16.8 in
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Min-Jia
Between Their Legs III
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
Between Their Legs III
2024
Hand-carved vellum and ox-hide gelatin pigments
27 x 20 x 17 cm | 10.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 in
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Min-Jia
Lure Drawings I-IX
2024
Graphite on paper
Each: 29.5 x 29.5 cm | 11.6 x 11.6 in
Framed size: 102.7 x 102.7 cm | 40.4 x 40.4 in
Lure Drawings I-IX
2024
Graphite on paper
Each: 29.5 x 29.5 cm | 11.6 x 11.6 in
Framed size: 102.7 x 102.7 cm | 40.4 x 40.4 in
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Exhibitions
Artists: Sarah Fripon, Adéla Janská, Min Jia, Alicja Pakosz, Rachel Youn
Hong Kong
18 May—06 July 2024