Artist Jesse Liu Opens First-Ever Exhibition in Venice Gallery

“Spring Fever” currently on display at Yiwei Gallery

By Keemia Zhang

Local artist Jesse Liu has opened her first solo art exhibition in Venice, titled Spring Fever, at the Yiwei Gallery.

The exhibition, which opened on March 4, features oil-on-canvas paintings described as “mesmerizing” and “illusionary” that feature surreal environments and postures, often showing relationships between women. The exhibition is open through April 2.

Liu was born in Beijing, and first began seriously studying art in college. “I started learning more about it when I came to New York, for the school of visual arts.” Much of her paintings are based on her real-life memories and emotions, captured in an artistic manner.

The artist credits Edward Monk and Paul Gogan as inspirations, and says that her art helps bring her imagination to life. “When I painted these fragments in a representational kind of way, that I can actually see and physically touch them, they exist in this reality, rather than in my head, which is why I chose oil paints as my medium.”

On her first ever exhibition, Liu notes that