Jing (Ellen) Xu
Artist Bio
Jing (Ellen) Xu is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Inner Mongolia, China, and currently based in Queens, New York. Her practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, and large-scale installations, delving deeply into the intersections of time, memory, history, and environmental relationships.
Ellen earned her BA in Sculpture and Law from Xiamen University, China, and completed her MFA in Photomedia at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2016.
Ellen’s work has been exhibited extensively across the United States and internationally. Solo and two-person exhibitions include the Governors Island Art Fair, KID Museum in Bethesda, MD, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, NY office, and Hamiltonian Gallery in Washington, DC. Her art has also been featured in prominent group exhibitions, such as Skyline 3 at Villa Venino in Milan, Italy, and New Vision at Cavalier Galleries in New York City.
Ellen has participated in several prestigious artist residencies, including the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, the Vermont Studio Center, the Wassaic Artist Residency, the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, and the Newport Art Museum Residency. Her contributions to the arts have earned her numerous accolades, including the Queens Arts Fund Grant, the Asian American Arts Alliance Micro Grant, a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Hamiltonian Artist Fellowship, and the BRIC Media Arts Fellowship.