Jing Jia paints in two distinct styles. One style is very impressionistic and is done in the manner of the French Impressionist. With this style Jing paints Canadian scenes and Canadian experiences, giving her a way to show her emotions and her love of nature. Her second style is more reminiscent of her homeland. She paints the costumes and customs of her homeland, Beijing China. This gives the connection to her beginnings and lets her paint her motherland and familiar things.
Jing was born and raised in Beijing, China. At age 10, she took early professional drawing classes at a youth art institute, studying to capture objects from still life and copies of fragments from Roman statues.In 1985, Jing studied at the Beijing Art and Design College, completing 4 years of study in the program of sculpture. To make a living after graduating, she worked in the advertising industry.
In order to increase her professional accreditation in the commercial art field, she took a very competitive test, succeeded in enrolling at the Tsinghua University, being a student in the Graphic Design program. After graduation, she became an experienced graphic designer as well as a layout editor for the Chinese government news agency. In this demanding position she had to work in various media: for instance, TV programming, and newspaper, magazine and outdoor billboard advertising, etc.
In 1999, Jing immigrated to Canada, settling in her new hometown, Kelowna. After being a resident in Kelowna for a while, she found herself emotionally comparing the cultural differences between her old home (Beijing) and new home (Kelowna). These emotions have inspired her artistic vision, thus creating her newest subject matter. The love from appreciating both homes encourages her to paint with the expression through visual language.
In 2000, she established her Portrait Art studio in Kelowna, doing commissions for her patrons. Meanwhile she exhibited her drawings and sculptures at the Grand Gallery. In 2004, she began doing screen print works at UBC Okanagan. These prints were later presented at the Picture Perfect Gallery. In 2005, she signed on with the Hambleton Gallery. Since the new year of 2007, she has begun to exhibit and sell her works at The Lloyd Gallery in Penticton.
