Mengyi Grace Wang - Cross-Cultural Contemporary Artist 

Mengyi Grace Wang is a cross-cultural contemporary artist specializing in acrylic on canvas. She received her dual BAs in Art and Film & Media Studies from the University of California, Irvine, and her dual Master's degrees in Global Communication from the University of Southern California and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her paintings often reflect her cross-cultural heritages and personal memories through the journey of narrative storytelling exploring the fusion of modern impressionism and traditional Chinese art.

As a recipient of the Contemporary Art Pioneer award, her work has gained international exposure across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and beyond. Her paintings have been featured at the Sunshine International Museum, the largest comprehensive art museum in China, located in Asia’s largest art community, Songzhuang, Beijing. She has also been recognized as a magazine cover artist for Visual Art Journal.

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Living in a cross-cultural environment, fusion has always been part of her journey, both personally and professionally, inspiring her to think beyond reflecting only one perspective. Her artwork presents a view of storytelling that spans the past, present, and future, to which she has a strong personal connection. She translates her memories and the influences that have shaped her into paintings. Her love for exploring nature is evident in her use of flowers, trees, water, and animals, which are crucial elements in her paintings.

Her current main series "When Modern Impressionism Meets Traditional Chinese Art" builds a connection between her personal memories and objects to present a narrative space. She honors her roots while embracing new influences to create a healing process with balanced color palettes featuring various green hues as well as vivid pink and purple shades. These warm tones aim to offer a healing viewing experience and invite the viewers to a calm and positive journey no matter where they are when engaging with these pieces. With the intentional use of empty space, she aims to create a dimension beyond the object and the environment in each painting, inviting viewers to use their imagination to walk through her narratives. This symbolic viewership connects her artworks with her audience, encouraging them to immerse themselves, reflect on their own imagination and possibilities, and find personal memories beyond what is shown in the painting.