Emily Wen

Traditional Chinese

Discover Emily Wen's exquisite traditional Chinese paintings on Shop the Borders. An architect by profession and artist by desire, Emily, a first generation Chinese American native New Yorker living in London, brings her passion for art, history and architecture to life using the delicate medium of rice paper and classic Les Écoles des Beaux-Arts techniques. Her culturally rich work, spanning drawing, watercolour and traditional Chinese painting, beautifully captures the essence of her heritage.

Work by Emily Wen

About Emily Wen

  • Emily is an architect by profession and an artist by desire. She is a lover of art, history, and architecture and is classically trained in architecture through the Les Écoles des Beaux-Art method. 

    As an artist and a first generation Chinese American native New Yorker living in London, she gravitates towards the cultural richness of her roots, recreating Chinese traditional styled paintings.

    She has a fascination for painting on thin and fragile rice paper which is not an easy medium to work in with a habit of disintegrating if overworked.

    She also carries out commissions and would be happy to discuss any ideas with you.

  • Motivation

    Emily believes the best tool is our hand - everything starts from within, to create beauty without. 

    Her creative endeavours include traditional art and design methods such as drawing, watercolouring, traditional Chinese painting, pottery, and “creating” all together! 

    Exhibitions

    • eARTh Exhibition at Valentines Mansion 
    • Winter Gallery Exhibition at Valentines Mansion 
    • Queen's Platinum Jubilee Exhibition at Valentines Mansion