Jia Bao Shen – Artist Biography
Jia Bao Shen, is a young artist based in Richmond, Canada. After completing her undergraduate degree in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she channels her nocturnal musings into an evocative blend of gothic literature, dark fantasy, and the mesmerizing world beneath the sea. With a fervent focus on flowing landscapes, her art explores themes of ancient and futuristic worlds, colossal idols and cities submerged beneath the waves.
Her paintings are a symphony of contrasts, where steel flames meet coral islands, and natural contours fade into the misty forms of ancient ruins. These elements evoke a world lost to time, casting a veil of dreamlike memory fragments over desolate no-man’s lands, where life teeters on the edge of existence.
Jia Bao Shen’s work captures the soul of Eastern landscape painting, with its ethereal spirit of clouds, mist, and smoke, and the whimsical yet violent charm of Western Impressionist fantasy. Her art deconstructs and reimagines, drawing inspiration from the textured allure and demonic seduction of Tibetan Thangka.
Her creative process is an explosive collision of water and fire, absorbing diverse materials and influences to create something organically unique.
In her new 2024 series “ Surging Dragon · Departing Fire” inspired by the ancient Chinese text Chu Ci and the mythical figures of the White Dragon and Feathered Serpent, she brings to life the poetic line: “北有寒⼭，逴龙赩只” (“In the north, there are cold mountains, and the fierce dragon glows”). Through this series, she continues to weave a tapestry of past and future, reality and fantasy, inviting viewers into her hauntingly beautiful underwater realms.
沈嘉宝 – 艺术家简介
沈嘉宝，毕业于芝加哥艺术学院，获得美术学⼠学位。她将来⾃夜晚的灵感转化为⼀种充满⿊暗幻想和迷⼈海底世界的引⼈⼊胜的画⾯。她的作品专注于狂乱的海底场景，探索古⽼与未来的世界、巨⼤的雕像和沉⼊⽔中的城市等主题。
她的画作是⼀种对比的交响曲，钢铁烈焰与珊瑚岛屿相遇，⾃然轮廓逐渐消失在古⽼废墟的迷雾中。这些元素唤起了⼀个失落的世界，她以梦幻般的记忆碎⽚撒⼊荒凉的⽆⼈区，探索在存在边缘摇摆的⽣命状态。
沈嘉宝的作品捕捉了⼀抹东⽅⼭⽔画的魂灵：云⽓、雾⽓和烟⽕⽓的飘逸灵动，以及西⽅印象梦幻派天真烂漫的暴⼒童趣。她的艺术拆解并重构，吸取了西藏古唐卡的斑驳质感和魔性诱惑的氛围。她的创作过程是⽔与⽕的爆炸冲击，吸收各种素材和养分，喷薄⽽出。
在她的 2024 全新系列“ 逴龙·离⽕“中，最早的灵感来源于古代中国的《楚辞》和⽩龙⽻蛇神的神话，她将诗句“北有寒⼭，逴龙赩只”栩栩如⽣地展现在画布上。通过这⼀系列，她将继续编织着过去与未来、现实与幻想的画卷，邀请观众进⼊她那令⼈陶醉的美丽海底世界。
Jia Bao Shen – Artist Statement
“To paint is to dream. In a world where art becomes affordable and abundant, art would flow like a river, accessible to all, allowing creators to thrive solely through their craft.
I am stepping into a new world on tip toes with daily advances in technology and innovative materials。This dream attire, heralds a new era of creation. In this era, I can make art without hesitation, letting the world judge its worth while undeterred, I continue to create.
What is art but a shard of broken dreams? Collectors are awed, powers that be crouch, and in the face of both adoration and fear, the artist stands resilient. They may stone us or adore us, but our creations remain—a testament to the beauty of broken dreams and the wonders of imagination unleashed.”
—on the verge of a new world, Jia bao Shen 2024
沈嘉宝 – 艺术家陈述
“画家做画如诗⼈坠梦。在⼀个艺术变得平价且丰富的世界，艺术将如河流般流淌，仿佛人⼈都可触及，让创作者仅通过他们的艺术就能茁壮成长。
我们每个⼈都被赋予了⼀对翅膀——尽管是量产的，但依然强⼤。拥有这些翅膀，我们的想象⼒得以翱翔，转化为扎根⽣长的视觉艺术。
我踮着脚尖迈⼊⼀个技术和创新材料⽇新⽉异的新世界。这件带翅膀的梦⾐，在这个时代，我能毫不犹豫地创造艺术，让世界来判断其价值，⽽我则不为所动，继续创作。
艺术是什么，若不是破碎梦境的⼀⽚碎⽚？收藏者们惊叹，权⼒者们畏缩，在崇拜与恐惧 中，艺术家屹⽴不倒。他们可能会⽤⽯头砸我们，也可能会崇拜我们，但我们的创作依旧存在——那是破碎梦想之美和释放的想象⼒的见证。”
—站在新世界的边缘 沈嘉宝 2024
Jia Bao Shen – CV
Born in 1994
Currently residing in Richmond, Canada
Education
2012-2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts – School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA 2023-2024 Film Production – Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, Canada
Group Exhibitions
2023 Their Views, Lipton Gallery, Richmond, Canada
2024 Connection, Lipont Gallery, Richmond, Canada
沈嘉宝 – 艺术家陈述
1994年出⽣
现居加拿⼤列治⽂市
教育背景
2016年 美术学⼠学位 – 芝加哥艺术学院， 芝加哥，美国
2024年 影视制作 – 温哥华电影学院，卑诗省
加拿⼤联展
2023 她视⾓：新晋⼥性艺术家联展, Lipont 画廊, 列治⽂，加拿⼤
2024 Connection, Lipont 画廊, 列治⽂，加拿⼤
2024 Allusive, Lipont 画廊, 列治⽂，加拿⼤
