
YIRUI JIA
Trilogy Talk
2023
Acrylic and glitter on canvas
68 by 77 in. 172.7 by 195.6 cm.
YIRUI JIA
Cocoon
2023
Acrylic and coffee on canvas
53 by 46 in. 134.6 by 116.8 cm.
YIRUI JIA
Earful of Rumbles
2023
Acrylic and glitter on canvas
20 by 16 in. 50.8 by 40.6 cm.
YIRUI JIA
Untitled
2023
Acrylic and glitter on canvas
30 7/8 by 21 1/2 in. 78.4 by 54.6 cm.
YIRUI JIA
Stoned River
2023
Acrylic, paper collage and peel off acrylic sheet on canvas
68 by 77 in. 172.7 by 195.6 cm.
YIRUI JIA
Red Fuel
2022
Acrylic on canvas
70 1/4 by 60 in. 178.4 by 152.4 cm.
b. 1997, Binzhou, Shandong, China
Lives and works in New York, NY
Within Jia’s work resides a cast of characters—many of whom are derived from popular culture and cartoon influences to anthropomorphic objects and animals. Each character has their own complex identity within the childlike worlds in which they are portrayed, empowered by the reinvention of the ordinary. Jia embraces the idea of her paintings serving as visualized narratives to the sculptures and vice-versa. The first of her family to become an artist, Jia is inspired by daily life—the personal and shared experiences, “the undifferentiated universality of objects,” and, perhaps most importantly, the humor of it all.
Yirui Jia moved to the United States in 2015, where she subsequently received her BFA from Gettysburg College, PA and her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, NY. Her work has been featured in previous solo and group exhibitions at Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong; PM/AM Gallery, London; COMA, Sydney; Bill Brady Gallery, Los Angeles; Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing; LKIF Gallery, Seoul; TUBE Culture Hall, Milan; LATITUDE Gallery, New York; WerkStadt, Berlin; and Hive Art Center, Beijing. Yirui currently lives and works in New York.