Patía is an artist, writer and linguist. She currently lives and works in Düsseldorf / Wuppertal, Germany and Falun, Sweden.
She hails from a Cantonese family in the Gvangjsih Autonomous Region of South China, a tropical area rich in ethnic diversity. From 2015 to 2022, she studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy), Germany. 2019 she was nominated by professor Herbert Brandl as Meisterschülerin. 2022 she graduated from the academy, of the class of professor Sabrina Fritsch. Her preferred medium is paper, and her art primarily consists of drawings and prints. With strong inspiration from photography, light plays a significant role in many of her pieces.
In addition to her visual art, the artist also writes poetry and stories and translates various materials into her native languages. As a linguist, she collaborates with colleagues on projects such as language revitalisation and normalisation. Thanks to the rich diversity of ethnicities and languages in her home region, she speaks six languages and is continually learning more.
Exhibitions:
2023 / Spring Performer. (Group exhibition). Marburg, Germany
2023 / Zeitenwende. (Group exhibition). Forum Kunst & Architektur Essen, Germany
2022 / HEIMAT: Erinnerung an die Zukunft. Graduation presentation, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany
2022 / Rundgang Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
2021 / X11. (Group exhibition). SITTart Galerie, Verein der Düsseldorfer Künstler*innen, Düsseldorf, Germany
2020 / Rundgang Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
2019 / Rundgang Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
2018 / (Group exhibition) Tag des offenen Denkmals, Kaiser & Dicke Fabrik, Wuppertal, Germany
2018 / Rundgang Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
2017 / Rundgang Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
CV:
2019 – 2022 / Studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Prof. Sabrina Fritsch.
2016 – 2019 / Studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Prof. Herbert Brandl, Meisterschülerin of Prof. Herbert Brandl.
2015 – 2016 / Studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Orientierungsbereich.
2007 – 2010 / Graphic design, college of vocational education Gvangjsih.
1989 / Born in a Cantonese family in Gvangjsih Autonomous Region, P.R.China.