Chiang Yomei

born 1961 Taipei Taiwan
lives in London UK

Chiang Yomei is an artist, poet, and devout Buddhist who integrates philosophy, psychology, and Buddhist thought into her multidisciplinary works, which include painting, drawing, poetry, and installations. Born to a Chinese-Russian father and a Chinese-German mother, she received classical training in Chinese landscape painting and literature in Taiwan before studying art and literature in the US, Germany, and the UK. She holds degrees from the University of Kent and Winchester School of Art, with further studies at SOAS, University of London.

Chiang’s art reflects her meditations on nature, philosophy, and cognitive psychology, embodying a deeply intellectual and spiritual approach. Her works are found in private and public collections across Europe and Asia, including Ariane de Rothschild Foundation, Switzerland and several institutions in Taiwan, such as Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation, Yuanta Development, National Performing Arts Centre, Foundation of Harmony Social Welfare, and Cheng Ching Hospital.


In 2025, Alisan Fine Arts' booth at Art Basel Hong Kong, along with the ink group exhibition Tradition Transformed, marks the gallery's first collaboration with the artist.
BIOGRAPHY
1961 Born in Taipei, Taiwan, granddaughter of Chiang Ching-kuo
1971 Began writing poetry at the age of ten
Studied under the masters of landscape painting, Hu Nianzu, watercolor painting, Wang Lan, and sketching, Li De
1979–1980 Studied Skidmore College, New York, USA, majoring in Art and Literature
Later studied in Germany, specializing in the German language
1981–1984 Obtained a double Bachelor's degree in Art History and English Literature, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
1985–1986 Studied Chinese Art History, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, UK
1989 Started experimenting with various mediums including painting, writing, photography, installations, and performance art
Started practicing Buddhism
1991–1994 Obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Winchester School of Art, Winchester, UK
2024 Published the third poetry collection Midnight at Fish Hill with Impress Literature Publishing
2025 First solo exhibition in the US
Present Lives and works in London, UK

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
    2026
    2016
    • Chiang Yomei: Other Realms, Sotheby’s, Hong Kong

    2015

    • The Hidden Heart, Gallery Elena Shchukina, London, UK

    2007

    • On Board the Lotus Express, Gallery Maya, London, UK

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

      2025

      2023
      • Taipei Dangdai, Taipei, Taiwan

      2022   

      • Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong

      2021   

      • Frieze London, London, UK

      2020

      • Stillness and Movement, Sotheby's, Geneva, Switzerland

      2019   

      • Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong

      2018, 2019   

      • JingArt, Beijing, China

      2015, 2017, 2018   

      • Art 021, Shanghai, China 
      2015
      • Plus II: Duo Exhibition Chiang Yomei and Charwei Tsai, TKG+, Taipei, Taiwan

      2001

      • Panorama of a New Generation, Bernard Chauchet Contemporary Art, London, UK

      1996

      • Falling Out of Time, installation and performance, London, UK

      1995

      • Selected Graduates a Year On, Stansell Gallery, Taunton, UK
      • Heal Me, installation and performance, Yangmingshan, Taipei, Taiwan

      1994 

      • Five Young Contemporary Chinese Artists, Eastlake Gallery, Shun Lee Palace, New York, USA

      SELECTED COLLECTIONS
      Ariadne Rothschild Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
      Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
      Yuanta Wenhua, Taipei, Taiwan
      National Theater and Concert Hall, National Performing Arts Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
      Foundation of Harmony Social Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan
      Cheng Ching Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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