Yingge Xu, an ink brush artist, meditator and peace, positive relationship promotor. Yingge grew up in a traditional Chinese family where she was surrounded with all the cultural elements and atmosphere. Since her early childhood, she was following her father when he was practicing Tai Qi, meditation and calligraphy. Later she trained at the Chinese Flower and Bird Painting Institute and continued her learning with ink brush artists from both China and Japan.
Moving to Ireland in 2015, and seeing how meditation is taught and applied in the West, inspired a new perspective of her own art and cultural background. She participated in the Chinese New Year Festival at CHQ Dublin in 2018, collaborated with I.C.C.S (the Irish-Chinese Culture Society) and CIMA (China Ireland Media Association) for an ink painting exhibition and live demonstration at dlr LexIcon Library in 2019, and in March 2021 her work will be showcased by Solas Nua in Washington DC as part of an online multimedia event exhibiting the best of contemporary Irish art and culture
Yinnge hosts ink painting and calligraphy workshops in Ireland and online in which she shares her passion for both meditation and ink-brush art, not as separate activities but as a ‘wholesome experience’.
