IN FLUX: RHYTHMS OF LIFE – Art by Sichen Grace Chen, Yuan Wen, and Echo Xie
New Exhibition “In Flux: Rhythms of Life” Explores the Intersection of Ecology and Emotion at Lipont Gallery
Opening Reception
Saturday, Jan 31, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (free event)
https://fluxopening.eventbrite.ca
Artist Talk by Sichen Grace Chen
Saturday Feb 7, 11am-12pm (free event)
https://chentalk.eventbrite.ca
From Plate to Paper: A Studio Conversation by Yuan Wen
Saturday Feb 7, 1-3pm (free event)
https://wentalk.eventbrite.ca
Join artist Yuan Wen for a relaxed two-hour conversation on traditional and contemporary printmaking methods. Wen will showcase prints from the exhibition at Lipont Gallery and discuss the techniques, background, and artistic perspectives behind them. This is an open conversation—bring your curiosity and feel free to ask questions at any time!
Artist Talk by Echo Xie
Thursday Feb 26, 2-3pm (free event)
https://xietalk.eventbrite.ca
Exhibition Dates
Jan 22 – Feb 26, 2026 (Mon – Fri 10am-5pm or by appointment. Closed on Feb 16 Family Day Holiday. Free admission.)
Location: Lipont Gallery, Rm218 (no elevator), 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
Parking: Free parking on the south side of the building only. Please do not park on the north side.
Lipont Gallery presents In Flux: Rhythms of Life, a compelling group exhibition featuring the works of Vancouver-based artists Sichen Grace Chen, Yuan Wen, and Echo Xie. Running from January 22 to February 26, 2026, the exhibition invites the public to explore the fluid boundaries between the internal psyche, material agency, and the natural world.
Life, in its most essential form, is a series of fluid transitions—a constant state of “becoming” that bridges the internal psyche with the external environment. In Flux: Rhythms of Life brings together the works of Sichen Grace Chen, Yuan Wen, and Echo Xie, three artists whose practices converge at the intersection of materiality, ecology, and the subconscious. Through painting, mixed media, and installation, the exhibition explores how rhythms—biological, ecological, and emotional—shape our understanding of the world and our place within it.
Sichen Grace Chen anchors the exhibition in the vibrant, aquatic ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. Drawing from extensive fieldwork at Botanical Beach, located on the Southern coast of Vancouver Island, Chen subverts traditional landscape tropes by adopting an “aquatic thinking.” Her canvases, characterized by thin glazes and heavy impasto, mimic the depth of the intertidal zone. By rendering kelp in the hues of oxygenated blood, yellow ochre, and deep cobalt, she positions water not merely as a subject, but as a vital “tissue” that connects human and more-than-human bodies. Her work invites us to “swim along the current,” embracing the fluid boundaries of the natural world.
Yuan Wen shifts the focus toward the meditative rhythm of the process itself. Deeply informed by Daoist ziran (自然) and the nuances of diasporic experience, Wen’s mixed-media paintings are records of time, pressure, and touch. Working with Xuan paper, ink, and lithographic materials, she treats the surface as a site of dwelling—a space where memory and labor accumulate. For Wen, the act of painting is a negotiation between the body and the material; her works are not static images but “material encounters” that emphasize slowness, responsiveness, and the inherent agency of the elements she employs.
Echo Xie explores the energetic rhythms of the human interior. Her practice functions as a social experiment, utilizing “high-tension color collisions” and the kinetic energy of pigments to map the subconscious. Xie’s work navigates the “truth beneath the face,” deconstructing traditional lines to symbolize the dissolution of the self. Whether through surreal figurative palettes or interactive installations, she seeks to bridge social fragmentation by creating “landscapes that invite pause,” ultimately urging the viewer to reconnect with emotional structures that are often suppressed in contemporary life.
Together, these three artists present a dialogue on the interconnectedness of all things. From the tidal surges of the Pacific coast to the microscopic decisions of the brush and the turbulent currents of the psyche, In Flux reminds us that rhythm is the fundamental language of existence. The exhibition invites viewers to step into this flow, to observe the traces of labor and emotion, and to find resonance in the shared state of being in flux.
About the Artists
- Sichen Grace Chen is a visual artist, educator, and co-founder of Atelier Aloera. She is currently pursuing her MFA at Emily Carr University. Her paintings focus on the ecological nuances of the Pacific Northwest through a lens of saturated color and texture.
- Yuan Wen is an interdisciplinary artist with an MFA from the University of British Columbia. Her practice delves into material agency and feminist spatial practice, drawing on traditional East Asian craft and contemporary research.
- Echo Xie is a Vancouver-based artist, curator, and founder of the Affordable Open Art (AOA) Collective. Her work explores the healing potential of art and the translation of internal emotional states into sensory visual forms.
【流转：生命的律动 – 陈思辰、文媛、谢影艺术展】
开幕活动 2026年1月31日，周六，下午 2:00 – 5:00 (免费活动)
预约链接：https://fluxopening.eventbrite.ca
【艺术家陈思辰讲座】
2026年2月7日，周六，上午 11:00 – 12:00 (免费活动)
预约链接：https://chentalk.eventbrite.ca
【从版到纸：一场版画工作室的谈话 】主讲：文媛
2026年2月7日，周六，下午 1:00 – 3:00 (免费活动)
预约链接：https://wentalk.eventbrite.ca
欢迎参加这场轻松的两小时分享，艺术家文媛会透过 本次展出的作品，介绍传统与当代的版画技法，并分享相关的背景、材料与创作过程。活动采取开放式交流，过程中随时欢迎提问与讨论。
【艺术家谢影讲座】
2026年2月26日，下午2:00 – 3:00 (免费活动)
预约链接：https://xietalk.eventbrite.ca
展览日期：
2026年1月22日 – 2月26日 (周一至周五 10am-5pm免费开放，或预约参观。2月16日Family Day休息。)
地址：Lipont Place, Rm218 (无电梯), 4211 No. 3 Road Richmond BC, www.lipontgallery.ca, 604-285-9975
停车： 仅限建筑南侧免费停车，请勿停在北侧。
Lipont Gallery呈现联展【流转：生命的律动】 (In Flux: Rhythms of Life)，展出温哥华艺术家陈思辰、文媛和谢影的作品。展览将于2026年1月22日至2月26日举行，邀请观众共同探索内心世界、物质媒介与自然界之间流动的边界。
生命，在其最本质的形式中，是一系列流动的转变——一种连接内在心理与外部环境的持续“生成”状态。【流转：生命的律动】汇集了陈思辰、文媛和谢影的绘画作品和多媒介作品。三位艺术家的创作实践在物质性、生态学和潜意识的交汇处相遇。通过绘画、综合材料，本次展览探讨了生物、生态和情感的律动如何塑造我们对世界的理解以及我们在其中的位置。
陈思辰 (Sichen Grace Chen) 的作品根植于太平洋西北地区充满生机的海洋生态系统。基于对温哥华岛南海岸植物园海滩 (Botanical Beach) 的广泛实地考察，她通过“海洋思维”颠覆了传统的景观范式。她的画布以薄色层和厚涂法为特色，模拟了潮间带的深度。她用富氧血液色、土黄色和深钴蓝色描绘海带，将水不仅仅视为主题，而是一种连接人类与非人类身体的重要“组织”。她的作品邀请我们“顺流而游”，拥抱自然界流动的边界。
文媛 (Yuan Wen) 将重点转向创作过程本身的冥想节奏。深受道家“自然”思想和移居经验的启发，文媛的综合材料作品是时间、压力和触碰的记录。她使用宣纸、墨水和石版画材料，将画面视为一个“栖息地”——一个记忆与劳动累积的空间。对文媛而言，绘画行为是身体与材料之间的博弈；她的作品并非静态的图像，而是强调缓慢、响应性以及所用元素内在能动性的“物质遭遇”。
谢影 (Echo Xie) 探索人类内心世界的能量律动。她的实践更像是一场社会实验，利用“高张力的色彩碰撞”和颜料的动能来描绘潜意识。谢影的作品探寻“面孔下的真相”，通过解构传统的线条来象征自我的消解。无论是通过超现实的人物色彩组合还是互动装置，她都试图通过创造“令人驻足的景观”来弥合社会的碎片化，最终敦促观众重新连接在当代生活中常被压抑的情感结构。
这三位艺术家共同呈现了一场关于万物互联的对话。从太平洋海岸的潮汐涌动，到画笔下的微观决策，再到心灵的湍流，本次展览提醒我们：律动是存在的基础语言。展览邀请观众步入这股潮流，观察劳动与情感的痕迹，并在共同的流转状态中寻找共鸣。
关于艺术家
- 陈思辰 (Sichen Grace Chen)：视觉艺术家、教育者，Atelier Aloera 联合创始人。目前在艾米丽卡尔艺术与设计大学 (Emily Carr University) 攻读艺术硕士（MFA）。她的绘画专注于通过饱和的色彩和纹理表现太平洋西北地区的生态细节。
- 文媛 (Yuan Wen)：跨学科艺术家，拥有卑诗大学 (UBC) 艺术硕士学位。她的实践借鉴东亚传统工艺与当代研究，深入探讨物质能动性和女性主义空间实践。
- 谢影 (Echo Xie)：温哥华艺术家、策展人，Affordable Open Art (AOA) 艺术集体创始人。她的作品探索艺术的治愈潜力，以及将内在情感状态转化为感官视觉形式的过程。
