A GOLDEN GARDEN Painting and Illustration by Yi Ning Pan and Ji Su

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Clockwise from top left: Ji Su, “In the Mist,” 2024; Yi Ning Pan, “Bamboo III,” 2024; Ji Su, “Realm in the Allure,”; Yi Ning Pan, “Stone behind the Glass,” 2022

Clockwise from top left: digital; copper leaves, silver leaves, gesso on canvas; digital; egg tempera on wooden board, 9 x 11 3/4 (courtesy of Ji Su and Yi NIng Pan)

Opening Feb 27, 2025 7-9pm

Lipont Gallery is honoured to present A Golden Garden, a two-person exhibition featuring newly created paintings, drawings, and illustrations by Richmond- and Vancouver-based artists Yi Ning Pan and Ji Su. The convergence of these two practices reveals a sophisticated interplay of material experimentation, cultural resonance, and poetic narrative.

Pan’s diverse body of work — spanning oil on canvas, metal, wood, and ink on paper — foregrounds her investigation of identity and heritage through both traditional and contemporary lenses. Her Taihu Stone Series reflects the interesting engagement with natural forms and the interplay of chaos and order. Using Nihonga techniques, Pan employs mineral pigments on washi paper to capture the nuanced textures of eroded limestone formations central to Chinese and Japanese garden traditions. Concurrently exploring ceramics, Pan extends her visual inquiry into three-dimensional space, urging a deeper consideration of diversity and cultural dialogue.

Su’s practice similarly traverses multiple mediums, rooted in her formal training as an illustrator and expanding into acrylic on canvas and gold leaf. The psychological acuity of her work emerges through metaphors that explore emotional states and societal concerns. By illuminating the complexity of human experience—from personal introspection to broader social dynamics — Su reinforces the irreplaceable influence of the human imagination, distinguishing artistic labour from artificial intelligence.

A Golden Garden encourages contemplation of how Eastern and Western sensibilities can merge within a shared conceptual space, forming a visual realm of narrative depth, metaphor, and poetic reflection.