Wishes Became Horses

Finally!  I finish this painting after two years...

Acrylic on canvas
60" x 60"

Out of Water

Acrylic on canvas
36" x 48"

Bellvale

Acrylic on canvas
18" x 24"

sold

From Here On

Acrylic on canvas
11" x 8"

Spot the Rabbit

Acrylic on canvas

45" x 46"

Pre-World

Acrylic on canvas,
21"x 53.5"

The Singing Bird Will Come (2001-2008)

"If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come." -Chinese Proverb-

The Singing Bird Will Come is a series of paintings featuring repeated images of bird, bonsai and goddess.  The natural wonder of the "small world" is addressed with the ecological reality of both shrinking resources and attempts at conservation and containment.  By miniaturizing the landscape and confining it into man-made receptacles such as bowls, cups and dishes, it is possible to protect, nurture and if necessary, regenerate that which is endangered.  The combination of Eastern imagery with a representational style, explores various aspects of spiritual, environmental and culturally personal concerns from an Asian-Canadian perspective.  Just as birds are able to navigate more than one element, their metaphorical association with qualities such as transmigration, freedom and the harbinger, allows for possible interpretations according to a diversity of reference.

                                                                                                 



"The Singing Bird Will Come"

Acrylic, 12" x 8"  sold



"Return of the Bonsai"

Acrylic, 10" x 16"

"Bonsai Winter"

Mixed Media, 74" x 56"

 



"Nothing to Eat, Might

 As Well Sing"

Acrylic, 26.5" x 21.5"

"Bonsai Groups of Seven"

Acrylic, 22.5" x 89.5" sold

"Fallow"

Acrylic, 31.25" x 21.5"
sold

"Clinging to a Rock"

Acrylic, 12" x 23.25"
sold

"Christmas Bonsai"

Acrylic, 10" x 20"

sold

"Bonsai Finch"

Acrylic, 20" x 10"
sold

"Bonsai Cups"

Acrylic, 14.5" x 11.5"

"Bonsai Minute"

Acrylic, 48" x 48"

sold

"Messengers From Paradise"

Acrylic, 48" x 42"

"Draft for a Miniature

 Planet"

Acrylic, 10" x 24"

"Time Lapse"

Acrylic, 16" x 8"

"Storey Birds"

Acrylic, 41" x 25"

(total)

#1,2,3,5,6 -sold

"One Bird Flapping"

Acrylic, 60" x 60"

sold

Biography

Jean Eng was born in Sudbury, Ontario and graduated with high honours from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Since then, she has worked as a freelance illustrator before becoming a painter.

Her work has been shown in public, private and institutional galleries in Canada, the United States and Japan. Several private collections as well as the Government of Ontario, own her work. She has also had poetry and short fiction published in literary journals in Canada, the U.S. and U.K. Her debut collection of poetry "Festival of All Souls"  (2020) was published by Inanna Publications.

Contact: j.engartist11@gmail.com


Selected Solo Exhibitions:


2018  Yorkville Public Library
           Toronto, Ontario

2008  Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
           Toronto, Ontario


2002   Robarts Library, University of Toronto
            Toronto, Ontario


1992   Laurentian Museum And Art Centre
            Sudbury, Ontario


1989   Brampton Public Art Gallery
            Brampton, Ontario


1987   Samuel J. Zacks Gallery
            York University, Ontario




Selected Group Exhibitions: 

2024   Station Gallery 

           Whitby, Ontario

2023   Neilson Park Creative Centre

           Etobicoke, Ontario

2023   Aurora Town Hall

           Aurora, Ontario

2022   Lieutenant Governor's Suite

2023   Toronto, Ontario

2021   Aurora Town Hall

           Aurora, Ontario

2019   Archives of Ontario Gallery

2020   Toronto, Ontario

2017   Joseph D. Carrier Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario

2017   Aurora Cultural Centre
           Aurora, Ontario 
            
2014   Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
           Toronto, Ontario

2012   John B. Aird Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario

2011   Red Head Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario

2011   Gallery 1313
           Toronto, Ontario

2010   Gallery Stratford
           Stratford, Ontario

2009   Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
           Toronto, Ontario

2009   Pentimento Art Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario


2008   John B. Aird Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario


2006   Woodstock Public Art Gallery
           Woodstock, Ontario


2006   Lieutenant Governor's Suite
           Toronto, Ontario

2005   WomanMade Gallery
           Chicago, Illinois USA

2000   Awaji Island, Japan


1999   Trias Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario

1998   F.H. Varley Gallery
           Markham, Ontario


1997   Gallery Stratford
           Stratford, Ontario


1997   Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery
           Owen Sound, Ontario

1997   Thunder Bay Art Gallery
           Thunder Bay, Ontario


1997   Art Gallery of Algoma
           Sault St. Marie, Ontario


1997   Rodman Art Centre
           St. Catherines, Ontario


1996   Red Head Gallery
           Toronto, Ontario


1991  Grimsby Public Art Gallery
          Grimsby, Ontario


1990   Cambridge Public Art Gallery
           Cambridge, Ontario


Awards:

1999 Toronto Arts Council
1989-1992 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance


Reviews:

Jean Eng: Bonsais and Bathtubs
WovenTale Press- June 16, 2017

 http://www.thewoventalepress.net/2017/06/16/jean-eng-bonsais-bathtubs/