"Rise" Painting

My name is Peijuan—pronounced like “Page One.” I am an artist exploring beauty, emotion, and imagination across multiple forms. Art has never felt separate from life; it has been the way I understand and question the world since childhood.

Born in Shanghai and based in New York City for more than three decades, I combine a long-standing studio practice with over twenty-eight years of professional experience as a Creative Director, Principal Designer, and multimedia artist. I earned my MFA with Highest Honors from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and while holding senior design leadership roles—including serving as Vice President of Design at a major technology firm—I remained deeply committed to my studio practice.

My work spans oil painting, installation, video, and digital media, Across mediums, I am drawn to the tension between inner experience and external form—how memory, emotion, and perception shape the way we inhabit the world.

My current body of work, Moment Series, explores personal memory and emotional residue through figurative and abstract painting. Textured figures emerge from layered surfaces, creating a dialogue between strength and vulnerability. These works draw quietly from nature, fashion, and social awareness, reflecting lived experience rather than illustrating it.

Outside the studio, I draw inspiration from movement, travel, architecture, cooking, and the quiet beauty found in everyday human connection.