Jessie Tam

I am an artist from Hong Kong and now based in Manchester, UK. Using fragments—both physical and narrative—I craft delicate scenes that hint at domestic situations wherein found or discarded objects and subtle pictorial and graphic interventions evoke the affective dimensions embedded in the simplicity and fragility of everyday life.

My drawings often involve pencil, pastel and marker with glassine. Focusing on texture, transparency, and reflection, I transfigure domesticity and amplify the memory of space, elevating and cherishing what is minor, residual, and unassuming. My drawings and installations capture intangible emotions and sensations, reconciling hope and nostalgia, persistence and uncertainty, and offering an intimate sense of revelation.

MFA in Painting, Frank Mohr Institute, 2021
BA in Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018

My solo shows include It Has to Be Apart/It Has to Be Alone at Aco Art Space, Hong Kong, and Be Friend OK? at Air Gallery, Manchester. My works regularly appear in group exhibitions in UK, Europe, and Hong Kong, including The Library Is All of These at Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK; I Don't Know How to Love You Teach Me to Love, Das Esszimmer, Bonn; Happily Ever After II at Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong and have received recognition through awards and grants, such as the Freeland Artist Bursares and Amarte Fund (2022).