Art for Ukraine

Yuqiao Guo’s painterly practice is a product of her fascination with techniques of self-portraiture and a persisting interest in the narrative capacities of the body. Approaching the majority of her work through an autobiographical lense, Guo paints her figures in a way that closely balances surrealism with intimacy, creating striking visual metaphors for the fleeting moments of self-awareness. The present work, Meditation, is the result of the artist’s contemplation of her own, yet to take place, motherhood.

Yuqiao Guo is a London-based artist and architectural designer who grew up between Beijing and the USA. She holds an MA in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2019) and a double BA in Studio Art and Environmental Analysis from Pomona College (2015). Her work has been widely exhibited across the UK and USA, including the Every Woman Biennale and the 8th Annual Abstract Sanctuary in 2021.

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