BIO
Gwen Yip, born in Hong Kong, and currently based in New Jersey, the United States of America, is a contemporary painter primarily working with acrylic on canvas. Yip is best known for her distinctive flattened forms that depict figures in urban landscapes.
Yip seeks universal beauty within the tapestry of everyday people in urban life. Notable among her projects is the Backs series, which is further distinguished by its segmentation based on iconic cities: New York City, Hong Kong, and London, where the artist has lived and worked. In these series, Yip adeptly strips away extraneous urban details while retaining just enough to convey a complete and evocative narrative for each piece.
Yip has exhibited in New York, London, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Her work can be found in private collections in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, and her native Hong Kong.