KEBEYO CHEN
Kebeyo Chen is a Shanghai-based artist renowned for her intricate framing and sculptural elements, which suggest passage into alternative dimensions where perception itself is questioned. Her work represents the next frontier of art beyond the canvas.
Her distinct artistic vision has led to unique brand collaborations with Astroboy, Mini Cooper, and Garfield, as well as several notable exhibitions. She has showcased her work at the Florence Biennale in Italy and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai.
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Kebeyo Chen’s paintings are more than just images; framed by intricate, sculptural borders that blur the line between artwork and architectural relic. Each frame is ornated, twisted, and deeply textured and acts as an entryway, inviting the viewer to step inside while reminding them of the constructed nature of perception.
Kebeyo was born in 1984 in Shanghai where she graduated from Fine Arts College of Shanghai majoring in oil painting.
Exhibitions
2024
GO AS ASTRO BOY”First Art Project Of Astro Boy In China，Guangzhou
2023
JINGART Art Fair, Beijing
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai
Hello Kitty Cosmos 50th，Powerlong Museum，Shanghai
“Noblesse Collection ”, Korea
DnA SHENZHEN，Shenzhen
ART TAIPEI，Taipei
2022
“Circle of the Universe ”Solo Exhibition, Ascend Gallery, Hong Kong Ascend Gallery
“Weaving of Times ”Solo Exhibition, HOW Art Museum,Shanghai
JINGART Art Fair, Beijing
Rêvons, c'est l’ heure”Group Exhibition， MADEIN Gallery， Shanghai
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai
2021
"Growing Wanderlust " Solo Exhibition, Shanghai
2020
" Relation " Exhibition, Shanghai
LA ART SHOW， USA
2019
"Secret Gift " Solo Exhibition MOCA,Shanghai
"The Seed of Wonderland " Solo Exhibition,Hong Kong
2017
Florence Biennale, Italy
More about the works presented during ART RUSSIA 2025 Fair
In this exhibition, her works take on an almost dreamlike duality. Ethereal visions of forests where the trees seem to breathe, creatures that appear as fleeting specters of memory.
Drawing from cultural myths and personal narratives, Chen’s work transforms traditional storytelling into layered visual experiences, where the physical world and the subconscious intertwine. Her paintings don’t just depict nature; they shape the way we see it, reminding us that imagination is the most powerful lens of all.
Kebeyo Chen Sculptures are echoes and whispering forms of the subconscious
Kebeyo Chen’s sculptures act as memory-keepers of a world just beyond reach. They might resemble fossilized myths, petrified spirits, or remnants of landscapes from another realm. Their fluid, interwoven textures suggest transformation rock becoming flesh, roots becoming veins, history merging with the present in a single, undulating form. These works challenge the boundaries of what is seen and what is felt, reinforcing the exhibition’s central theme: that nature and imagination are inseparable forces, shaping the stories we tell and the worlds we create.
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KEBEYO CHEN
Pomegranate buds
Edition of 99
2022
Polystone, spray paint
30 × 18 X 17cm -
KEBEYO CHEN
Violet
2022
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
42 × 47 X 5.2 cm
NINA SECHKO
Nina’s paintings unfold like visual poetry, weaving together mythology, personal history, and universal symbols of femininity and renewal. Rooted in her experience of growing up surrounded by strong women, her mother, grandmother, sister, and now her own daughters, her work reflects the warmth and care passed down through generations.
Her paintings become meditations on life’s cyclical nature, where for example an apple tree serves as both a deeply personal and archetypal metaphor.
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The apple tree in her work is more than a motif, it is a symbol of fertility, continuity, and the inevitability of change. Like a woman, the tree exists in phases: blooming, bearing fruit, shedding its apples, and resting in winter.
Nina Sechko was born in1992, Moscow, Russia and in 2015 she graduated with honors from Moscow State Medical University . From 2016 to 2018 she completed residency in maxillofacial surgery
Artistic Career
2018: Established a personal art studio in Moscow to explore contemporary representations of the human body in painting
Artistic Focus: Merging medical knowledge with artistic expression, creating a unique universe that reinterprets the human psychology
Solo Exhibition
2022:"This is Lu", Central City Tower, Moscow, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2023:"The Ground is Disappearing from Under Your Feet", Moscow, Russia
2024: "Connecting Past to Present", Lutra Gallery, Shanghai, China
2025”Art Russia”
Upcoming Exhibition
September 2025 “ Pop up group show” during Art Basel in Le Marais - Paris
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The apples themselves become stand-ins for human life, fragile yet inevitable, nurtured yet subject to fate. In Harvesting, the contrast between apples still clinging to the tree and those that have fallen speaks to the unpredictable nature of existence, where a gust of wind or an unseen hand can alter one’s path in an instant.
Through a restrained yet powerful use of light, always emanating from a single source, Nina evokes the spiritual dimension of these works, subtly referencing the presence of the divine. Drawing from Greek mythology, Slavic folklore, and religious iconography, her paintings transcend the personal to become a shared human narrative, reminding us that we are all part of the same eternal rhythm of growth, transformation, and renewal.
Nina Sechko’s sculptures: Earth, Femininity, and Sacred Form
Nina’s sculptures stand as echoes of ancient fertility goddesses, grounding her exploration of womanhood in something primal and eternal. Inspired by pre-historic depictions of female deities, her figures emphasize rounded forms, seated postures, and a profound connection to the earth.
These works do not merely depict women; they embody the essence of femininity as a force of creation, resilience, and cyclical renewal.
The exaggerated hips and grounded postures speak to the deep-rooted relationship between women and the natural world, reflecting the same cycles seen in her paintings of the apple tree—birth, growth, decline, and rebirth.
Her use of mythology continues in sculptural form, where references to the Hesperides, the Greek nymphs guarding the sacred apple tree merge with the spiritual weight of Slavic and Buddhist traditions. The figures, solid and timeless, remind us of the unbroken lineage of feminine energy that has nurtured, protected, and sustained life throughout history.
In these works, Nina invites the viewer to experience femininity not just as an aesthetic subject, but as a sacred and universal creation.
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NINA SECHKO
In the Shadow of Wisdom
2024
Oil on canvas
100 x 120 cm -
NINA SECHKO
The fall of the brightest
2024
Oil on canvas
60 x 80 cm -
NINA SECHKO
Daisy days
2023
Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm
JORDY KERWICK
Jordy has rapidly gained global recognition with his distinctive style which is characterised by textured compositions rich in pattern and color, achieved through the use of oil, acrylic, and spray paint on canvas.
His work has been showcased in several notable exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain, Vito Schnabel Gallery in St. Moritz, Switzerland , Carl Kostyal, Milan and has entered notable permanent collections such as Reina Sofia Museo, ICA Miami, Florida, USA, Fulton Ryder (Richard Prince), NYC, USA to name a few ..
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Mythic Beasts in a Surreal Wilderness
Jordy Kerwick’s paintings unravel like modern-day fables, where animals and landscapes exist in a dreamlike state—familiar yet untamed, primal yet poetic. His textured layers and distinctive use of color create a world where tigers, wolves, and serpents move freely between the real and the mythical. Rooted in his Australian identity, Kerwick channels the vastness of the wild landscape into his compositions, transforming nature into a theater of surreal storytelling.
Born 1982, Melbourne, Australia and lives and works in Gaillac, France
Permanent Collections
Reina Sofia Museo, Madrid, Spain
ICA Miami, Florida, USA
Fulton Ryder (Richard Prince), NYC, USA
Museo Thyssen, Madrid, Spain
Beth DeWoody Bunker Artspace Foundation, Florida, USA
Colleccion Solo, Madrid, Spain
Allegra Arts Foundation, Madrid
Denver Art Museum, Denver
Chu Foundation, Hong Kong
AMOCA, CardiffSolo Shows
2024
“Be sure to never get to where you are going” February 2024, Carl Kostyal, Milan
2023
“Jordy Kerwick”, September 2023, Museo Thyssen, Madrid, Spain
“So many sheep, so few wolves cont.” July 2023, Vito Schnabel Gallery, St Moritz, Switzerland
“Serpent vs Wolf”, June 2023, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK2022
“Pink Sunsets, Cigarettes, 3 Regrets and the hope to haunt the future”, May 2022, Vito Schnabel Gallery, LA, USA
“I Want You To Remember This”, November 2022, The Arts Club,
“So Many Sheep & So Few Wolves”, November 2022, Vigo Gallery, UK2021
“Things we talk about, things we see”, September 2022, NYC, USA
"Don’t burn the house down yet”, January 2021, Allouche Benias Gallery, Athens, GreeceAnd more …
Group Exhibitions
2022
“These Days Pt II”, Sothebys March 22, LA, USA
“Observation” Galerie Perrotin November 2022, Dubai, UAE2021
“Mixed Pickles 8”, Ruttkowski Gallery, Munich, Germany
2020
“Don’t Give a Damns”, July 2020, Marian Cramer Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Limbo”, September 2020, Everyday Galeri, Antwerp, Belgium
“Paradiso”, September 2020, Mini Galeri, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“NBB #1”, September 2020, NBB Gallery, Berlin, GermanyAnd more ....
Two-Person Shows
2024
“Year of the Dragon” with Kazuma Koike, February 2024, Aisho Nanzuka, Hong Kong
“For a Bestial Poetics” Chico Da Silva and Jordy Kerwick, November 2024, Secci Gallery, Milan
2021
“Untitled” with Anastasia Bay, June 2021, Sorry We’re Closed Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
“Untitled #2” with Anastasia Bay, October 2021, Anna Zorina Gallery, NYC, USA
2019
“Dancing in the Dark” with Francisco Moreira in March Galerie 42B, Paris, France
“Comme-ci, comme-ca” with Rachael McCully Kerwick - Lisbon Andenken GalleryAnd more …
Museum/Institution Shows
Thyssen Museo solo presentation, September 2023, Madrid, Spain
Wellington Arch Museum solo presentation, April 2022 London, UK
“Abstraction/Figuration”, September 2020, Kunstbygningen I Vra Museum
“Stilleben”, September 2019, Kunstbygningen I Vra Museum,
Fairs
TEFAF Maastricht with Galerie Mayoral, March 2024
Frieze Sculpture London with Vigo, 2022, London, UK
Untitled Miami with Vigo, 2022, Miami, USA
Armory with Vigo, September 2021
Art Rotterdam with Everyday Gallery, July 2021
Untitled Miami with Anna Zorina Gallery, December 2020
Future Fair – NYC with Anna Zorina Gallery, April 2020
Sydney Contemporary with Piermarq Gallery, September 2019More about the works presented during ART RUSSIA 2025 Fair
The Tiger Sculpture: The Tiger’s Gaze – A Totem of Strength and Illusion
Kerwick’s double jaw tiger head sculpture emerges as guardian of the Dreamscape—watchful, bold, and enigmatic. Crafted with raw materiality and an almost ritualistic simplicity, these work bridge the physicality of sculpture with the psychological depth of mythology. The tiger, often a central figure in his paintings, now takes three-dimensional form, standing as both a symbol of strength and an illusion of control.
Drawing from ancient totems and modern surrealism, Kerwick’s sculptural tiger stares at the viewer with a 3rd eye unwavering and full of presence evokes the primal connection between humans and nature, a reminder of our instinctual selves.
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JORDY KERWICK
Gides Dream
2025
Oil and acrylic on canvas
160 × 140 cm -
JORDY KERWICK
Bather & Muse
2025
Oil and acrylic on canvas
180 × 200 cm -
JORDY KERWICK
Le Tigre
2025
White tiger sculpture with two jaws
50 × 65 × 45 cm