Upcoming events:
2/5/24 - 25/5/24: new exhibition, Engine Room Gallery, North Street, Belfast
A Brush with Nature: 2019 Exhibiton
2/2/2019 - 30/3/2019: Enniskillen Castle, Fermanagh County Museum
12/4/2019 - 22/6/2019: Mid & East Antrim Museum at The Braid, Ballymena
1/7/2019 - 28/9/2019: Limavady Museum at the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady
8 October - end of November: Clotworthy House, Antrim Castle Gardens
Classes:
January to April 2019: 12-week Chinese Watercolour Painting course in Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
25/2/2019 - 15/4/2019: 8-week course in North Down Museum, Bangor
Workshops:
Tuesday, 26/3/2019: Enniskillen Castle Museum: 2 sessions: 10 am to 3 pm
Saturday, 18/5/2019: Mid-Antrim Museum, The Braid: 2 sessions: 10.30 am - 12.30 pm/1.30 pm - 3.30 pm
Sunday, 28/7/2019 and 18/8/2019: The Crescent Art Centre, Belfast: 2-5 pm
Monday, 12/8/2019: Roe Valley Centre: 2 sessions: 11 am - 1 pm and 2-4 pm
Tuesday, 15/10/2019 and Monday, 21/10/19: Clotworthy House
Recent photos: 2019
Launch of exhibition in Enniskillen Castle Museum
Rong presenting a painting to Sarah, Castle Museum Manager
Participants in workshop Strule Arts centre
Workshop Strule Arts Centre with chair of council
Rong doing a demonstration for the VisArt group, Ballymena
CAC class January 2019
Council Alderman Boyle opened the exhibition in Roe Valley Art and Culture Centre, 2/7/2019
Rong-Gen presented a painting to Jamie Austin from the Centre
demonstration by Rong-Gen in Roe Valley Art and Cultural Centre
At the launch in the Oriel Gallery, Clotworthy House, Antrim Castle and Gardens
At the launch in the Oriel Gallery, Clotworthy House, Antrim Castle and Gardens
A Brush of Nature - North Down Museum - 8th June -27th July, 2018
A selection of 38 paintings from A Brush of Nature is on display in the North Down Museum, supported by the Ards and North Down Borough Council and the Northern Ireland Museums Council. The exhibition was officially opened by the Mayor, Councillor Richard Smart and will run until 27 July 2018.
A Brush of Nature - Armagh County Museum - 24th April - 29th May, 2018
The arTist at work...
A selection of 38 paintings from A Brush of Nature went on display in the Armagh County Museum, supported by the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and the Northern Ireland Museums Council. The Exhibition was officially opened by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Sam Nicholson. Four interactive workshops led by Rong-Gen proved very popular with local residents.
A Brush with Nature: Contemporary Chinese Painting Exhibition - Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast - 16th - 28th February, 2018
An exhibition during the Chinese New Year in the Crescent Arts Centre of 50 paintings were on display, exquisitely mounted on Chinese silk brocade as hanging scrolls or in traditional frames.
The exhibition was officially opened by the High Sheriff, Councillor Carole Howard who said: “I am delighted to be here today to open the exhibition. The Chinese community is one of the largest and longest established ethnic minority communities in Northern Ireland, making economic, social and cultural contributions to society. The Chinese New Year is celebrated in many towns and cities in Northern Ireland and I am pleased to be at the opening of the exhibition to herald in the Year of the Dog.”
Kim Mawhinney (Head of Art, Ulster Museum), Rong-Gen Yin, Anna Lo (former MLA) & Carole Howard (High Sheriff of Belfast City Council) at the Crescent Arts Centre Exhibition
The former MLA Anna Lo who organised the exhibition commented: “Chinese people are very proud of their long history and rich culture. Rong-Gen, a very talented artist, has enthused many local Chinese residents including myself in his art class in the Chinese Resource Centre in the last three years. I am delighted that the exhibition, which showcases the exquisite nature of traditional Chinese painting, will not only be seen by the people of Belfast, but will also attract new audiences across Northern Ireland when it goes on tour.”
The exhibition is supported by the National Museums NI, Northern Ireland Museums Council, the Framing Table, Belfast, and the Crescent Arts Centre. Following the Belfast exhibition, the paintings will go on tour to regional museums across Northern Ireland over the next two years.