Traditional Chinese Natural ink on Xuan paper. 34 x34 cm
(she/her)
@wenjiefeng_
Wenjie Feng (b. Kunming) is a Chinese American multimedia artist based in London, She recently completed an MA in Contemporary Art Practice at the Royal College of Art.
Growing up among the mountains and rivers of Yunnan shaped her sensitivity to materials and water. Her recent practice centres on natural dyeing on silk, alongside textiles, moving image, performance, and installation. Working with handmade pigments derived from plants, tea, charcoal, vegetables, and other natural materials, she embraces collaboration rather than control, allowing time, water, light, and natural processes to shape each work.
Through this sustained practice, she explores time, space, presence, mystery, love and loss, and the relationships between humans and the natural world. Daily acts of making have become a ritual of attention, trust, and presence, reconnecting her with nature while embracing uncertainty, imperfection, impermanence, and transformation.
Influenced by Buddhist philosophy, Zen, and the contemplative discipline of the tea ceremony, Feng creates contemplative spaces through colour, translucency, and the quiet power of empty space, where words fall away and a quiet spiritual connection can emerge
CV
Education:
2025–2026 Master of Arts (MA) in Contemporary Art Practice. Royal College of Art, London, UK
2024-2025 Graduate Diploma (GD) in fine art. Royal College of Art, London, UK
1993–1994 Non-Degree Advanced Training in Fashion. Academy of Art &Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
1985–1989 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts. Southwest University School of Fine Art, Chongqing, China
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2026 – Degree Show, RCA, London, UK. Installation. The Turning
2026 – Labor，Chelsea College of Arts, UK, Moving image. Labor/Water
2026 – Storytelling, Theatreship, London, UK. Performance. CAP Patient .
2026 – Dada Ball, Hangar, London, UK. Performance. Tea Ceremony. Installation. Passing Days.
2026 - Following Fallowing, Hangar, London, UK. Installation. Love
2026 - Between Then and Now, Alexinartyland Gallery. Installation. Untitled 1
2026 – Capitude, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK. Moving image. The Past Never Finished: Unfolding the fabric of London
2025 – CAP Baret, RCA, London, UK. Performance. There is a beautiful place
Awards/Shortlists
2026 - Shortlisted, Jaguar Awards 2026, Jaguar/ Royal College of Art. UK