| Artist | Jon Ching | Resides | United States |
| Website | JonChingArt.com | Mediums | Oil |
| Print Shop | jonchingart.com/shop | [email protected] | |
| Representing Gallery | Haven Gallery Northport, NY, USA Beinart Gallery Melbourne, AUS KP Projects Los Angeles, CA. USA | Themes | Nature Conservation Endangered Species Magical Realism |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Press |
About the artist
Jon Ching grew up steeped in the natural beauty of O’ahu which formed the foundation of his deep fascination with the natural and wild world. A self-trained painter, Jon’s devoted art practice and detailed realism is inspired by the interconnectedness of nature. Jon’s work is a surreal imagining of what limitless wonders and combinations nature can produce. His meticulously rendered oil paintings are often driven by his personal desire to find balance between the human and natural worlds, exploring themes of symbiosis and searching for connections, physical and metaphorical, across nature’s kingdoms.
He has a keen interest in endangered species and seeks to share their stories, show off their idiosyncratic beauty and bring awareness of their plight. He hopes his art can spark an emotional connection and evoke compassion for the kingdoms of life. Jon’s ultimate goal is to inspire love and admiration for the universally unique beauty and intrigue of our living world.
Jon Ching is the 3rd prize winner of the RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2024
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Jon Ching’s work is all things nature. The natural world is made of infinite forms, interactions and stories and Jon’s work explores themes of symbiosis, interconnection and conservation, highlighting and sharing stories of endangered species on the brink of extinction. Jon also utilizes the splendor of the natural world to make work about social and cultural issues, advocating for peace amongst ourselves and with the planet.
Press
Jon Ching’s paintings had been published in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, American Art Collector and International Artist as well as online publications – Colossal, My Modern Met, Ladera Sur, and Treehugger. My artwork has been Pangeaseed Foundation, “Sea Change: A Decade of ARTivism for Oceans” and Yann Martel’s Life of Pi.
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| October 2024 | Group exhibition: “Tides of Change” | Tokyo, Japan |
| November 2024 | Group exhibition: “Paracosmic Escape” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and art direction of Musonium Gallery | Modern Eden Gallery San Francisco, CA. USA |
| March 2025 | Solo exhibition: “To be announced” | Melbourne, Australia |
| April 2025 | Group exhibition: “Dreamland Awaits” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | Corey Helford Gallery Los Angeles, CA. USA |
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Education
Self-Taught
Solo Exhibitions
2023
A Thousand Invisible Cords, KP Projects, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Terra Brio, Haven Gallery West, Northport, United States
2022
Habitat, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2021
Realm, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Sacrosanct, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. Unites States
2020
Phase, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Succession, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2018
DUAL, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR. United States
Ho’olaule’a, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2017
Reflections, Doc’s Lab, San Francisco, CA. United States
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Fables and Folklore, Curated by Beautiful Bizarre, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Blab Show, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2023
Hidden Secrets, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2022
Skate, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Music Box, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
Small Works, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
25 Year Anniversary Exhibition, KP Projects, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Spectrum III, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Uffizi, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
Halcyon Days, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Context Art Fair, Corey Helford Gallery, Miami, FL. United States
2021
15 Year Anniversary, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Lucid, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Rakugaki III, GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Small Works, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Animalia, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
Luminos Odyssey, WOWxWOW Gallery, Online
2020
Catatonics, Abend Gallery, Delaware, DE. United States
Miniature Art, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
New Growth, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
8 Year Anniversary, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Fantastical Beasts, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Rakugaki, GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
The Return, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Spectrum, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Art Collector Starter Kit VII, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2019
Cats, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
LA Local, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Psychedelia, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
7 Year Anniversary, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Homes, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Lucky 13, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Fauna, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Elements, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
Small Works, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
El Final de Una, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA. United States
Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Blab! 14, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Infinite Well 2, Nucleus Portland, Portland, OR. United States
Let’s Eat, GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Ritual, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
Art Collector Starter Kit VI, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2018
Animal Kingdom, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Music Box, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
AEA Open Call, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Vanitas, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. United States
Patterns, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
10 Years in Wonderland, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Dual, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR. United States
Blab! Show 13, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Menagerie, Maker’s Gallery, Rochester, NY. United States
Small Works, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA. United States
Night Garden, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Art Collector Starter Kit V, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2017
Urban Jungle, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA. United States
Something Wild in my Garden, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Coaster Show V, La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Focus Features, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Reflections, Doc’s Lab, San Francisco, CA. United States
Familiar, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Crazy4Cult 11, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. United States
