Jon Ching - Studio Portrait

ArtistJon ChingResidesUnited States
WebsiteJonChingArt.comMediumsOil
Print Shopjonchingart.com/shopEmailjon@jonchingart.com
Representing
Gallery
Haven Gallery
Northport, NY, USA

Beinart Gallery
Melbourne, AUS

KP Projects
Los Angeles, CA. USA
ThemesNature
Conservation
Endangered Species
Magical Realism
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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

WhenExhibitionGallery
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

CV

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

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