Xin Wen (V Wen) (b. 1995, Kunming, Yunnan, China) is an artist who immigrated to Canada in the 2010s. She studied painting, drawing, and calligraphy in British Columbia and earned her BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2020. Utilizing various mediums, including painting, collage, writing, digital sculpture, video and music. Xin explores the complex human condition in life and the diverse experiences, emotions, and conflicts that shape the immigrant journey. Her work examines how past and present interact in the process of adapting to new environments—whether in career, family, friendship, or love—addressing universal challenges of cultural dislocation and assimilation. Xin’s art stimulates reflective dialogue, promoting critical thinking and a deeper understanding of how different generations within the immigrant experience are influenced by their new surroundings. Her pieces also investigate the exchange of information between diverse cultural backgrounds, underscoring the nuances of adaptation and growth in unfamiliar settings.

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