Artist Statement

Drawing influences from De Stijl, Bauhaus, and the Concrete Art Movements, I make abstract art that investigates the enigmatic qualities of geometry, the interactions of color, and the materiality of paint. I build up my work slowly with many layers of shapes, lines, and texture, through a process of careful deliberation and instinctual spontaneity. While still primarily a painter, I have begun to develop my work into three dimensional and site-specific formats as I make public art an integral part of my practice. 

Leaning into my Chinese American cultural heritage, I incorporate the visual vocabulary from the I-Ching (also known as the “the Book of Changes”) and the geometry from the Tangram puzzle into my practice. My work functions as a testament for non-objective art’s capacity to communicate universal and transcendental human experience. It exists to inspire joy, curiosity and introspection in viewers with diverse perspectives.

Bio

Maggie Jiang is a Seattle-based visual artist who makes abstract art that investigates the enigmatic qualities of geometry, the interactions of color, and the materiality of paint. Since 2024, Jiang has begun to develop her work into three dimensional and site-specific formats as she makes public art an integral part of her practice.

Exhibiting regularly since 2016, Jiang has had solo exhibitions in the Pacific Northwest at the J. Rinehart Gallery, the Koplin Del Rio Gallery, and the Asia Pacific Culture Center. She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions at venues such as the Schack Art Center, Studio e Gallery, Ryan James Fine Art Gallery, Fathom Gallery, the Alice Gallery, and more. She is represented by the J. Rinehart Gallery in Seattle, WA. Most recently, Jiang completed her first two public art commissions in 2024.

Jiang’s work has been covered by “the Seattle Times”, “the Stranger”, “the International Examiner”, “Now Be Here Art”, “Visual Art Source” and others.  She was born in Beijing and educated in both China and the U.S.