Katherine Qiyu Su
(b. 1999, Beijing) is based in London and received her MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in 2023. She has since exhibited with Half Gallery, Future Gallery, and Nino Mier Gallery, among others, and was awarded the Artsy Foundation Prize in 2024.
Her paintings oscillate between figuration and abstraction, drawing on memory, loss, and emotional residue. Vibrant and dynamic, her works carry a quiet intensity, balancing expressive gesture with moments of stillness and restraint.
Katherine Qiyu Su
Night Flies on the Back, Spring Has Begun, 2026
Oil, charcoal, ink on linen
116 x 89 cm
Katherine Qiyu Su
NBeihai, White Pagoda, Endless Stairs, 2026
Oil, charcoal, ink on linen
160 × 130 cm
Katherine Qiyu Su
Hey, November Fog, 2026
Oil, charcoal, ink on linen
100 × 80 cm
Recent solo exhibitions include presentations at Soup Gallery and Tabula Rasa Gallery.
Recent group exhibitions include shows at Saatchi Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery, and Royal Academy of Arts.