Jenny Ping Lam Lin
Jenny Ping Lam Lin (Hong Kong) is a lens-based artist whose practice explores the psychological undercurrents of contemporary life, with a specific focus on the social positioning of East Asian women and systemic hierarchy. Lin utilizes photography as a conceptual tool, frequently experimenting with framing, sequence, and visual metaphors to dismantle the rigid structures of everyday reality.
Her imagery functions as a collective archive of discarded dreams and societal pressures, a theme powerfully manifested in her series "The Garbage," which received international recognition by being longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize. By capturing the friction between institutional expectations and personal vulnerability, Lin’s work evokes a poignant dialogue on individual resilience.
Currently based in Newcastle, Lin continues to develop personal and social-documentary projects that bridge individual interiority with broader socio-political landscapes.
FEATURES &EXHIBITIONS
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Dark Peak Photo Festival 2026 by Dark Peak Photo, across multiple venues in Glossop, 20 - 23 Feb 2026.
The Hechyeomoyeo 13 Exhibition by The Hechyeomoyeo at Far Studio, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 24 Jan – 14 Feb 2026.
2025
The Borderlines Exhibition by Artflow Studio with JustArt Collective at the Fitzrovia Gallery, London, 29 December – 05 January 2026.
As Tranquil as Can Be Exhibition by Raqs Media Collective at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2025, at The Old GMC Building Complex, Panaji, Goa, 14th December 2025.
The She Speaks Group Exhibition by SHE SPEAKS TEAM at The Black Cultural Centre in London, 5 - 12 Dec 2025.
The Hechyeomoyeo 12 Exhibition by The Hechyeomoyeo at The Living Gallery in New York, Brooklyn, USA, 11-26 October 2025.
The Shadow and Shade Online Exhibition by The BobCat Gallery, 6 – 31 October 2025.
The Asia Pacific Art Exchange Exhibition:2025 Media x Space: Beyond Illumination by the School of Design, BINUS University and ARCOLABS, CG Artspace - Rumah Miring, 18 - 27 September 2025; Binus Campus Alam Sutra Jakarta – Indonesia, 20 - 27 September 2025.
Reframe: New Perspectives in Photography Exhibition by The Mill Gallery, Leeds, 12 - 26 September 2025.
CHEEKY LONDON 25: LAUNCHPAD Emerging Art Exhibition by CHEEKY LONDON, Tradestars Islington, London, 4- 21 September 2025.
“Self-Talk Corner” Exhibition by University of Glasgow, St. Andrew's building, Glasgow, 21 April - 16 May 2025.
2024
The PATH group Exhibition at the Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, curated by Amy Jackson alongside SHIM Art Network, 3 Sept - 3 Nov 2024.
The Physical Show Paris, The HOLY ART Gallery, 13 -17 Sept 2024.
Within Iceless Age Exhibition, BluBlu LLC, in the BLANC, New York. 21 - 24 July 2024.
Rise Colossus Online Exhibition, Aedra Fine Arts, July 2024.
The 2024 Warrington Open exhibition, WAF team, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, 25 July - 29 Sept 2024.
2024 “MAPPE” Exhibition 2024 Milan International Art Week, ISOLART GALLERY, in Milan, 03 - 08 June 2024.
The Crate Walthamstow Art Exhibition, Dark Yellow Dot in London, 01 June – 08 July 2024.
The Ad Oriente exhibition, Magazzini dell'Arte Contemporanea in Trapani, 15 – 29 July 2024.
NAE OPEN Exhibition, New Art Exchange, Nottingham 2024, 24 May – 21 Sept 2024.
The Let Us See You project by Aire Place Studios, APS Gallery, 14 June - 19 July 2024.
The Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, Aesthetica Magazine, York Art Gallery, 16 Feb - 21 April 2024.
2023
2023The New Artist Exhibition, Boomer Gallery, 15 - 20 Dec 2023.
The EMPOWER HER Exhibition, CMCI Winter Festival, 07 DEC 2023.
The CAPTURING IMBALANCE Exhibition, Chelsea College of Arts, 29 Nov – 7 Dec 2023.
2023 "Identity Cycle" Florence Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition by Associazione Nazionale di Belle Arti d'Italia and ISOLART, at Vittoni Space Florence, 21 Nov – 10 Dec 2023.
The Connection online exhibition 2023 by Asian Contemporary Artists Alliance (ACAA).
The FORGOTTEN PLACES International Exhibition by LoosenArt in Rome, 14 - 24 November 2023.
The D Exhibition by Born D in Shanghai, 2023.
PRINT IT! 2023 Exhibition by Aire Places Studio, APS Gallery, 3 Feb – 3 Mar 2023.
The Freedom & Social Change Art Exhibition by SB Art Gallery in London, 3 - 5 Feb 2023.
PUBLICATION/ FEATURE
2026
Pickled Magazine - Issue 1, Artist Features, Published on 28 June 2026.
Issue 1: Shadows, Under My Skin Magazine, Artist and artwork feature, Published on 26 May 2026.
Issue 6 of Art Magazine by Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation, Published on 28 Feb 2026.
Issue 67 Photography – Unseen Perspective by Haus A Rest, Jan 2026.
2025
I Am Not A Size Magazine, November issue by I Am Not A Size Magazine, 13 Dec 2025.
Hechyeomoyeo Magazine Issue No. 3 by the Hechyeomoyeo, December 2025.
MORE CARNAGE FEATURED: JENNY PING LAM LIN - “THE GARBAGE”, 17 Nov 2025.
Our Culture Mag, JustArt Collective Presents Issue 2 of the JustArt Newspaper Club – Challenging Traditional Art, 2 November 2025.
Wiro Mag: Care by Lyndon Watkinson SU4IP, The Garbage, September 2025
Visual Poetry Journal issue #4, Farm Heirarchy, July 2025
Visual Art Journal Issue #27, 30 May 2025.
2024
A.R.T. Magazine Issue 12, Artists Responding To..., Dec 2024
The FLUX Review Edition 11, The FLUX Review (UK), Oct 2024
Flash Art, 14. 06. 2024
Tate ETC, Summer, 28. 06. 2024
Circle Foundation - ArtIDEAL The 4th issue, June 2024
Numéro art, Summer, May 2024
2023
Nnc Art Mag Vol 5 2023 "ARTIST OF THE MONTH" section
No Name Collective – VOL. 3 2023 March Challenge
Collect Art – 101 Contemporary Artist, April 2023
Collect Art – SPRING ISSUE 2023 VOL.22, April 2023
Pretence Magazine – ISSUE 3 Duality, March 2023
Take Up Space – ISSUE 3 ‘A Love Letter to Women’
Selin - ISSUE 26 VOL. 17
The Huts Magazine – ISSUE 7 2023
2022
Artifex Magazine - ISSUE 1 SPRING 2022
Art Critics - Artist Review
ARTIST STATEMENT
My artistic practice interrogates the profound interplay between ongoing real-world phenomena and the subtle emotional shifts within everyday life. Rooted in my identity as an East Asian woman, my creative process is deeply informed by the examination of socio-cultural stratification and the prescribed social roles imposed upon individuals.
Through the medium of lens-based art, I navigate the delicate, often tension-filled intersection of tradition and modernity. My photography serves as a visual bridge between deeply personal narratives and the broader socio-cultural landscapes that shape them. By documenting the subtle yet indelible imprints of societal conventions, my work seeks to expose the underlying friction, vulnerability, and resilience of individuals negotiating their paths through a rapidly progressing yet rigidly structured contemporary world.
This thematic inquiry culminates in my recent series, "The Garbage," which functions as a critical commentary on the oppressive educational systems within Asia. Through evocative metaphors, this body of work deconstructs the psychological repercussions of a highly pressurized academic environment. "The Garbage" stands as a poignant record of the discarded dreams, suppressed individuality, and institutionalized conformity of young minds caught in the relentless pursuit of societal standards.
Curated Exhibitions/ Projects
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Collective Voices 2nd: Being-in-the-World by JustArt Collective, in Safehouse 1, London, 22/05/2026-25/05/2026.
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Human Voyages: The Day We Leave the Shore by Arklink, co-hosted with JustArt Collective, at Indra Gallery, London, 07/04/2026-10/04/2026.
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JustArt Community – Collective Voices Art Exhibition by JustArt Collective at the Whitespace Gallery in Edinburgh, 20/03/2026 - 26/03/2026.
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The Shape of Anxiety: How Dreams Store Our Emotions Exhibition, curated by Will Yu and Yiwen Zhang, Co-host with JustArt Collective at the Chilli Gallery, London, 05/02/2026 - 08/02/2026.
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Borderlines Exhibition by Artflow Studio. Co-host with JustArt Collective at the Fitzrovia Gallery, London, 29/12/2025 - 05/01/2026
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2025 Field of Clarity Exhibition by ArtFlow Studio, Co-Curator: Jenny Ping Lam Lin, at Photofusion Gallery, London, 29/09/2025- 05/10/2025
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2025 Mengzhu Li Solo Photography Exhibition: Mother’s Daughter by JustArt Collective (Jenny Ping Lam Lin), at B.T. Batsford Gallery, London, 03/09/2025 - 07/09/2025
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Mengzhu Li Solo Photography Exhibition: Mother’s Daughter by JustArt Collective (Jenny Ping Lam Lin), at B.T. Batsford Gallery, London, 03/09/2025 - 07/09/2025
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The August Exhibition: Undercurrent by ArtFlow Studio, JustArt Collective, at B.T. Batsford Gallery, London, 01/08/2025 - 07/08/2025
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“BREAK THE VOICE ” 2024 COLLECTIVE ART EXHIBITION FOR ASIAN RISING STARS at ISOLART Gallery, 02/11/2024- 06/11/2024
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2024 "Let Us Hear HER VOICE” Exhibition at ISOLART Gallery, 05/10/2024- 09/10/2024
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2024 Photography Exhibition "Fragments” at ISOLART Gallery, 14/09/2024- 19/09/2024
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2024 MEDUSA Art Prize by ISOLART Gallery, LA FONDAZIONE D'ART TROSSI-UBERTI, ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE DI BELLE ART D'ITALIA, ASSOCIAZIONE NOMYA, at Villa Trossi Uberti, 12/07/2024- 25/07/2024
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2024 Pop-up Solo Exhibition - Bea Hather at ISOLART Gallery, 03/08/2024 - 05/08/2024
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2024 Taylor Chyn Solo exhibition at ISOLART Gallery, 16/062024 - 30/06/ 2024
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“ MAPPE ” 2024 Milan International Art Week by ISOLART Gallery, at Gli Eroici Fuori, 03/06/2024 - 08/06/2024
