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Exhibition

OFFSITE: City Hall Galleria
Mitchell Seeyu

Flights of Serendipity

January 6 - March 9, 2026

Above: Mitchell Seeyu, Under the Lanterns, 2025, ink and colour on xuan paper, 40 x 50 cm, Courtesy of the artist.

In Flights of Serendipity, Mitchell Seeyu invites viewers into a world where fleeting encounters with nature and culture are captured through the fluid washes of colour and soft tonal transitions, drawing on the expressive aesthetics of the Lingnan School of Chinese ink painting. Seeyu draws inspiration from memories of Hong Kong and everyday moments in Vancouver—migratory birds mid-song, playful goldfish beneath blossoms, lion dances in the snow during Lunar New Year. Rendered on xuan paper with nuanced brushwork and atmospheric layering, these scenes evoke a dreamlike harmony between spontaneity and intention, reflecting a life attuned to the serendipitous rhythms of nature.

 

Biography

Mitchell Seeyu is a Hong Kong–born, Vancouver-based artist whose work explores natural beauty and landscapes as metaphors for memory, history, and the passage of time. Her artist’s name, Seeyu, embodies both spontaneity and precision. She began training in Chinese ink painting as a teenager, later deepening her practice through the study of Lingnan School techniques. Seeyu holds a degree from Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University. Before becoming a full-time artist, she worked as a news reporter and editor for major media outlets in Hong Kong. Since 2015, Seeyu has held more than ten solo exhibitions and participated in several international artist residencies.

 


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Above: Mitchell Seeyu, Under the Lanterns, 2025, ink and colour on xuan paper, 40 x 50 cm, Courtesy of the artist.

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7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond, BC  V6Y 1R8
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