Fuelled by a passion for ink and paper, and intrigued by the rich visual languages of Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy, Living Water: Journeying in inks, is Ella Whateley’s response to immersion in Taiwanese culture during her residency at National Taiwan University of Arts. Dr. Whateley gained her doctorate in practice-led research, Painting, at the School of Art and Design, Australian National University, where she is currently a Visiting Fellow.

由於對墨水和紙張的熱愛，並深受中國繪畫和書法所呈現的豐富視覺語言的吸引，韋恩典博士的“活水”個展是她於國立臺灣藝術大學駐村期間全力探索台灣文化的成果，韋恩典博士於澳洲國立大學取得繪畫實務研究的博士學位，目前擔任該校的訪問學人。

This exhibition is generously supported by the Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan).

Living Water: Journeying in inks will be showing in the CIW Gallery from Friday 2 November–Thursday 10 January, Mondays to Thursdays, 9:00am–5:00pm. (ANU will be closed from 25 December 2018–2 January 2019 inclusive.)

Image: Raise up series: Unseen Beauty 1 by Dr. Ella Whateley , 98cm x 220cm, 2018. Chinese ink, European ink, oil pastels

高舉系列: 潛藏之美1 韋恩典博士. 媒材: 中國墨、歐洲墨、油性粉彩