Dongni Hou

Dongni Hou was born in 1987 in Fuxin, in the Chinese province of Liaoning. After studying graphic arts from a very young age, she joined the famous Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg at 19. Several of the works presented as part of her Master’s were selected for the permanent collection of the Academy Museum. 
She now lives and works in France. Her work is represented by Laurence Esnol Gallery.

Under her brush stokes and with skillfully applied shades, âme sensible reveals the poetic nuances of a human soul that lurk even in the darkest corners. Behind its conformable appearance, a second reading of Dongni Hou’s work debunks all traces of sentimentality, as her dark humor sweeps us into a unique fantasy world. A fiercely personal, distinctive style...