Olivia Pang FRSA
Artist
Background
Also known as XIA Yu. Olivia Pang has deep roots in traditional Chinese painting, specialising in the Gongbi style—renowned for its meticulous brushwork and precision. Her practice reflects a respect for classical technique, while also embracing new perspectives through portraiture and landscape painting.
Olivia's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Mall Galleries in London as part of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters' annual exhibitions, the Kaiser Gallery in Germany, and the National Art Museum of China. Most recently, in 2025, she held her first solo exhibition at London Fo Guang Shan Temple, presenting a series of Buddhist artworks—many of which are faithful reproductions of ancient mural paintings found in caves along the historic Silk Road.
Granted the Global Talent visa in 2024, Olivia is now based in South Yorkshire, where she continues to explore the intersections of tradition and innovation in her work.
Exhibitions & Appearances
Oct '25, Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP) Drawing Prize - Hull University Art Gallery
Jun '28, A Post Industrial Picturesque, Brampton Museum
May '25, Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP) Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries
May '25 “Opening the Realm of Sacred Sounds” - solo exhibition at London Fo Guang Shan Temple
May '24 Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP) Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries
Jan '24 Global Calligraphy and Painting Art Exhibition
Aug '23 Doncaster Art Club Annual Exhibition, Doncaster Museum
May '23 Self-Portrait Prize, Ruth Borchard Collection
Jan '23 Royal Cambrian Academy Open Exhibition
Oct '22 Sky TV Portrait Artist of the Year (S9 E3)
Apr '22 Emerging Female Painter Prize (Longlisted)
May '21 Pearl Chains on Silk Road Mural Project
Oct '18 “Arts China—Cologne” - Museum Ludwig, Germany
Jun '18 Graduates' Exhibition, Chinese National Academy of Arts - Yanhuang Art Museum (winning the Work of an Exceptional Standard Prize, with artworks added to the permanent collection)
Dec '17 Master of Fine Arts Invitation Exhibition, Beijing Bobao Gallery
Nov '17 Wisdom Essence Student Work Exhibition
May '17 Young Contemporary Chinese Painters Nomination Exhibition
May '17 Chunfeng Run Academy's Young Chinese Painters' Academic Exhibition, Chinese Painting Creation Research Institute Art Gallery
Oct '16 Graduate Work of the First Advanced Training Course, Gongbi Academy of the Chinese National Academy of Arts Exhibition, Baolong Art Gallery
Jul '15 Gongbi Invitational Exhibition, Eastern Center of Contemporary Art (later collected by Jin Ri Dan Qing art museum in Beijing)
Jun '15 "Beautiful China" Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China
Contact
Email:
pangdongshuang@gmail.com