Lin I-chen

Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan. She is a painter and researcher who recently earned a doctoral degree from Kyoto University of the Arts. Currently based in Japan on an artist visa, she continues her practice as a visual artist. Her academic research focuses on the comparison of literary and artistic works featuring Minamata disease.

Lin has shared Bridge Studio in Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward with other artists as her main studio since 2023.

Bridge Studio

https://www.brdg.to/ja/

Instagram:  

https://www.instagram.com/ichen2193/

Exhibitions

2016 1st movement, ART ZONE, Kyoto ​

2016 2nd movement, ART ZONE, Kyoto ​

2021 HYSTERICA, M.A.D.S. gallery, Milan ​

2022 WINTER DARDEN, Divulgarti Events, Genoa ​

2022 Space inside of me (私の中の宇宙), Kisaradou (きさら堂), Kyoto ​

2022 Women in Shibuya (女性の性in渋谷) , Gallery Conceal, Tokyo ​

2023 Homesick for the stars (星に憧れて), Café Mule (沐樂咖啡) , Taipei ​

2024 Spiritual awakening (霊性覚醒), Tsukimi sou (ツキミソウ),Kyoto ​

2024 The Incomplete Sun & The Full Moon, Joudo Fukugo (浄土複合), Kyoto​
2025 ​Torpor – Emerging Global Artists (蟄伏 - グローバル若手アーティストたち), Kyoto City Kyosera Museum of Art (京セラ美術館), Kyoto

Art Practice

Lin draws inspiration from her rare capacity to see geometric forms, clouds, and lights both in waking vision and inner sight—images she recognizes as manifestations of energy. These transcendent visions serve as the primary inspiration for her artwork.

Through her work, she addresses the global imbalance between masculine and feminine energies, proposing a new harmonious paradigm she terms “Divine Femininity.” ; This concept is embodied in her reinterpretation of the Mother Maria figure. By examining Maria’s multiple roles—as goddess, human, daughter, wife, and mother—Lin explores contemporary perceptions of womanhood.

Lin’s version of Divine Femininity challenges traditional notions of self-sacrifice, questions established social norms and emphasizes female autonomy. Her painting technique draws on religious art from various historical periods. She highlights contrasting elements and employs ironic expressions to convey women’s divinity in a contemporary context.

Education​

2021-2023 Ph.D. in Arts, Kyoto University of the Arts

Dissertation: "The Representation of the patients in Michiko Ishimure's Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow" (130,000 words, written in Japanese)

2016-2018 Master of Arts, Kyoto University of the Arts

Thesis: "Characteristics of Memory Theory in Mari Mori's Literary Works" (30,000 words, written in Japanese)

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