Wu Jiaru (b. 1992, Guangdong; lives in Hong Kong) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, moving image, sculpture, and installation. Her work investigates infrastructures of perception and memory, engaging cultural mythology, diaspora, and urban imagination. Through reflective surfaces, hand‑drawn film, found objects, and sound, she creates environments that unsettle viewing and implicate audiences in questions of identity, displacement, and translation.
Wu Jiaru graduated from Tsinghua University in 2014 with a dual degree in Art and English. She received her master degree in Creative Media from City University of Hong Kong in 2017. Recent solo exhibitions include “Apollo Center” at Flowers in Hong Kong (2025), “A Brief Digression” at HART, Hong Kong (2024), “Emotional Device” at P21 in Seoul (2023). Institution projects include “Book Lab: Landing on the Paper Space” at WMA Space, Hong Kong (2024); “Myth Makers – Spectrosynthesis III” at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2023); “Postmodern Tales” at HART, Hong Kong (2023) and “Curtain” at Para Site, Hong Kong (2021). Wu was awarded the Asian Cultural Council New York Fellowship in 2022, and her works are collected by Morgan Stanley Art Collection, Burger Collection, M+ Museum, among others.
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Mission for Migrant Workers 45th Anniversary Fundraiser Exhibition June 2, 2026Wu Jiaru participates in Mission for Migrant Workers' 45th Anniversary Fundraiser Exhibition Karamay / Companion / 同伴 , in support of migrant workers affected by...Read more -
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30 May 2026 at 10am / “living_archive_folding_memory” workshop at Asia Art Archive May 8, 2026How can archives move from static records of the past to teaching tools that activate creativity in the classroom? For 2026, Teaching Labs explores “archive...Read more -
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"MADAM I’M ADAM" at HART HAUS November 27, 2025Works by Wu Jiaru are on view at HART HAUS, as part of the group exhibition MADAM I’M ADAM . HART HAUS and artist collective...Read more -
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"Myth Makers—Spectrosynthesis III" at Tai Kwun Contemporary December 24, 2022Works by Wu Jiaru are on view at Tai Kwun Contemporary, as part of the group exhibition Myth Makers—Spectrosynthesis III . Myth Makers—Spectrosynthesis III circles...Read more -
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"PabePabe Exhibition: Amy Tong + Wu Jiaru - Pick A Card" Featured in daoju art September 11, 2022PabePabe Exhibition: Amy Tong + Wu Jiaru - Pick A Card at PabePabe featured in daoju art, reviewed by Hou Lam Tsui . In my...Read more -
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"Curtain" at Para Site May 16, 2021Wu Jiaru's ,,beige_jelly_projection_“ (2020) is on view at Para Site, as part of the group exhibition Curtain . Curtain Exhibition period: 15 May - 25...Read more -
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"Household Gods" Featured In Artomity November 5, 2020Household Gods at HART HAUS featured in Artomity, reviewed by Aaina Bhargava. Protests and pandemics have relegated us to the domestic sphere, where we’ve been...Read more -
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"Household Gods" at HART HAUS September 30, 2020Works by Wu Jiaru are on view at HART HAUS, as part of the group exhibition Household Gods . Showcasing specially commissioned works that encompass...Read more -
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30 May 2020 at 9PM / Para Site | PS Paid Studio Visits: Wu Jiaru May 30, 2020P a r a S i t e l a u n c h e s P S P a i d S t u...Read more -
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"Sparkle! Journal of a City Foot Soldier" at Oil Street Art Space October 5, 2018Wu Jiaru and Fabian Gutscher's Walking Together Alone (2018) is on view at Oil Street Art Space, as part of the group exhibition Sparkle! Journal...Read more -
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"Kotodama" at Para Site June 16, 2018Wu Jiaru's The Death of Lao She (2017) is on view at Para Site, as part of the group exhibition Kotodama . C u l...Read more
