Weina Xu Penhaligan

Weina graduated from Shanghai University in 1997, studying Interior Design and Fine Art under Master Dahan. Following a successful Interior Design career in China, she settled and started a family in Bury St. Edmunds in 2008.

Influenced by Chinese philosophy and her roots in China, Weina paints using different mediums, acrylic, watercolour and ink. She takes inspiration from the Suffolk countryside and coast painting landscapes, floral or still life works. She likes to express the connection with nature, the sounds, smell or passing time.

Her work starts like planting a seed, she explores the different ways to let it grow and develop, so each painting is a unique experience, a story of a journey, a memory or place.