Gallery Opening – Suyao Tian & Jess Nokori
Curated by Julie Eppich of Eppich Arts, we invite you to celebrate the Art of Watercolor at Jessup Cellars!
From 6 to 8pm at Jessup Cellars Tasting Gallery in Yountville, enjoy the art and sip on the artists’ favorite Jessup wines.
Suyao Tian Bio:
Painting is my own language to connect to the world. I was born during the one-child-only generation of China in the 80s. Growing up, I hadn’t any siblings, I couldn’t have pets, and making friends was limited by rules, inhibited communication and confidence. As a child, I often caught all kinds of small bugs, put them in jars. I spoke to them, played with them, and they were the only listeners in my childhood. Now They become a symbol and language of my own.
I mainly use watercolor medium, but I also use different pen marks to define the details of each painting to give the audience layers and depth of the painting. My creative process is to extract the fragments of memory and separate, reorganize and integrate them. These peculiar images often appear in my memory, dreams and subconscious imaginations, so I use abstraction to catch a moment, feeling, and unclear form when they appear in my mind.
Jess Nokori Bio:
I’m an intuitive, analog abstract artist working with watercolor and ink on paper. My work develops a visual language through material-driven processes paired with structured, precise line work and detailing.
Each piece functions as a contained visual system, balancing chaos and structure through intuitive decision-making.
My work is informed by Japanese printmaking and modernist design traditions, including Bauhaus and mid-century modern influences, alongside close observation of the visual rhythms found in everyday environments.