Artist bio: Si Jie Loo

Si Jie Loo (b. 1987, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian-Chinese artist whose artistic practice spans dance, drumming, and visual art. Her early training in ballet and later drumming allows her to blend different cultural influences into her work seamlessly via movement and rhythm. Her deep curiosity to connect with people have taken her across the globe—studying and living in Norway, Thailand, Morocco, Spain, and now the United States.

After earning an honors degree in Studio Art from Dartmouth College, Si Jie trained under the tutelage of the late Malaysian ink master Dr. Cheah Thien Soong. She loves capturing the energy she feels from sacred landscapes and musical traditions into lively paintings.

Currently based in Providence, RI, Si Jie balances her time between painting, drumming and raising her two young children. Her work is collected in the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, France, Kenya, and Cape Verde.