About

Veda is a Hong Kong-based artist whose work explores the delicate interplay between nature and urban life. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Art History) Hons. from the University of Hong Kong (2012), complemented by formative years spent in the UK and a brief professional stint in Germany. Drawing inspiration from her extensive travels, she renders flora and fauna with precise yet playful realism, juxtaposed with the raw energy of intuitive machine stitching.

Working primarily in watercolour and thread on paper, Veda captures the quiet beauty of botanical subjects while embedding restless, sewn lines into their backgrounds—a visual metaphor for the tension between serenity and urban stress. Her paintings invite viewers into contemplative spaces where calm and chaos coexist.

Her past commissions include Hungry Panda for foodpanda Taiwan’s headquarters, alongside site-specific installations for a Berlin-based specialty coffeehouse and gourmet food retailer, reflecting her cross-cultural perspective.

EDUCATION

2012 — Bachelor of Arts (Hons), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

AWARDS & GRANTS

2024 — Finalist, Beyond Future Art Prize, Hong Kong

2016–17 — Emerging Artists Grant, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong

EXHIBITIONS

2018 — Group Exhibition, Malerei und Skulpturen, Galerie Kairos, Berlin, Germany

2017 — Solo Exhibition, Paper Embroidery, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Hong Kong

2016 — Group Exhibition, 30 x 30, NX2, Berlin, Germany

COMMUNITY & CORPORATE COLLABORATIONS

2020–present — foodpanda, Taipei office, Taipei, Taiwan

2019–present — Ceramiche Luca Della Robbia, Florence, Italy

2019 — Meet Me by the Baobab Tree Cafe, Berlin, Germany

REPRESENTATION

2018–20 — Art Gallery Carré d'artistes Köln, Cologne, Germany

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

foodpanda, Taipei, Taiwan

Luki’s Pantry, Berlin, Germany

IN THE PRESS

22 Aug 2018 — Berliner Akzente

27 April 2017 — Time Out Hong Kong