Jinghua Qian

Nov 7, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jinghua Qian

In one hoop, clasped hands hold a posy of pink, purple and yellow flowers. Another depicts a woman's hands outlined in a red stitch, her nails trimmed in pearl beading, and rings on her fingers. These are two of the works in Suzani Stories, a new exhibition at Bunjil Place that examines the time-honoured tradition of hand embroidery and its central place in Afghan culture and community.

Sep 30, 2024 | broadsheet.com.au | Jinghua Qian

Melbourne Fringe always offers plenty of food for thought, but this year’s festival serves up some actual nibbles too. The theme for 2024 is “Eat Your Art Out” and the program highlights the intersection of food and art as communal experiences that have the capacity to nourish and transform.

Jul 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Claire Nichols |Kate Evans |Declan Fry |Rosie Ward |Jinghua Qian

We are officially in the depths of winter, when snuggling up with a book somewhere cosy is almost mandatory. To help you decide which title to pick, we've enlisted our trusted gang of avid readers — The Book Show's Claire Nichols, The Bookshelf's Kate Evans, and critics Declan Fry, Rosie Ofori Ward and Jinghua Qian — to pick their favourite July new releases for you.

Jun 25, 2024 | theguardian.com | Jinghua Qian

You wouldn’t know it now, but as a child I was a very picky eater. So one of my favourite foods – and the first meal I ever learned to make – was a Chinese pour-over rice porridge. Pàofàn, or por-veh as we call it in Shanghainese, is frightfully simple. Put the kettle on and take your leftover rice from the fridge. Pour the boiling water over the rice so it comes up about halfway. Press the hardened clumps of cold rice into the hot water with the back of a spoon, breaking them up into grains.

Apr 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Claire Nichols |Cassie McCullagh |Nicola Heath |Declan Fry |Jinghua Qian

Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column: a shortlist of new release reads recommended by The Book Show's Claire Nichols, The Bookshelf's Cassie McCullagh, ABC Arts' Nicola Heath and critics Declan Fry and Jinghua Qian. All read voraciously and widely, and the only guidelines we give them are: make it a new release; make it something you think is great.