Qinaus is a contemporary oil painter based in San Francisco, California.
She holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology and spent a decade working as a product manager at major technology companies.
Her primary artistic mediums are painting and film.
In her artistic practice, Qinaus explores how complex states of consciousness and patterns of human behavior can be translated into visual structures. Her work is guided by a central question:
What can only be seen from the threshold?
Her paintings investigate experiences that exist at moments of transition and between states of being—conscious and unconscious, past and future, dream and reality, observer and observed. Within these intersections, perception, memory, and choice are transformed into symbolic visual languages, emerging as ever-shifting relationships and forces.
Instagram: @qinaus_
Professional Journey
2011-2015
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering,Harbin Institute of Technology
2012-2013
Founder and Captain, Women's Basketball Team School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology
2012-2014
President | Student Green Society (HITGS), Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
National Gold Medalist: Led the organization to win the Gold Award at the 1st AkzoNobel China Student Social Welfare Awards (2012). HITGS was one of only two student organizations nationwide (alongside Peking University) to receive this top honor.
Organization Excellence: Awarded the title of "Pizza Hut Green Little Superman Outstanding Society" (2012) for exceptional environmental advocacy.
Ecological Stewardship: Managed the flagship "Wilderness Action" project, organizing large-scale expeditions to environmental hotspots during national holidays for field research and conservation.
Public Environmental Education: Directed 50+ environmental education sessions across dozens of elementary schools and kindergartens in Harbin, reaching 2000+ children to foster early-age sustainability awareness.
Reforestation Initiatives: Mobilized 3,000+ residents of Harbin to participate in large-scale reforestation initiatives and planted 10,000+ trees, maintaining a survival rate of over 80%.
Circular Economy & Resource Conservation: Orchestrated the "Senior’s Torch" program (sponsored by FAW-Toyota), a book and resource circulation initiative that redistributes 6,000+ books annually to new students, promoting a culture of zero-waste.
2015-2018
Product Manager | Sohu New Media Technology Co., Ltd.
2018-2025
Monetization Product Manager at ByteDance
2022 – Present
Fine Art Painter
Independent Studio Practice (2022–2025): Established a foundational body of work in Abstract Expressionism, focusing on the intersection of systematic logic and heavy-impasto oil techniques.
SF Artists Studios, San Francisco (2026–Present): Professional studio practice based in the Dogpatch district (American Industrial Center), engaging with the San Francisco art community and local exhibition circuits.
Exhibitions
2026 “ Whispers of the Heartsea”, Pacific Art League Group Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA
2026 “Life Flow”New York Design Week Group Exhibition, New York, NY