Qinaus is a contemporary oil painter currently based in San Francisco, California, USA.
She graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Her professional career spans roles as a product manager at major technology companies.
Her preferred artistic mediums include oil painting, photography, and films.
Over her 10 years of professional experience, Qinaus has repeatedly engaged in transforming complex requirements into structured logic, and oynthesizing chaos into poetic systems. In her oil painting practice, she has focused on translating complex states of consciousness and human behavior into visual structures, encoding them symbolically within her paintings.
For her, the canvas is not the opposite of logic, but a broader experimental field, one in which emotion and logic, consciousness and behavior, become a fluid, observable form of life energy.
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 Lead | Sohu New Media Technology Co., Ltd.
Spearheaded Sohu Kuaizhan, a high-priority innovation project, managing cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, and Operations.
Orchestrated a strategic turnaround and scaling effort, driving the platform from zero revenue to over half a million USD
2018-2025
Product Lead (Monetization) at ByteDance
Incubated and website builder and data platform, managing end-to-end product, tech, and operations.
Focused on empowering advertisers with innovative marketing tools and data-driven decision services.
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