Group photo of Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau Deputy Director Lin Wei-hsü, curator Lü Sung-ying, and FLOMO Cultural and Educational Foundation Executive Director and artist Shen Ching-jung with attending guests — Photo: Reporter Lin Ching-yun

Reporter | Lin Ching-yunTainan Report
Published: 2025/09/18 | 19:24

"Art's First Intention · A Journey Through Beauty — Shen Ching-jung Taikang Solo Exhibition" is on view at the Taikang Cultural Center from September 19 to October 19, inviting the public to step together into the world of art. This exhibition is the first solo show by Shen Ching-jung, CEO of the FLOMO Educational Foundation, presenting the inner journey of her many years of depicting the beauty of the world with her brush.

“Artistic Beginnings • Trails of Beauty—Shen Ching-jung’s Taikang Solo Exhibition.” Curator Lü Sung-ying (right) and FLOMO Cultural and Educational Foundation Executive Director and artist Shen Ching-jung (left) — Photo: Reporter Lin Ching-yun

CEO Shen Ching-jung has devoted herself to public welfare for many years, serving as both the Foundation's Chief Executive Officer and a Director; though busy with affairs, she has never forgotten her original devotion to creation. She has traveled the world many times, using watercolor and oil painting to record what she has seen and felt along her journeys, expressing her love of nature through delicate brushwork and portraying the tranquility and distant serenity of landscapes in soft tones. With "first intention" as its core, this exhibition presents works on the themes of flowers and landscapes, inviting viewers to enter her field of vision and feel the sincere emotion of encountering the world along the way.

Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau Deputy Director Lin Wei-hsü delivering remarks — Photo: Reporter Lin Ching-yun

Since its establishment in 2004, the FLOMO Educational Foundation has continued to deepen its work in education and the promotion of arts and culture. Last year it collaborated with the Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau on "The First Art Class for the Children of Taikang," bringing children closer to art and inspiring their creativity. Teachers and students from Kang Chiao Kindergarten were also specially invited to this opening, demonstrating the Foundation's ongoing efforts to root education and awaken art.

— Photo: Reporter Lin Ching-yun

"Art's First Intention · A Journey Through Beauty" is not only an exhibition but also a journey of the soul. CEO Shen gazes upon nature and records her journeys with her brush, turning life's moving moments into color and brushstroke. The public is sincerely invited to step into the Taikang Cultural Center and, amid the interplay of light and art, to rediscover the purest beauty of life.

Solo painting exhibition by FLOMO Cultural and Educational Foundation Executive Director Shen Ching-jung — Photo: Reporter Lin Ching-yun

Fig. 1 Group photo of all distinguished guests.

Fig. 2 CEO Shen Ching-jung shares her creative philosophy.

Fig. 3 View of the exhibition space.

Fig. 4 View of the exhibition space.

Fig. 5 CEO Shen Ching-jung gives a guided tour and interacts with children.

Fig. 6 Photo of the artwork "Antarctic Penguins · Watch Over the Ice Field."