Charlotte Qin ( 秦 超 穎 ) is a Geneva-based Chinese-Canadian artist. while residing in Switzerland, immersed in Swiss water, Charlotte’s work evolves around the expression of water; with Chinese ink as the primary medium, Charlotte’s paintings connect the seemingly distinct worlds, such as art and science, the east and the west, depicting the intimate relationship between humans and nature through water.
Charlotte’s artistic journey has been meandering like water: she graduated from McGill University in 2016 with a degree in Physics, and from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London in 2019 with a double master's degree in Innovation Design Engineering. She has worked as a consultant and research assistant at CERN, Bell Labs, and the Geneva Graduate Institute; during this time, she began her research, creation, and advocacy work for water based in Geneva, Switzerland, the "city of peace".
Embodying her Chinese heritage and Western scientific training, Charlotte’s artwork takes many forms, such as calligraphy, painting, sculpture, performance, and scientific visualisation. Charlotte's artworks have been representing a voice for water at various international venues, including the World Water Forum in Dakar in 2022, the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York City, the 8th World Water Congress in Beijing, China, and the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, UAE. Charlotte Qin has been collaborating with a number of local and international organisations including the Geneva Graduate Institute, World Economic Forum, Swiss Water Partnership as well as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.