Born in 1955 in Beijing, DoDo Jin Ming is an artist with a growing reputation; a recent New York gallery exhibition was featured in The New York Times. She is receiving international accolades for her breathtaking photographs, and she has been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as in galleries in New York, Europe and Asia. The Saint Louis Art Museum recently purchased one of her photographs. Jin Ming's career in visual art began later in her life; she trained as a classical violinist and performed with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Her life course changed in 1988 after visiting an exhibition of Joseph Beuy's drawings; she abandoned her musical career and began a pursuit of art.