Jenny Pat (August 8, 1981 – December 29, 2014) was a Hong Kong-born, Chinese-Canadian international art dealer, visual artist, and television personality known for her work on the Discovery Channel series, '' Dealers''.

Personal life and career

Jenny Pat was born in Hong Kong on 8 August 1981, and moved to Vancouver in 1995. She was the daughter of William Pat, and Fu Yixuan, second daughter of the renowned modern Chinese painter Fu Baoshi. Like her grandfather and the rest of her family, she was a visual artist and an art specialist. Studied in

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(Hong Kong), and

Prince of Wales Secondary School Prince of Wales Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. History Prince of Wales is named in honour of the Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the Canadian throne. The ostrich feather and ...

(Vancouver), she graduated from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

(Vancouver) in Asian Art History. Her first television appearance was at the age of 4, on a Hong Kong local kids program with

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. While in Vancouver, Pat starred in numerous television and stage productions. She auditioned to become a television presenter for Fairchild TV in 1998 and became an on-air weather reporter shortly after. Two years later,

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producers invited her to host their longest running program, " What's On (熒幕八爪娛)". In 2012, Pat was invited by Discovery Channel to partake in their new television series titled Dealers as one of the five top dealers that assess and bid for art works and collectables brought in by the public. She worked for Christie's Auction house's Chinese Paintings Department as a specialist, helping the auction house in a few memorable sales of her grandfather's works. As of January 2011, Christie's still holds Fu Baoshi's world record at US$9 million (70.1 million HKD).Marathon Christie's Sale of Chinese Modern Paintings Inflames Bidders in Hong Kong
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Death

It was reported that Pat was found unconscious in her Tai Po home on December 29, 2014. She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The cause of death was an accidental overdose of flu and other prescription

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medications. Pat had been preparing for an upcoming art exhibition in Beijing. She was 33 years old.

References

External links

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Jennypat's Doodles
on

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(official Facebook artist's page)
Jenny Pat's Official Doodles Website
fficial Doodles Website to purchase her art
Discovery Channel UK "Dealers" Official page

New Straits Times: Unlocking the Value Art
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