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Jenny Pat
Native Name:傅蕾蕾
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Pat Lui Lui (畢蕾蕾)
Birth Date:8 August 1981
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Death Place:Tai Po, Hong Kong
Nationality:Chinese (Hong Kong)
Other Names:傅雅一
Occupation:Art dealer, Visual artist, Television presenter
Years Active:1999-2014
Television:"What's On", "Dealers"
Jenny Pat
T:傅蕾蕾
S:傅蕾蕾
P:Fù Lěilei
Y:Fu6 Leui5 Leui5
C2:傅雅一
P2:Fù Yǎyī
Y2:Fu6 Nga5 Yat1
Also Known As:Also known as
C3:畢蕾蕾

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 Maryknoll Convent School (Hong Kong), and Prince of Wales Secondary School (Vancouver), she graduated from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) in Asian Art History. Her first television appearance was at the age of 4, on a Hong Kong local kids program with TVB. While in Vancouver, Pat starred in numerous television and stage productions.[1] She auditioned to become a television presenter for Fairchild TV in 1998 and became an on-air weather reporter shortly after. Two years later, Fairchild Television producers invited her to host their longest running program, "What's On (熒幕八爪娛)".[2] [3] 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.[4]

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).[5] [6]

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 psychotropic medications. Pat had been preparing for an upcoming art exhibition in Beijing. She was 33 years old.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography for Jenny Pat . Internet Movie Database.
  2. Web site: Ex-Fairchild Television presenter Jenny Pat... . Ming Pao . February 10, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080417002409/http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080210/goa1.htm . April 17, 2008 .
  3. Web site: The Sun Daily: Art of Dealing with Pat .
  4. http://www.bangkokpost.com/arts-and-culture/tv-and-radio/294659/it-a-deal Bangkok Post: It's a Deal!
  5. http://www.christies.com/departments/chinese-classical-and-modern-paintings/ Christie's Chinese Paintings Department
  6. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/36536/marathon-christies-sale-of-chinese-modern-paintings-inflames-bidders-in-hong-kong/ Marathon Christie's Sale of Chinese Modern Paintings Inflames Bidders in Hong Kong
  7. Web site: Fu Baoshi Granddaughter Dies of Accidental Medicine Overdose. Apple Daily. December 30, 2014. 24 June 2016. 12 January 2015. https://archive.today/20150112023527/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20141231/18986784. dead.