Xiaojing Yan
Xiaojing Yan | |
|---|---|
闫晓静 | |
| Born | 1978 |
| Nationality | Chinese Canadian |
| Education | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupations | Contemporary artist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Xiaojing Yan (simplified Chinese 闫晓静) is a contemporary Chinese Canadian artist, who is known for her sculpture installations.[1]
Early life & career
Xiaojing Yan (born 1978, Nanjing, China) received her Bachelors in Decorative Art from Nanjing Arts Institute in 2000. In 2007 she received a Masters in Sculpture from Indiana University of Pennsylvania,United States.[2]
As an artist migrating from China to North America, both her identity and her work pass through the complex filters of different countries, languages, and cultural expectations. Yan has exhibited at Suzhou Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, Varley Art Gallery, TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary; Plug In Contemporary, Winnipeg; Surrey Art Gallery,Surrey; Varley Art Gallery in Markham.[1] Her work was featured at Toronto International Art Fair[3] in 2012 and 2014.
Yan is the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the 2013 Mandarin Profile Awards of Fairchild TV, Project Grant from the Canadian Council for the Arts, and The Chalmers Arts Fellowship[4] and Visual Artists: Mid-Career Grant [5] from Ontario Arts Council.
Selected exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- 2018 Auspicious Omens,[6] Suzhou Museum, Suzhou, China
- 2017 Out From Among the Tranquil Woods, Varley Art Gallery, Markham,Ontario, Canada
- 2017 Between the Water and Mountains, Zhangjiagang Museum, Zhangjiagang, China
- 2017 Floating, Durham Art Gallery, Durham, Ontario,Canada
- 2015 Hybrid Vigour, The Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Canada[7]
- 2015 Cloud Cell, Red Head Gallery, Toronto,Canada[8]
- 2015 New Growth-Breath in Unison, Orleans Gallery, Ottawa School of Art,Canada[9]
- 2014 Red and White Melody, +15 WINDOW SPACE, Truck Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary,Canada[10]
- 2014 Innocence & Experience, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto,Canada[11]
- 2012 A Grasp of Shadows, Red Head Gallery, Toronto,Canada[12]
- 2011 New Growth, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford,Canada[13]
- 2011 Bridge, Artspace, Peterborough,Canada[14]
References
- ^ a b Council, Markham Arts. "XIAOJING YAN". markhamartscouncil.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Xiaojing Yan bio". Lonsdale Gallery.
- ^ "Art Toronto Presents BEYOND GEOGRAPHY". bettermail.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.arts.on.ca/grants/general-granting-information/grant-results/2016/june/chalmers-arts-fellowships
- ^ http://www.arts.on.ca/grants/general-granting-information/grant-results/2016/september/visual-artists-mid-career-($7,500)
- ^ http://www.szmuseum.com/En/Exhibition/Details/fc186c72-fb60-46d1-a00d-9b94669dd13b
- ^ "Hybrid Vigour - The Latcham Gallery". latchamgallery.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Xiaojing Yan's Cloud Cell / Read Head Gallery - ARTORONTO". artoronto.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "NEW GROWTH – BREATH IN UNISON - XIAOJING YANOttawa School of Art / École d'Art d'Ottawa". artottawa.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Truck - Contemporary Art in Calgary". truck.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "XIAOJING YAN, INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE - August 21 – September 28, 2014 - LONSDALE GALLERY". lonsdalegallery.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "A Grasp of Shadows - Xiaojing Yan". redheadgallery.org. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "2011 Exhibits – Glenhyrst - Brantford, ON". glenhyrst.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Bridge - Artspace". artspace-arc.org. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Xiaojing Yan's interview on Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art
- Exhibition Review on Canadian Art, Margaret Rodgers, December 12, 2017
- Exhibition Review on CBC Arts, Leah Collins, November 20, 2017
- Exhibition Review on Akimbo, Terence Dick, November 21, 2017
- Xiaojing Yan-World of Threads Festival Weekly Artist Interview
- Xiaojing Yan-Lonsdale Gallery
- Exhibition Review By Rodgers, Margaret, Sculpture Magazine,October 2016 Vol. 35 No. 8