Past Exhibition
Han Yajuan
ABOUT THE ARTIST
HAN YAJUAN (b.1980, China) is a contemporary artist based in Beijing, China. She is
a multimedia artist. Her work focuses on the relationship between women and the
virtual space in relation to agency and identity issues. Her artistic practices operate
across paintings, moving images, installations, VR, and GameArt.
Yajuan received her Bachelor of Arts from the China Academy of Art and her Master of fine arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. She is pursuing a PhD in Art and Computational Technology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Yajuan has held solo exhibitions in China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Holland, Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore, and Spain. Her works also have been exhibited in museums, art institutions, and biennials worldwide. For example, the National Art Museum of China, the National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Wereld Museum Rotterdam, the National Portrait Gallery Australia, Palazzo Reale Milano, Marino Marini Museum, La Centrale Electrique Brussels, Palazzo delle Arti Naples, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Bienal de Curitiba 2017, and Animamix Biennial 2009 and 2014. Her works have been collected by the China Academy of Art, Swiss BSI Foundation, and M+ Museum.
Yajuan received her Bachelor of Arts from the China Academy of Art and her Master of fine arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. She is pursuing a PhD in Art and Computational Technology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Yajuan has held solo exhibitions in China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Holland, Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore, and Spain. Her works also have been exhibited in museums, art institutions, and biennials worldwide. For example, the National Art Museum of China, the National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Wereld Museum Rotterdam, the National Portrait Gallery Australia, Palazzo Reale Milano, Marino Marini Museum, La Centrale Electrique Brussels, Palazzo delle Arti Naples, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Bienal de Curitiba 2017, and Animamix Biennial 2009 and 2014. Her works have been collected by the China Academy of Art, Swiss BSI Foundation, and M+ Museum.
About the ArtistAwards/Collection | |
2021 | AREBYTE/ Goldsmiths Residency 2021 |
2018 | The Women Artist in Contemporary China research program conducted by Tate gallery's research centre. |
2018 | Committed artist for the Art project at Department for Culture and Education of the German Consulate General Shanghai. |
2017 | 3rd N.A.I.C Project, artist residence project at Soho China - Commune by The Great Wall |
2014 | The Nomination for "50 Years 50 People", an award to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China |
2013 | Bloomberg: "Top-selling Born Since 1980: Artists", ranked 9th. |
2012 | Luciano Benetton Collection, Benetton & United Foundation (United Colors of Benetton), Veneto, Italy. |
2012 | Reuters: "The Hot-Young-Artists League Table", ranked 7th. |
2011 | Oil painting was collected by UNEEC Culture and Education Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan. |
2016 | Oil painting was collected by M+ museum, Hong Kong. |
2002 | China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China. |
2011 | Drawing was collected by Karl Lagerfeld. |
2010 | Oil painting was collected by Uli Sigg Collection, Mauensee, Switzerland |
2009 | Oil paintings were collected by Jimenez-Colon Collection, Ponce, Puerto Rico. |
2008 | BSI Art Collection, Lugano, Switzerland. |
2007 | Oil paintings were collected by MEB Collection, France. |
2002 | Excellent Artwork Graduate award from China Academy of Art. |
2002 | Excellent Graduation Art work Awards, The Council of Chongli Foundation Taiwan. |
2001 | Ma Li Outstanding Awards of Creation. |
2001,02,03 | Oil paintings were collected by China Academy of Arts. |
1999,2000,01 | Scholarship awards, China Academy of Art. |
1999 | Won the prize of Li Zhongsheng Foundation. |
Solo Exhibitions | |
2022 | Han Yajuan New Solo Exhibition "Hello Human", The Columns Singapore, Singapore |
2019 | "Han Yajuan Solo Exhibition", The Columns Singapore, Singapore. |
2019 | "Han Yajuan Solo Exhibition", The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea. |
2018 | The House of Insomnia, Department for Culture and Education of the German Consulate General Shanghai, Goethe Open Space, Shanghai, China |
2017 | "Instant True Love", Amy Li Gallery, Beijing, China |
2016 | "Superlative", Shanghai Longmen Art Projects, Shanghai, China |
2013 | "Far East Duet", Australia China Art Foundation, Melbourne, Australia |
2012 | "From China with Love", Art ON the Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
2011 | "Indulgence & Transcendence", Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, NY, USA |
2009 | "Bling Bling", Chinese Contemporary, New York, USA |
2008 | "Herstory", Marella Gallery, Beijing, China |
2008 | "Angels from Hell", Olyvia Fine Art, London, UK |
2008 | "Han Yajuan's Video Works", 24HR Art Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin, Australia |
2007 | "Travel Alone", Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
2007 | "Selection of Dreams", Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland |
2007 | "Delightful Escape", Project B Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy |
2007 | "Works of Han Yajuan", ARCO 2007, Madrid, Spain |
2007 | "Beautiful Plan", Taikang Space, Beijing, China |
2006 | "Milkshake", Art Beatus, Hongkong, China |
Group Exhibitions | |
2023 | 2023 Tokyo Gendai, The Columns Gallery, Yokohama, Japan |
2022 | "Creative Machine Symposium Exhibition: An Interrogation of AI Creativity", Goldsmiths, University of London. |
2022 | "Fission - The Global Wave of Digital Art", Gui Zhou Provincial Museum Guiyang, China |
2022 | "Visionary Journey: Back to Nature", Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China |
2022 | "Art Takes Over" public art project, Phoenix Metropolis Media, shanghai China |
2021 | "Material Sense", The Columns Singapore, Singapore. |
2021 | "The Logic of Painting", Xinjiang Art Museum, Urumqi, China |
2021 | "The Logic of Painting", Shijiazhuang Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, China |
2020 | "The Fifth Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale: New Art in the Integration of Civilizations", Art Suzhou, Suzhou, China. |
2019 | "III Bienal del Sur", Ciudad BolÃvar, Venezuela |
2019 | "Dream Video" West Bund Art & Design Public Art Section, Shanghai, China. |
2019 | "The 2nd Diaoyu Fortress International New Media Art Festival" - Chongqing, China |
2019 | "Inspiration in Focus", Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China |
2018 | "3rd N.A.I.C Project", Soho China - Commune by The Great Wall & ArtDepot, Beijing, China |
2018 | "Cooling", Golden Eagle Contemporary Art Center, Nanjing, China |
2017-18 | "Bienal de Curitiba 2017: Vibrations: China - Pais Homenageado", Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil |
2017 | Lumieres Hong Kong festival, Hong Kong |
2017 | "15th Asian Arts Festival, Versatility-Asia Arts Invitational Exhibition", Ningbo Museum of Arts, Ningbo, China |
2017 | New Tale of Orient: Young Art from Asia, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China |
2016-17 | "Across Art and Fashion", Salvatore Ferragamo Museum & Marino Marini Museum, Piazza San Pancrazio, Florence, Italy |
2016 | "The Art of Humanity", The Pratt Institute, New York, USA |
2016 | "She: International Women Artists Exhibition", Long Museum, Shanghai, China |
2015 | "Image Research Room (No.2): Concept and Language in Painting |