Xiaojing Yan

Xiaojing Yan (simplified Chinese 闫晓静, last name is Yan) is a contemporary Chinese Canadian artist known for her work in sculpture, installation and public art.[1]

Xiaojing Yan
闫晓静
Born1978
Jiangsu, China
NationalityChinese Canadian
EducationIndiana University of Pennsylvania
OccupationContemporary artist
Years active2007-present

Early life and career

Xiaojing Yan (born 1978, Jiangsu, China) received her Bachelors in Decorative Art from Nanjing Arts Institute in 2000. In 2004 she received degree from George Brown College and in 2007 she received an MFA degree 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.[3] 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 in 2012 and 2014.

Work

"Yan’s poetic explorations delve into the meaning of spirituality and the transformation of self. Yan draws on personal experience from her earlier life in China and eventual immigration to Canada in reimagining these traditional visual languages through a contemporary perspective."[4] In her 2018 exhibition In Suspended Silence, at the Richmond Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, "Yan combined two bodies of work that derive from classical Chinese ink wash painting and portrait sculpture."[4] "It is through the use of traditional Chinese materials and art-historical references that her work navigates a transformative space between culture and identity. "[5]

Solo exhibitions

Select group exhibitions
  • 2019 Shaping Time, Latcham Art Centre, Stouffville, ON, Canada[23]
  • 2019 The Experiment, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK, Canada[24]
  • 2018 Glimmers of the Radiant Real, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON, Canada. Toured to the McIntosh Gallery, London, ON (2019); the Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON (2019); and The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford, BC (2020).
  • 2018 Convenience, 2018 Myseum Intersections Festival, Toronto, ON Canada[25]
  • 2017 Into You: Fall in Deep, Humber Galleries, Toronto, ON, Canada[26]
  • 2012 (Da Bao) (Takeout), Varley Art Gallery, Markham, ON. Toured to the Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON (2012);[27] Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, MB (2013);[28] and the Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC, (2014).[29]

Public art
  • 2018 Dwelling, City of Burlington Plain Road Public Art, ON, Canada
  • 2018 Cloudscape, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2017 Sound of the Rain, Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, ON, Canada
  • 2017 Nature’s Bounty, AquaBlu Condo Development at Town of Grimsby, ON, Canada
  • 2016 Moon Gate, Permanent Public Art Commissioned by Jinji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou, China
  • 2013 Couldscape, Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • 2010 Reflection, Downtown Bike Rack design, City of Burlington’s Public Art Program, ON, Canada

Awards

Yan is the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the 2013 Mandarin Profile Awards of Fairchild TV and The Chalmers Arts Fellowship.[30]

  • 2018 OAAG Exhibition Installation and Design Award,[31] Ontario Associate of Art Galleries
  • 2011 Best of Show Award, Annual Juried Exhibition, The Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

References
  1. Council, Markham Arts. "XIAOJING YAN". markhamartscouncil.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Xiaojing Yan bio". Lonsdale Gallery.
  3. September 12, Kevin Griffin Updated; 2018 (2018-09-12). "Grotesque and beautiful creatures featured in Vancouver Biennale show | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved 2019-03-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "In Suspended Silence". Richmond Art Gallery. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. Wong, Helen. "Xiaojing Yan and Wen-Li Chen: Between Worlds". Art Practical. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  6. "Dreamland at Hermès Maison". www.hermes.cn. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  7. "INTO THE DREAMS". mp.weixin.qq.com. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  8. "Xiaojing Yan: A Wanderer's Mind". Art Gallery of Northumberland. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  9. "In Suspended Silence". Richmond Art Gallery. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  10. "Exhibition - Special Exhibition - SUZHOU MUSEUM". www.szmuseum.com.
  11. Collins, Leah (November 20, 2017). "Look closer! You'll never guess what this incredible, ethereal artwork is made of | CBC Arts". CBC Arts. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  12. Rodgers, Margaret. "Out from among the Tranquil Woods". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  13. "Xiaojing Yan at the Varley Art Gallery". www.akimbo.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  14. "Hybrid Vigour - The Latcham Gallery". latchamgallery.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  15. ""Xiaojing Yan" by Rodgers, Margaret - Sculpture, Vol. 35, Issue 8, October 2016 | Online Research Library: Questia". www.questia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  16. "Xiaojing Yan's Cloud Cell / Read Head Gallery - ARTORONTO". artoronto.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  17. "NEW GROWTH – BREATH IN UNISON - XIAOJING YANOttawa School of Art / École d'Art d'Ottawa". artottawa.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  18. "Truck - Contemporary Art in Calgary". truck.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  19. "XIAOJING YAN, INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE - August 21 – September 28, 2014 - LONSDALE GALLERY". lonsdalegallery.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  20. "A Grasp of Shadows - Xiaojing Yan". redheadgallery.org. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  21. "2011 Exhibits – Glenhyrst - Brantford, ON". glenhyrst.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  22. "Bridge - Artspace". artspace-arc.org. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  23. "Shaping Time | Latcham Art Centre". www.latchamartcentre.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  24. "| Regina Public Library". www.reginalibrary.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  25. "Myseum Intersections: Convenience". Myseum. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  26. "Into You: Fall in Deep | Humber Galleries". www.humbergalleries.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  27. "2012". The Art Gallery of Mississauga. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  28. "(Da bao) (Takeout) | April 6 to June 2, 2013". Plug In ICA. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  29. Surrey, City of. "(Da bao)(Takeout)". www.surrey.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  30. http://www.arts.on.ca/grants/general-granting-information/grant-results/2016/june/chalmers-arts-fellowships
  31. "OAAG online: Ontario Association of Art Galleries website". oaag.org. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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