2002 BA, Oil Painting Department, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China.
2004-05 Taught at School of Media & Animation, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China.
2008 MA, Oil Painting Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts, China.
2020-24 PhD in Arts and Computational Technology at computing department, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.
Solo Exhibitions（selected):
2023 “Cyber JiangHu: Performative Worlding”, Taikang Space, Beijing, China.
2022 “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 “Delightful Escape”, Project B Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy.
2007 “Travel Alone”, Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
2007 “Selection of Dreams”, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
2007 “Works of Han Yajuan”, Primo Marella Gallery at ARCO, Madrid, Spain.
2007 “Beautiful Plan”, Taikang Space, Beijing, China.
2006 “Milkshake”, Art Beatus, Hongkong, China.
Group Exhibitions（selected):
2024-25: Creative Machine, Taikang Art Museum, Beijing, China.(upcoming)
2024-25: 50—90: The Tenth Anniversary of the Long Museum，Long Museum, Shanghai, China.
2024 “The Eyes of Wisdom: Contemporary Women Art Exhibition”，Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum，Suzhou, China
2024 “Amazing Women”: A Tribute Exhibition to Outstanding Female Artists by Forbes China, Phoenix Center, Beijing, China
2023 “FROM THE OTHER HILL”, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China.
2023 “Art Monthly Cover Project”, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Art Museum, Chongqing, China.
2023 “Wandering: Digital Art in Historical Spacetime”，Hunan Museum, Changsha, China.
2023 “Constellation”, Being Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
2023 “Fission ”，Meixi Lake International Culture Art Centre，Changsha, China.
2023 Tokyo Gendai, Tokyo, Japan
2023 “Dipole Field”, Box Art Space, Beijing, China
2023 “Constellation”, Yuan Art Museum, Chong Qing, China.
2022 “Creative Machine Symposium Exhibition: An Interrogation of AI Creativity”, Goldsmiths, University of London.
2022 “Visionary Journey: Back to Nature”， Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
2022 “Art Takes over” public art project, LMG+ & Phoenix Metropolis Media, shanghai, China
2022 “Fission – The Global Wave of Digital Art”, Gui Zhou Provincial Museum, Guiyang, China
2021 “Material Sense”, The Columns Singapore，Singapore.
2021“The Logic of Painting”, Xinjiang Art Museum, Urumqi, China
2020-21 “The Logic of Painting”, Shijiazhuang Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
2020-21“There is not enough distance”, Pearl Art Museum, Shanghai, 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 Bol.var, Venezuela
2019 “Dream Video” West Bund Art & Design Public Art Section, Shanghai, China.
2018 “The 2nd Diaoyu Fortress International New Media Art Festival”, Chongqing, China
2018 “3rd N.A.I.C Project”, Soho China – Commune by The Great Wall, Beijing, China
2018 “Inspiration in Focus”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
2017-18“Bienal de Curitiba 2017: Vibrations: China – Pais Homenageado”, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil
2017“New Tale of Orient: Young Art from Asia, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2017 Lumieres Hong Kong festival, Hong Kong
2017“15th Asian Arts Festival, Versatility-Asia Arts Invitational Exhibition”, Ningbo Museum of Arts, Ningbo, China
2017 “Introspection and Exploration: Artistic Generations in Asia”, Longmen Art Projects Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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 “Inspired by Fashion – An Exhibition of Art and Fashion Crossover Pieces”, Poly Gallery, Hongkong, China
2015“Blend In – The Spiritual Dimension in The World Of Imagery”, Ningbo Museum of Art, Ningbo, China
2015 “Image Research Room (No.2): Concept and Language in Painting Process”, Right View Art Museum, Beijing, China
2015 “Base ‘RED’ ”, Red Base Foundation, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2014 “Imago Mundi: The Art of Humanity”, Casa dei Carrares, Treviso, Italy
2014 “Animamix Biennial——Rediscovery”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
2014 “Asian Crossover – 2C for ART Salzburg”, Salzburg, Austria
2013““Hot Pot: A Taste of Contemporary Chinese Art”, Brattleboro museum & art center.
2013 “Moments in Light”, a crossover exhibition with Vogue & De Beers, exhibition center at SINAN Mansions, Shanghai, China
2013 “The 3rd Fine Art Festival of Hubei Province 2013”, Hubei Provincial Academy of Fine Art.
2013 “1st ASEAN Biennial, ASENA Art Museum”, Nanning, China
2012 “CAFAM · Future”, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
2012 “Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture”, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2012 “China Next Door”, Palacio de Sástago, Zaragoza, Spain
2012 “The 3th 10 x 12 cm project”, Luciano Benetton collection, Italy
2012 “Generation Me: Lost in Transition”, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hongkong, China
2012 “latitude—attitude：Schoeni Art Gallery’s 20th anniversary exhibition”, Parkview Green Gallery, Beijing, China/ Hongkong, China
2011-12“Future Pass,” Abbazia di San Gregorio & Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmanara, Venice, Italy; Wereld Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2011“Fashion-Art-Space”, a crossover exhibition with Vogue & Lane Crawford, Lane Crawford, Beijing, China
2011 “Surrealist Pop”, Enjoy Museum of Art, Beijing, China
2011“Beauty & Revolution – Summer Group Show”, Olyvia Fine Art, London, UK
2010“Invisible Wings”, Times Art Museum, Beijing, China
2010“Come Fly with Me”, Art Beatus, Hongkong
2010“Femme Fatale”, Rudolf Budja Galerie, Artmosphere, Salzburg, Austria
2010“Half the Sky: Women in the New Art of China”, Leonard Pearlstein Museum, Philadelphia, USA
2009-10“Animamix Biennial 2009 – 2010”, Shanghai MOCA, Shanghai, China; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2009 “China: The Contemporary Rebirth”, Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy
2009 “Metropolis Now – A Selection of Chinese Contemporary Art”, Meridian International Art Center, Washington.
2009 “Milestones”, Vanessa Art Link, Jakarta, Indonesia
2009 “Attitudes- Female Art in China”, La Centrale Électrique, Brussels, Belgium
2008 “Shanghai MOCA Envisage II – Butterfly Dream”, MOCA Shanghai, China
2008 “Asian Contemporary Art”, Rudolf Budja Galerie and Olyvia Fine Art, Salzburg Austria
2008““Fresh Eyes 08 / Negative”, He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2008“Free Zone China,” BSI Art Collection, Lugano, Switzerland
2007“Modern Chinese Art”, National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea- Deoksugung, Seoul, Korea
2007“Animanga! Exit 2007 Festival International”, Maison des Arts de Créteil, Paris, France
2007 “La Cina e’ vicina”, Palazzo delle Arti, Naples, Italy
2007 “BTAP Works in Progress”, BTAP Tokyo Gallery, Beijing, China
2006 “Fiction@Love / Forever Young Land”, MOCA, Shanghai, China; Bund 18 Creative Center, Shanghai, China; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2006 “Fancy·Dream”, Marella Gallery in Beijing, China; Marella Gallery in Milano, Italia
2006 “Painting for Joy ——Beijing Dashanzi International Art Festival B.T.A.P. Program”, Tokyo Gallery, Beijing, China
2005 “A Cartoon- Art Exhibition”, Taikang Space, Beijing, China
2005 “EMAP 5: Media in ‘F’ ”, Ewha Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2004 “Next Station”, Sheng Hua Arts Center, Nanjing, China
2005 “Archaeology of the Future- the Second Triennial of Chinese Art”, Nanjing Museum.
2003 “Return Nature II: Pastoral”, Sheng Hua Arts Center, Nanjing, China
2003 “99 Works of Art,” Beijing Tokyo Art Project, Beijing, China
2003 ““Control+Z”, Taikang Space, Beijing, China
Awards/Social activities (selected):
2023 Speaker at CFN Symposium – Contemporary Global Feminisms.
2023 Taikang Space public program_Cyber JiangHu Workshops and talks at Taikang Space, Beijing, China.
2023 Taikang Space public program_Panel discussion: Crossing the Virtual and Real: New Vision on Curating GameArt at Taikang Space, Beijing, China.
2023 Taikang Space public program_Talk01: Hybrid Realm: GameArt Practice at Taikang Space, Beijing, China.
2021 AREBYTE/ Goldsmiths Residency
2020 Give a talk at Contemporary Art roundtable forum, organized by CSSA Goldsmiths, Today Art Museum, Beijing China.
2018 The Women Artist in Contemporary China research program conducted by Tate gallery’s research centre.
2018 Artist talk at Department for Culture and Education of the German Consulate General Shanghai.
2018 Gave a talk at MoCA Forum, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai
2018 3rd N.A.I.C Project, artist residence project at Soho China – Commune by The Great Wall.
2017 Gave a talk at Federal University of Parana Brazil
2016 Oil painting Perfect Ending was collected by M+ Museum, Hongkong, China;
2016 Video work (X)~(X=X) was collected by Shao Foundation, China;
2015 Gave talk at Shero 8th International Women’s Festival
2014 Lean In China Mentor project with Tsinghua University and Renmin University of China
2013 Charity fundraiser event for “Arts Can Do”- art as therapy for children in need
2012 Oil painting was collected by Luciano Benetton Collection, Benetton & United Foundation, Veneto, Italy;
2011 Oil painting was collected by UNEEC Culture and Education Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan;
2011 Gave a talk to students from Parsons School of Design, New York;
2011 Award ceremony presenter of Design & Performance awards;
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 Oil painting was collected by 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;
2000, 2001,2002 Oil paintings were collected by China Academy of Arts;
1999, 2000, 2001 Scholarship awards，China Academy of Art;
1999 Won the prize of Li Zhongsheng Foundation.
Press/ Published（selected）：
Art Asia Pacific, Art+Auction, Art in America, V&A magazine, Flash Art, Sing Tao Daily, Reuters, Bloomberg News, Vogue, Vision, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire China, Artam-Global Art, ICE magazine, Art Monthly, Moving Art Magazine, Asian Art News, HI Art, Oriental Art-Classics, Art World, Contemporary Artists, Art China, Gallery magazine Japan, Art Patron, Women of China，After 2000-Contemporary Art in China, Young Chinese Artists – The Next Generation, 100000 ANS De Beaute, Half the Sky etc.
Monographs:
Female Art in A Contemporary Age, P8- P15, issue 3, 2011, National Art Museum of China Journal.
An Introduction to Material and technique in Drawing, Drawing: Textbook and Technique, Shanghai Calligraphy & Painting Publishing House，first published in Apr 2002, ISBN:7806720480
Column：
2023-ongoing, GameArt Column in Art Monthly Journal(画刊)：
The “hybrid” turning of contemporary GameArt practice in the entanglement of video games and art/当代游戏艺术实践在电子游戏与艺术纠缠中的“混合”转向, GameArtPractice< Worlding>.Performativity(1)/当代游戏艺术实践: 表演性构建世界(上) , P81-85, issue 4, 2023, Art Monthly.
The performative worlding activities in the hybrid realm of video games and art./电子游戏与艺术混合领域中的表演性构建世界活动 ()，GameArtPractice< Worlding>.Performativity(2) 当代游戏艺术实践: 表演性构建世界(下), P70-73, issue 5, 2023, Art Monthly.
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