Yuan Wang

ArtistPainting

Jul 2

Written By Claudia Elliott

I've been working as a contemporary artist in China since 2006 when the Chinese art market was booming. Luckily, my work was shown in a few exhibitions and auctions over the years. However, after a few years, I grew tired of this commercial repetition of art even though I love my pig series.

In 2019, I moved to the UK and trained to be an art psychotherapist. Meanwhile, without commercial pressure, naturally, my focus on art switched to human beings, cultural differences, and discrimination since Covid-19. And art, for me, becomes a bridge between my two identities, artist and art psychotherapist. I put my feelings and understanding/assumptions of the people I draw/paint into my artwork. What fascinated me was not the accuracy of my assumptions, but the unknowability.
Main Exhibitions:
2008 2008 The ICS Night of Charity, Shanghai China
2008 Songzhuang Female Art Exhibition, Beijing China
2007 “Pig Quotation” Art Exhibition, Beijing & Hong Kong China
2007 “ Doll Era” Art Exhibition, Beijing China
2007 “Foodartisticamente” Art Exhibition, Beijing China
2007 Songzhuang Female Art Exhibition, Beijing China
2006 “Deserted City” Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing China
2006 “Consumption Age” Art Exhibition, Beijing China
2006 Chinese International Gallery Exhibition (CIGE), Beijing China
2005 “Infinite” Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing China

Education:
MA Art Psychotherapy, University of Roehampton, London, UK 2019 – 2021.
Postgraduate certificate in Oil Painting, Chinese National Academy of Arts, Beijing, China, 2004 -2005.
BA in Fine Art, Yanbei Normal University, Datong, China, 2000 – 2004.
Major in Film Art, Shanxi Art College, Taiyuan, China, 1997-2000.