Biography of Yan Yaya

YAN Ya Ya was born in 1964 to the ethnic Man group in Shaanxi, China. In 1985 Yan graduated from Gansu Northwest National Institute’s faculty of fine art, and was appointed artistic designer for Gansu Museum upon graduation. Since graduating from further courses in art with the Mural Department and Assistant Lecturer’s Advance Studies class of China’s Central Art Institute, he has been an art lecturer with the Capital University of Educator Training since.

Awards:

1985
Oil painting "To the Fair", "Best Young Artist" Award, Gansu Province Oil Painting Exhibition
Season of Apricots selected for the National Exhibition of Minority Works
1987   Oil painting "High Noon", "Northwestern Ethnic Minority Groups Outstanding Art" Award
1988   Oil painting "Water", Silver Award Northwestern Yellow Earth Art Exhibition
1989   Etching piece "Hope", Merit Award Northwestern Etching Art Exhibition
1991   Painting "In the Forest", "Flying High" Award, Theme Picture Competition of Television Series "Tri-colour World"
1993   Outstanding Award, Chinese Folk Art Exhibition
1994   "Friendship" Award, Sino - Japanese Silk Road Art Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan
1995   Outstanding Award, National Art Exhibition of Ethnic Minority Groups
1997   Outstanding Art Award, National Exhibition of Young Artists, Organized by Chinese Artists Association
1998   Cultural Exchange Award, Chinese Islamic Cultural Exchange Art Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2003   "Most Outstanding Female of the Year" Award, Organized and selected by Central Chinese Television (CCTV China)

Education:

1985   Bachelor of Fine Arts College of Fine Arts, Gansu Northwest National University
1997   Postgraduate Diploma, Faculty of Oil Painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts

Solo Exhibitions:

2003   Solo Exhibition "Angels of Warmth", National Art Museum, Beijing, China
2004   Solo Exhibition "Angels of Warmth", Singapore

Participated Exibitions:

1985   Gansu Province Oil Painting Exhibition
1988   Northwestern Yellow Earth Art Exhibition
1991   National Ethnic Art Exhibition, China
1993   Chinese Folk Art Exhibition
1994   Sino - Japanese Silk Road Art Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan
1995   National Art Exhibition of Ethnic Minority Groups
1996   Joint Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA
1997   National Exhibtion of Young Artists, organized by Chinese Artists Association
1997   Central Academy of Fine Arts Postgraduate Art Exhibition, National Art Museum, Beijing, China
1998   Islamic Cultural Exchange Art Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2000   International Art Exhibition, Turkey
2001   "Visages of Light" Two Artists Joint Exhibition, Singapore
2001   International Art Exposition, USA
2002   International Artists Invitation Exhibition, Qingdao, Shandong, China
2004   10th National Art Exhibition, National Art Museum, Beijing, China
2006
Crème de la Crème, Hong Kong
About Women, Hong Kong

Press:

1996
Publication of "The Ever-changing Nature of My Love  - the Light of Life" in "Fine Art" magazine
Detailed introduction of YAN Ya Ya and her works
2004
"The Sunlit Angels of Pamir" in "Fine Art" magazine
Cover story with eight-page coverage
Paintings featured in publications such as "Oil Paintings in China", "Art World", "Art View", "Art Journal", "Tribes Art Journal", "People’s Art Journal", "Asian Art", "China Youth", "New Chinese Digest", & "China Women"

Professional Affiliation:

Member of Chinese Artists Association
Professional Experiences
Lecturer of Gansu Northwest National University
Lecturer of School of Fine Arts, Capital Normal University

Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Taiwan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

Publication:

2001
"Practical Oil-painting Technique" Written & Edited by YAN Ya Ya
Published by China Series
Published by Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House
2003    "Angels of Warmth" - Solo Album of YAN Ya Ya, published in Singapore
2004
Art album "The Works of YAN Ya Ya"
"Contemporary Oil Painters of China" Series
Published by Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House

            

           

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