● Yan Chen

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About

About Yan Chen

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Curriculum Vitae

CHEN YAN

Interdisciplinary Visual Artist | Curator | Art Educator
Ontario, Canada
hooper2220@gmail.com  ·  Yan-Chen.com

Early works exhibited under the pseudonym “Amber.”

Education

  • MFA in Industrial Design, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China.
  • BFA in Photography, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China.
  • Continuing Education, Curatorial Masterclass, YING Gallery, China.
  • Continuing Education, Commercial Photography, Zhongyi Image School, China.

Selected Exhibitions

  • “Blood-Sweating Horse,” Art Shenzhen 2025, PT Gallery, Shenzhen, China.
  • “Precious Horse, 2017,” Shining Centennial—Shenzhen Bay No.1 & Original Works by 100 Master Photographers, Shenzhen, China.
  • “Red Beans,” Art Shenzhen 2024, PT Gallery, Shenzhen, China.
  • “Red Beans,” Pingyao Photography Art Trade Expo, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China.
  • “Precious Horse, 2017,” World Photography Congress, Lishui International Photography Festival, Lishui, China.
  • “Precious Horse, 2017,” Shade of Summer Trees—Multi-Ethnic Young Artists Exhibition, DCC Cultural & Creative Park, Shenzhen, China.
  • “Childhood,” First Global Chinese Photography Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada.
  • “Chasing Dreams,” Kaleidoscope Group Exhibition, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Markham Museum, Markham, Canada.
  • “Time,” Dialogue Themed Exhibition, Toronto City Hall, Toronto, Canada.

Selected Curatorial Projects

  • “Boundless Light,” Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.
  • “Being Here, This Form—Contemporary Photography Exhibition,” Chinese Cultural Centre of Canada, Toronto, Canada.
  • “Echo — Canadian Young Photographers Exhibition,” Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China.
  • “Blossoms of the Border Town—Photography of the Indigenous Tongdao, Xiangxi,” Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.
  • “Face2020—Toronto Pandemic Photography Exhibition,” Toronto, Canada.
  • “She—Contemporary Women’s Art Exhibition,” Dali International Photography Exhibition, Dali, China.
  • “The Ice Harvester,” solo exhibition, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.
  • “Simultaneous Contrast,” group exhibition, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.
  • Toronto International Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.

Awards and Honors

  • “Loneliness,” Color Print Ribbon Award, 121st Toronto International Salon of Photography, Canada.
  • “Loneliness,” First Place, Color Print Division & Best Portrait Award, 54th Canadian Photographic Salon, Canada.
  • “Chinese Opera Dance,” Best Photojournalism Award, Digital Division, 54th Canadian Photographic Salon, Canada.
  • “Gathering of Immortals,” Bronze Pinhole Award, 4th China Qilu International Photography Biennial, China.
  • “Dedication” and “Peace of Mind, Simple Joy,” Second Prize, Jiangxi Anti-Corruption Culture Grand Prix, China.
  • “Pure Space,” Third Prize, Jiangxi Anti-Corruption Culture Grand Prix, China.
  • “Scroll of Farming Life,” Bronze Collection Award, First China National Rural Land Consolidation Photography Exhibition, China.
  • “Dragon Boat Storm,” Silver Collection Award, Guangfa Bank Cup National Dragon Boat Photography Contest, China.

Professional & Community Service

  • Project Lead, federally funded seniors’ public culture program, Canada.
  • Mental Health Ambassador, Hong Fook Mental Health Association, Canada.
  • Founder and Chair, North American Contemporary Photography Association, Canada.
  • Photography Consultant, Federation of Tianjin Associations of Canada, Canada.
  • Art Advisor, Canada Elite Chinese Photography Association, Canada.
  • Judge, Global Chinese Photography Competition.

Teaching Experience and Honors

  • Lecturer on photography and art in Toronto, Canada; organized more than 50 arts exchange events.
  • Delivered nearly 100 photography lectures and workshops across more than a dozen cities in China and Canada.
  • Excellence in Photography Education Award, Photography Education Committee, China Higher Education Society.
  • Outstanding Mentor, 4th China College Students Modern Photography Competition.
  • Outstanding Mentor, 8th–11th Jiangxi Provincial University Photography Competition.
  • Lecturer in Drawing, Color Theory, Visual Arts, and Photography, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China.

Selected Publications and Writing

  • “The Wound of Colonialism and Race: ‘Crevice,’” People’s Photography Newspaper (Chinese).
  • “Canada Contact International Photography Festival,” People’s Photography Newspaper (Chinese).
  • “Reflections on Teaching Reform in Higher Education Art and Design Programs,” Art & Design (Theory Edition) (Chinese).
  • “On the Role of Photography Education in Quality-Oriented Education,” Success (Education) (Chinese).
  • “A Preliminary Study on Teaching Reform of the ‘Color’ Course in Art Programs,” Fine Arts Panorama.
  • Photography and Videography, 21st Century Higher Education Art & Design Planning Textbook Series, Harbin Institute of Technology Press.
  • “On the Social Responsibility of Documentary Photography,” Second Prize, First Chongqing Municipal Higher Education Photography Theory Symposium.

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