Embedded Files
Lei Yan
Lei Yan
- Graduate of the Fine Arts Department, People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts
- Member of the China Artists Association
- Currently resides in Kunming
Career Overview
Career Overview
Began participating in military art creation in 1976, contributing to national and military exhibitions. Since 2000, focused on art creation primarily through installations, photography, painting, and soft sculpture. Has held solo exhibitions and participated in domestic and international joint exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, the United States, and Sweden. Works are in various collections.
Began participating in military art creation in 1976, contributing to national and military exhibitions. Since 2000, focused on art creation primarily through installations, photography, painting, and soft sculpture. Has held solo exhibitions and participated in domestic and international joint exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, the United States, and Sweden. Works are in various collections.
Solo Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- 2007
Lei Yan Solo Exhibition 2007 "Frozen Series·Camouflage Fabric," TCG Nordica Gallery, Kunming - 2011
"The Red Trajectory," Lei Yan Solo Exhibition, EKSJO Museum, Sweden
"Frozen Youth," Lei Yan Solo Exhibition, Mariannelund TCG Nordica Gallery, Sweden
"A Bullet Through a Young Heart," Lei Yan Solo Exhibition, Suzhou River Art Center, Shanghai - 2013
"Who am I? Who is She?" Lei Yan Solo Exhibition, Todd Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, USA - 2014
"This is and is Not a Dream," Lei Yan Solo Exhibition, Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, USA - 2016
"Sacred Objects," Lei Yan Solo Exhibition, Caochangdi Art District, Beijing - 2020
"The Gift of Time," Lei Yan Space Installation Exhibition, Hidden Forest Designer Collective, Kunming
Art Projects
Art Projects
- 2007
Visiting Artist, Gothenburg Museum of Watercolor, Sweden - 2009
Resident Artist, OML Art Village, New York, USA - 2010
Recipient of the 2010-11 Freeman Foundation Asian Artist Scholarship Merit Award - 2011
Resident Artist, Mariannelund TCG Nordica Studio, Sweden - 2012
Wogga Wogga Art Festival Project, Wogga Wogga City Government, Australia
Major Group Exhibitions
Major Group Exhibitions
- 2000
"Dialogue" Series Print Exhibition, Kunming Shanghe Guild Hall
"Long March – Dialogue with Judy Chicago at Lugu Lake," Art Exhibition, Lijiang, Yunnan - 2005
China-Sweden "Nautical Logbook," Art Exchange, Uppsala Art Museum, Sweden - 2006
"East Meets West - West Meets East," University of Brussels Gallery, Belgium
"The Third Guiyang Biennial," Guiyang Art Museum, China
"Identity and Transformation of Contemporary Chinese Art," Uddevalla Art Museum, Sweden - 2008
"Winners and Losers," Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition, East West Gallery, Oslo, Norway - 2009
"Butterfly," Monumental Gallery, Belgium - 2010
"Kitchen Incident of Ten Women Artists," Mariannelund Museum, Sweden - 2011
"Collection," Stedelijk Van Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands - 2012
"Blossoms Fall," Lei Yan & Yao Lin Image Painting Installation Theme Exhibition, Zheng He Cultural Museum, Singapore - 2014
"Reunion," Group Exhibition, Todd Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, USA - 2016
"The Role and Rules of Artists - China-Sweden Artist Exchange Exhibition," Studio44 Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden - 2017
"Invisible Planets," an Exhibition Related to Environment, Nordica Art & Culture Exchange Center, Kunming - 2018
Lei Yan, Xue Tao, Zi Bai Three-Person Exhibition, KB Art Gallery, Sweden - 2019
"What We Care About - Art and Environmental Protection Theme Exhibition," China-Czech Art Museum, Hefei Dadi Art Museum, Nordica Art & Culture Exchange Center, Kunming - 2020
"2020 Window Archive," Tsinghua University Art Museum - 2021
"Sino-French Artist Dialogue" Dual Exhibition, Kunming 1903 Contemporary Art Museum Gallery - 2022
"Empowerment," Women's Art Grand Exhibition, Wolfsburg Art Museum, Germany
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse