Yuan Wen is an interdisciplinary artist who focuses on traditional practices and explores the intersection of material culture and natural forms. Inspired by ancestral roots near the Yangtze River, Wen’s work reflects a deep connection to sustainable living and land cultivation. Through bamboo objects, drawings, and printmaking, her practice and research question the impact of modern industrialization on traditional craftsmanship.
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2025 | A Thousand Forms, One Nature, Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC
2025 | Becoming, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC
2024 | Rivers of Connection, Pools of Separation, Hearth Gallery, Bowen Island, BC
Group Exhibitions
2025 | Impos(s)able Impositions: Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition 2025, Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Connecting the Dots, AHVA Gallery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Digging, AHVA Gallery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2024 | The Journey (National Group Show), Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, BC
2024 | Entangled Embodiment: Intersections and Dialogues (47th Annual AHVA Graduate Symposium Exhibition), AHVA Gallery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2023 | Art 4 Life, Canadian Pacific Gallery, Anne Kitching Gallery, Suncor Gallery, PoMoArts, Port Moody, BC
2023 | Connection (Regional Group Show), Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, BC
2022 | Tropical Café: Centre A Holiday Art Market, Centre A, Vancouver, BC
2022 | Connecting the Dots, MOEC Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2022 | Emerging Print Exhibition, Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, BC
2022 | Luminous Light, Luminous Travels, Luminous Tales, MOEC Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2021 | Print Pulse 30: National Undergraduate Printmaking Exhibition, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
EDUCATION
MFA, Visual Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
BFA, Visual Arts, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
Diploma, Fine and Studio Arts, Langara College, Vancouver, BC
Advanced Diploma, Graphic Design, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Visual and Creative Arts, Diploma, Chongqing Technology and Business
University, Chongqing, China