ABOUT

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.

EXHIBITIONS

2024       The Journey, National Group Show, Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, BC
2024       Entangled Embodiment: Intersections and Dialogues, 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 Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2022       Tropical Café: Centre A Holiday Art Market, Centre A Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2022       Emerging Print  Dundarave Print Gallery, Vancouver, BC 
2022      Luminous Light    MOEC Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC 
2021      Print Plulse 30   Union Gallery, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON 
2021       Unfolded     Langara College,  Vancouver, BC
2020       Late to the Party     Voila XYZ Virtual Art Gallery

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