ARTIST BIO
Yao Yao is an artist with a background in art and global mental health education. Her practice encompasses interdisciplinary and multimedia exploration, rooted in an interest in nature, lived experience, and the infinite possibilities of the universe. Her work brings together artistic training and a global mental health perspective, establishing a dialogue between rational analysis and intuitive expression. She respects and appreciates the reality and mystery of the cosmos, and holds a spirit of scientific inquiry as her ultimate interest.
AWARDS
2020
Honorable Mention, 14th Pollux Photography Award, Barcelona, Spain
Honorable Mention, 14th Pollux Photography Award, Barcelona, Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Space of Becoming, YUNER, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Monster-Wonder, Youshui Alive, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Space of Becoming, YUNER, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Monster-Wonder, Youshui Alive, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
2025
Grey With A Glimmer, Indra Gallery, London, UK
Skin of Time (WAKE UP 03), Artwork East Gallery, London, UK
Reframing Gender, Chaplaincy Centre, Edinburgh, UK
Nature’s Canvas (online exhibition), Allora Gallery, Online
To the Nameless, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
Grey With A Glimmer, Indra Gallery, London, UK
Skin of Time (WAKE UP 03), Artwork East Gallery, London, UK
Reframing Gender, Chaplaincy Centre, Edinburgh, UK
Nature’s Canvas (online exhibition), Allora Gallery, Online
To the Nameless, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
2024
Dreamscapes (online exhibition), Decagon Gallery, USA (online)
Dreamscapes (online exhibition), Decagon Gallery, USA (online)
2021
Schrödinger’s Cat (online exhibition), MA-EC Gallery, Milan, Italy
Schrödinger’s Cat (online exhibition), MA-EC Gallery, Milan, Italy
2019
Guiyang Duyun International Photography Exhibition, Duyun, Guizhou, China
Asia Illustration Art Festival, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China
Self-Attitude: Chongqing Contemporary Small-Scale Art Collection and Promotion Program, ADC Art Center (Jinshan Yiku), Chongqing, China
Guiyang Duyun International Photography Exhibition, Duyun, Guizhou, China
Asia Illustration Art Festival, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai, China
Self-Attitude: Chongqing Contemporary Small-Scale Art Collection and Promotion Program, ADC Art Center (Jinshan Yiku), Chongqing, China
2018
Shanghai Young Art Fair, Shanghai World Trade Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, China
Unicorn Art Fair, Aranya (Beidaihe), Hebei, China
Pingyao International Photography Festival – Female Photographers Group Exhibition, Pingyao, Shanxi, China
Drifting Story – Global Art Drifting Program Phase Exhibition, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China
MIA Photo Fair, Milan, Italy
Perception and Object: Internet and the Everyday Life of Chinese People, 751D·PARK, Beijing, China
Shanghai Young Art Fair, Shanghai World Trade Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, China
Unicorn Art Fair, Aranya (Beidaihe), Hebei, China
Pingyao International Photography Festival – Female Photographers Group Exhibition, Pingyao, Shanxi, China
Drifting Story – Global Art Drifting Program Phase Exhibition, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China
MIA Photo Fair, Milan, Italy
Perception and Object: Internet and the Everyday Life of Chinese People, 751D·PARK, Beijing, China
2017
8th New Star Art Award Exhibition, New Star Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Ephemeral Emotion: On the Road International Art Exhibition (Milan), Milan International Art Center, Milan, Italy
Natural Growth: Case Study of 100 Post-85 Chinese Photographers, Shanxi, China
8th New Star Art Award Exhibition, New Star Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Ephemeral Emotion: On the Road International Art Exhibition (Milan), Milan International Art Center, Milan, Italy
Natural Growth: Case Study of 100 Post-85 Chinese Photographers, Shanxi, China
RESIDENCIES
2017
Artist in Residence
Art Nova 100 Residency Program
Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
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