YaYa Yajie Liang
b. 1995, Henan, CN
She lives and works in London, UK. She holds an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London, UK, and a BA in Fine Art from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. She is currently a PhD researcher at the Royal College of Art, London. She has exhibited internationally at galleries including: Thaddaeus Ropac, London, UK; Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UK; Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK; Galerie Kandlhofer, Vienna, Austria; Lyles & King, New York, USA; Cob Gallery, London, UK; Unit, London, UK; Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy; BLANK Gallery, Shanghai, China; and HdM Gallery, London, UK. Recent art fairs include a solo presentation booth at NADA New York with Cob Gallery.
EDUCATION
2020- Ph.D. in School of Art and Humanity, Royal College of Art
2020-18 MA in Painting, Royal College of Art
2018-14 BA in Fine Art, China Central Academy of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023 Summer Palace, curated by Kat Sapera, Cob Gallery, London, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Moonlit Beings, Soka Art, Beijing, China
2023 The Dance, Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy
2023 Hysteria, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK
2023 Sweet Spot, BLANK Gallery, Shanghai, China
2022 Taking A Broom To The Wasps’ Nest, Pictorum Gallery, London, UK
2022 Wilderness of Being, HdM Gallery, London, UK
2022 Distortion & Dissonance, Where’s the Frame, London, UK
2022 Machines of Desire, Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK
2022 Eat Drink Man Woman, 180 The Strand, London, UK
2022 Unruly Encounters, Southwark Park Gallery, London, UK
2021 Silent and soft, it moistens everything, YuYuan, Suzhou, China
2020 50/50, Fold Gallery, London, UK
2020 Beacon, Josh Lilley’s Gallery, London, UK
2020 Final, not Over, Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK
2020 RCA2020 Degree Show, online
2019 Plastic Tongue, White House, London, UK
2019 Lay with me, Dyson Gallery, London, UK
2018 Work in Process, RCA, London, UK
2018 BA Degree Show, CAFA Museum, Beijing, China
AWARDS
2022 Shortlist for The Waverton Art Prize
RESIDENCY
2022 Vannucci Artist Residency, Umbria, Italy
2020- Ph.D. in School of Art and Humanity, Royal College of Art
2020-18 MA in Painting, Royal College of Art
2018-14 BA in Fine Art, China Central Academy of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023 Summer Palace, curated by Kat Sapera, Cob Gallery, London, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Moonlit Beings, Soka Art, Beijing, China
2023 The Dance, Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy
2023 Hysteria, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK
2023 Sweet Spot, BLANK Gallery, Shanghai, China
2022 Taking A Broom To The Wasps’ Nest, Pictorum Gallery, London, UK
2022 Wilderness of Being, HdM Gallery, London, UK
2022 Distortion & Dissonance, Where’s the Frame, London, UK
2022 Machines of Desire, Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK
2022 Eat Drink Man Woman, 180 The Strand, London, UK
2022 Unruly Encounters, Southwark Park Gallery, London, UK
2021 Silent and soft, it moistens everything, YuYuan, Suzhou, China
2020 50/50, Fold Gallery, London, UK
2020 Beacon, Josh Lilley’s Gallery, London, UK
2020 Final, not Over, Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK
2020 RCA2020 Degree Show, online
2019 Plastic Tongue, White House, London, UK
2019 Lay with me, Dyson Gallery, London, UK
2018 Work in Process, RCA, London, UK
2018 BA Degree Show, CAFA Museum, Beijing, China
AWARDS
2022 Shortlist for The Waverton Art Prize
RESIDENCY
2022 Vannucci Artist Residency, Umbria, Italy
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23.05.2025
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