Sharpay (Chenyue Yuan) explores illustration practice as a retroactive, multi-voices narrative by combining field visiting and archival methodologies to explore social histories of sites. Her work is primarily drawing-based, using both traditional and digital media.
CONTACT
chenyue.yuan@network.rca.ac.uk
yuanchenyue0115@163.com
︎@sharpay_yuan
EDUCATION
Royal College of Art (RCA)
MA Visual Communication 2019-2021 | London, UK
Sun Yet-Sen University (SYSU)BA Archival Science 2015-2019 | Guangzhou, CHI
RESIDENCY
House of Illustration New River Head Micro Residency | UK | 2021
PRESS
It's Nice That
Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories
Creative BoomIllustrator Chenyue Yuan tells the story of Chinese factory workers in Pearl's Daughters
Design 360《海边的女儿》：追忆父辈80年代工厂生活，平实朴素的画面中涌动着真挚情感
EXHIBITIONS
Finding Home—Late at Tate Britain: Life Between Islands Tate Britain | London | 3-5 December 2021
Yilooook Art Festival 2.0—Collective Exhibition LINKHEAD Gallery | Suzhou | October 2021
Floating in the City DA Cafe | Suzhou | September 2021
Terminal Ugly Duck | London | June 2021
RCA 2021 Online | Royal College of Art | June 2021
Work in Progress Show 202 Online | Royal College of Art | January 2021
Confession of Shanghai - Illustrator Collection II The Mix Place | Shanghai | August—September 2020
Research Design Participation Online | London | 2020 | June 2020
Youth Smelting Visual Artist Serie GZNOW Gallery | Guangzhou | February 2019
AWARDS
Graduate 360 Top 10 Annual Graduate 2021
World Illustration Awards Longlist of Book Cover Category 2021
Communication Arts - Illustration Annual Award Personalized Award of Excellence Trophy 2020
The Cheltenham Illustration Awards Highly Commended 2020
IJUNGLE Illustration Awards Merit Award of Comic Category 2020
IJUNGLE Illustration Award Merit Award of New Talent Category 2019
© 2021 Chenyue Yuan