RENQIAN YANG
Biography
Born 1987, Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China
Lives and works in Oswego, New York
Associate Professor at State University of New York at Oswego, New York
EDUCATION
2014 M.F.A. Syracuse University, School of Art & Design, Ceramics, Syracuse, NY
2009 B.F.A. Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, School of Art & Design, Ceramics, Chongqing, China
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2024
Renqian Yang: Folding Time Between Worlds, Tyler Art Gallery at the State University of New York, Oswego, New York, October 14–November 15, 2024.
2023
Renqian Yang: Retrace, Tao Xichuan International Art Center, Jingdezhen, China, December 25, 2023 –January 31, 2014.
2021
Renqian Yang: Sounds of The Ephemeral, Fou Gallery, New York, April 3–June 6, 2021. (Digital Catalogue)
2019
Renqian Yang, The Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Auburn, New York, August 15–September 14, 2019.
2018
Renqian Yang: Urban Microcosmos, Fou Gallery Pop-up Space at Shipyard 1862, Shanghai, September 28–October 15, 2018. (Brochure)
Renqian Yang: Construct Deconstruction, Ceramic Art Avenue Art Gallery, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, June 16–June 30, 2018.
Ren Studio: Extraordinary Ordinary, Biggercode Gallery, New York, co-organized by Fou Shop, New York, December 20, 2017–January 27, 2018.
2017
Renqian Yang: Complementary Colors, Fou Gallery, New York, January 14–March 19, 2017.
2013
Renqian Yang: The Thread of Wanderers, 601 Tully, Syracuse, New York, May 3–August 29, 2013.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Here & Now: Artists of Central New York, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, June 28–August 24, 2025.
Currents in Contemporary Ceramic Art, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, June 29–July 20, 2025.
2024
NCECA 2024: Mapping the Multiverse, Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Virginia, March 14th–April 28th, 2024.
2023
Take a Break, Fou Gallery, New York, December 9, 2023–February 24, 2024. (Digital Catalogue)
Beyond The Image Interpreting Clay Nature and Multi-dimensional Generation - 2023 Shiwan Cup Emerging Artist Ceramic Sculpture Competition, Guangdong Shiwan Ceramics Museum, Foshan, China, 2023.
Korea and China Ceramic Art Exchange Exhibition - 31st Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and South Korea, Korea National Assembly Proceeding Hall, Seoul, September 11–November 30, 2023. (Catalogue)
NCECA 2023: We Gather Each Other Up, ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 15–18, 2023.
NCECA 2023: Contemporary Narratives, ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 15–18, 2023.
2022
SUNY Oswego, The School of Communication, Media and the Arts Department of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Tyler Art Gallery at the State University of New York, Oswego, NY, October 21–November 13, 2022.
May 2022 Artist Showcase Juried Exhibition, The Rest Gallery, Ithaca, NY, May 6–30, 2022.
25th Annual Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition, Art Association of Oswego, Oswego, New York, March 26–April 24, 2022.
2021
25th Annual Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition, Oswego Civic Arts Center, Oswego, New York, March 21–April 18, 2021.
International KOGEI Award in Toyama 2020 Exhibition, Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, Toyama, Japan, February 25–April 4, 2021.
Legacies of Literati, Online Exhibition of Fou Gallery, New York, February 19–March 28, 2021.
Rivers Connect: Unstoppable Forces in Contemporary Ceramics, Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery, Highland Heights, Kentucky, March 5–April 5, 2021. (Catalogue)
2020
Riverfront: 20/20, The DuPont I & II Galleries, The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE, June 5–November 5, 2020.
Extension, DownEast National Sculpture Exhibition, Emerge Gallery and Art Center, Greenville, NC, March 6–27, 2020.
2019
LUSH: A Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, Florida, November 11, 2019–January 4, 2020.
Gathering, Craigardan, Elizabethtown, NY, July 11–August 3, 2019.
The Paradox of Pleasure, The Maverick Expo, New York, New York, April 30–May 5, 2019.
Lan Zhaoxing and Renqian Yang: Between Mountains, Fou Gallery, New York, January 19–March 17, 2019.
2018
18 Cubed International Ceramics Exhibition, Aqua Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL, December 5–9, 2018.
Topia and City, Jizhunfangzhong Art Space, Chengdu, October 26–December 26, 2018.
Creek Collective, Farmhouse Gallery, Keene, NY, August 6–31, 2018.
Environmentally Aware, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, May 3–May 27, 2018.
2017
Poetic Object, Clayscapes Pottery Gallery, Syracuse, NY, May 19–June 17, 2017.
Abstract Art in Dialogue, New York School of Interior Design Gallery, New York, NY, January 24–29, 2017.
2016
The Almighty Cup: A National Juried and Invitational Exhibition, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY, October 3–November 22, 2016.
Rare Earth: National Ceramics Exhibition, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA, October 3–28, 2016.
Migrating, Art Scene Today, January 2016.
Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Sino-American Young Artists Exhibition, Fantastic Art China: International Creative Festival, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, February 6–10, 2016.
2014
Exhibition by Faculty from the Division of Art and Design, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY, September 4–October 12, 2014.
Pottery Fair 2014, The Syracuse Ceramic Guild, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY, August 16–17, 2014.
THE WAY OUT: MFA 2014, SUArt Galleries, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, April 3–May 11, 2014. Traveled to: Rogue Space, New York, May 22–24, 2014.
2013
SUtura VPA International Graduate Student Exhibition, XL Projects Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY, November 21, 2013–January 15, 2014.
Group Exhibition, Essays and Observations Gallery, Berlin, June 2013.
Synchronized Melange, XL Projects Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY, January 30–March 3, 2014.
2012
Group exhibition, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center Galleries, Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, New York, July–August, 2012.
2009
Graduate Creative Design Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, 2009.
Art & Design Expo Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, 2009.
PUBLIC/CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Zhuzhong Collection, Beijing
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
RESIDENCIES
2023
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
Jingdezhen International Studio, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China
2022
Summer Residency, STARworks Ceramics, Star, North Carolina
2018
Craigardan, Keene, New York
Jingdezhen International Studio, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China
2017
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
AWARDS
2022
Best of Show, 25th Annual Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition, Oswego, New York, March 21–April 18, 2022.
2021
International KOGEI Award in Toyama 2020 (first-round), Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, Japan, 2021.
2020
Riverfront: 20/20 Honorable Mentions, The DuPont I & II Galleries, The Delaware Contemporary, 2020.
2016
Selected Finalists, Seeing RED Competition, Art Scene Today, January 2016.
2014
Gold Artist Award, Art Ascent Magazine, December 2014.
The Ginsburg-Klaus Art Grant, LA Practicum Week, Syracuse University, 2014.
2013
“Portfolio Berlin” Travel Grant, Syracuse University, 2013.
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, 2013.
VPA Global Excellence Award, Syracuse University, 2013.
2011
Jerome Solomon Memorial Scholarship, Syracuse University, 2011.