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Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静

February 6, 2026 – May 2, 2026 Contemporary Craft Pittsburgh, PA 2026 Tomayko Solo Artist Elevation Series  Peregrination, a long and meandering journey… This exhibition features work by Toronto based artist, Xiaojing Yan. Through the lens of personal migration and cultural hybridity, Yan explores the evolving relationship between identity, tradition, and the natural world. Yan’s […]

水火既济｜After Completion

2025.06.03-2025.09.26  Lakeville Contemporary Art Space Shanghai, China “The birth and passing of things in this world are not simply battles of either–or, but a search for dynamic balance between seemingly opposing forces.” Flowing water and solidified flame are like an eternal parable of creation, where repulsion and fusion coexist. The exhibition Water and Fire in […]

INTO THE TIME HORIZON

Into the Time Horizon November 15, 2025 – January 3, 2027 Nevada Museum of Art 160 West Liberty Reno, Nevada 89501 Visit Website

Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静

Peregrination: Xiaojing Yan 闫晓静 Solo exhibition February 6–May 2, 2026 2026 Tomayko Solo Artist Elevation Series Public Opening: Friday, Feb 6, 5–8 pm Contemporary Craft 5645 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Visit Website

Entwined

Entwined December 5, 2025 – March 15, 2026 Curated by Mona Filip Contemporary Calgary #701 11th Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 2C4 Visit Website

Studio Magazine

Focal Point: Xiaojing Yan By: Matthew Ryan Smith Read the PDF

William “Bill” Grenville Davis Memorial

William “Bill” Grenville Davis Memorial Public Art Project in collaboration with Lilly Otasevic To be installed in the Spring of 2025 City of Brampton, Ontario, Canada Visit Website  

Ephemeral Reverie

Ephemeral Reverie Skyway Community Centre Public Art Project To be installed in the Spring of 2025 City of Burlington, Ontario, Canada Visit Website

Under the Pines, Over the Clouds

Gallery One + Two Jan 9–Mar 8, 2025 Opening reception: Thursday, Jan 9, 5–8 pm University of Waterloo Art Gallery Under the Pines, Over the Clouds is rooted in Xiaojing Yan’s Chinese heritage and her experience as an immigrant. Her explorations as an artist can be viewed through a similarly bifurcated lens: the forms and […]

Under the Pines, Over the Clouds

Under the Pines, Over the Clouds Solo exhibition January 9–March 8, 2025 Opening reception: Thursday, Jan 9, 5–8 pm University of Waterloo Art Gallery Visit Website  

Islamic Arts Festival

Islamic Arts Festival Edition 25th Manifestations The programs of Islamic Arts Festival from December 13, 2023 till January 21, 2024 Sharjah Art Museum Sharjah, UAE Organized by Department of Culture in Sharjah Visit Website Exhibition Catalogue

Nebula

Nebula Collaboration with Opus Art Collective Special edition of 23 Each edition accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, hand-signed by the artist. Nebula is a collaboration of Opus Art Collective and Xiaojing Yan to create an intimate Nebula for your own personal collection. In the spirit of Xiaojing’s large scale installation Nebula, of worlds and experiences colliding and collapsing, […]

Wonder: the Real, the Surreal and the Fantastic

Wonder: the Real, the Surreal and the Fantastic September 23, 2023 – January 7, 2023 Art Gallery of Hamilton Hamilton, ON Canada Curated by Chief Curator, Tobi Bruce, with Curatorial Interns, Paige Crosby and Pierre Lassonde and Interpretative and Public Programming Coordinator, Denise TenioParticipating Artists: Kim Adams, Stephen Altena, Robin Arseneault, Iain Baxter&, Shary Boyle, […]

Symbiosis

Symbiosis April 1, 2023 – October 29, 2023Art Gallery of Great VictoriaVicotria, BC, CanadaCurator:  Jaimie Isaac, Chief Curator, and Mel Granley, Guest Curator Visit website

BioCurious

BioCurious March 14, 2023 – October 1, 2023Art Windsor-EssexWindsor, ON, CanadaCurator:  Jennifer MatotekParticipating artists:  Siku Allooloo, Alana Bartol, Christi Belcourt, Daphne Boyer, Hannah Claus, Nicole Clouston, Becky Comber, Ruth Cuthand, Lisa Hirmer, Charmaine Lurch, Laura Magnusson, Maria Simmons, Kara Springer, Laura St. Pierre, Jennifer Wanner, Amanda White, Jennifer Willet and Xiaojing Yan Visit website

Tiger’s Embrace

Tiger’s Embrace February 1, 2022 – January 22, 2023Chinese Zodiac Sign Commission by ROMCurator conversation: April 12, 2:00-3:00pm ESTHosted by ROM’s Chen Shen, Vice President Art and Culture and Senior Curator. China galleryRoyal Ontario Museum100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6Click there to read.

The Language of Mushrooms: the Interspecies Internet

The Language of Mushrooms: the Interspecies Internet August 27 – November 28, 2022Contemporary Gallery KunmingKunming, ChinaCurator: Ye YingParticipating artists: Stephen Axford & Catherine Marciniak, John Cage, Cao Shuyi, Cheng Xinhao, Wim van Egmond, Anne-Charlotte Finel, Guo Hongwei, Yulia Iosilzon, Li Ji, Li Jikai, Li Rui, Long Pan, Marion Neumann, Rahel Oberhummer, Qiu Xiaofei, Gerda Steiner & […]

InStyle Women Increation Prize

InStyle Women Increation Prize December 15, 2021Xiaojing Yan received the “InStyle Women Increation Prize” in visual arts.“InStyle Women Increation Prize” is a prize to promote and support contemporary female creators to discover women with creativity, innovation and outstanding  contribution in visual arts, design, literature, music, performing arts, film, etc. And to inspire more women for […]

Pines, Needles, Mushrooms, Ink, Paint: A Botanical Rhapsody

Pines, Needles, Mushrooms, Ink, Paint: A Botanical Rhapsody October 8 – November 5, 2021 Curated by Lilly Wei Reception: Friday, October 8, 2021 2PM – 6PM Gallery 456/Chinese American Arts Council 456 Broadway, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 info@caacarts.org www.caacarts.org Ghostly landscapes wavering on silk, sculpture, and abstract paintings make up Xiaojing Yan’s first …

If a Turtle Could Talk

If a Turtle Could Talk Three person showOctober 28 – November 21, 2020Curated by Yuluo WeiArtist Talk: Ed Pien, An’xiong Qiu, and Xiaojing YanTuesday, November 10, 7:30pm–8:30pmOnline on artmuseum.utoronto.caJustina M. Barnicke GalleryArt MuseumUniversity of TorontoToronto, CanadaVisit Website

Resistance and Resilience

Resistance and Resilience Group showOctober 8, 2020Featured artists:Dallas Karonhia’nó:ron Canady Binette, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Pilar Escobar, Soheila Esfahani, Lux Habrich, Joyce Joumaa, Asia Mason, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Michaëlle Sergile, Ya-Nan Song, Winnie Wu, Xiaojing YanDawson CollegeMontreal, CanadaVisit Website

Where two rivers meet

Where two rivers meet Solo exhibitionNovember 15 – December 20, 2019Opening reception: November 16, 2-5pmLonsdale GalleryToronto, CanadaVisit Website

闫晓静：通感与灵光

闫晓静：通感与灵光 Art China – The Leading Contemporary Art Magazine in China Vol 3. April 2018 《艺术当代》2018年第三期 Read PDF

Dreamland 梦之秘境

July 12 – August 4, 2019 Hermès Maison, Shanghai, China Foreword By Cao Dan, Curator “The eye of the painter is a false mirror: it modifies what it captures by reconstructing the appearing features of the mystical world.” Belgian philosopher Marcel Paquetonce spoke in these terms of Surrealist painter René Magritte. The latter knew well how …

A Wanderer’s Mind

A Wanderer’s Mind Solo exhibitionJuly 15 – September 15, 2019Opening reception: July 27Art Gallery of NorthumberlandCobourg, Ontario, CanadaVisit Website

Dreamland

Dreamland Solo exhibitionJuly 12 – August 4, 2019Hermès MaisonShanghai, ChinaVisit Website

Into the Dreams

Into the Dreams Hermes summer windowJuly 12 – September 11, 2019Hermès MaisonShanghai, ChinaVisit Website

Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf

Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf June 15 – Sepetmeber 29, 2019Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf 105,rue De Chavigny Deschambault-GrondinesQuébec, CanadaVisit Website

Heaven and Earth

Jan/7 – Feb/8 Robert Langen Art Gallery, Wildfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON Exhibition Statement My art practice focuses on intricate sculptural installations that explore the intersection of cultural and natural worlds. Classical Chinese mythology, folklore and symbolism act as the catalyst for my re-examination and reinterpretation of these century old references. By integrating Eastern and …

The Experiment

The Experiment Dunlop Central Gallery, Central GalleryMay 17 – June 30, 2019Opening reception and artist talk (ASL interpreted): May 17, 2019, 6 – 9pmCurated by Jennifer Matotek & Wendy PeartParticipating artists: Radha Chaddah, Nicole Clouston, Heather Komus, and Xiaojing YanRegina Public Library2311 12th AvenueRegina, SK CanadaVisit Website

Glimmers of the Radiant Real

Glimmers of the Radiant Real McIntosh GalleryJanuary 17 – March 16, 2019Curated by: Ruth Jones and Sam Mogelonskyparticipating artists: Kathie Bethune-Leaman, Broadbent Sisters, Daniel Griffin Hunt, Sanaz Mazinani, Sandy Plotnikoff, Mary Pratt, Cole Swanson, Catherine Telford-Keogh, Xiaojing YanWestern University, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7Visit Website

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth Solo ExhibitionJanuary 7 –February 8, 2019Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 164–6pmRobert Langen Art Gallery75 University Ave W,Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5

Glimmers of the Radiant Real

Glimmers of the Radiant Real Art Gallery of Peterborough October 13, 2018 – January 6, 2019 Opening Reception at the AGP on October 13 from 2-4pm Curated by: Ruth Jones and Sam Mogelonsky participating artists: Kathie Bethune-Leaman, Broadbent Sisters, Daniel Griffin Hunt, Sanaz Mazinani, Sandy Plotnikoff, Mary Pratt, Cole Swanson, Catherine Telford-Keogh, Xiaojing Yan 250 […]

In Suspended Silence 悬于寂静

In Suspended Silence By Rick Leong “… I am suspended between what I used to be and what I am becoming.” As a child growing up in China, Xiaojing Yan was immersed in the folktales, myths and legends of Daoist immortals and fantastical realms. She did what most children would do in imagining herself among …

Incarnation II

Incarnation II JUNE. 09, 2018 – AUGUST. 15, 2018 Opening June 9, 2018 TCT x WMING Shanghai Rm. 504, Zhongshi Building, No.130 East Beijing Road Shanghai, China Artists: Lin Haizhong, Yan Xiaojing, Wang Bingfu, Wang Mengsha WMING (GAWA)

In Suspended Silence

In Suspended Silence Solo ExhibitionSeptember 14, 2018 – November 10, 2018Opening: September 14Richmond Art Gallery7700 Minoru GateRichmond, BC V6Y 1R8visit website

Naturally Natural

Naturally Natural Solo Exhibition Opening Reception & Lecture: September 12, 2018, 11:00 AM September 12 – December 31, 2018 GAWA together with Visas Consulting Group Richmond, BC, Canada Visit Website

Glimmers of the Radiant Real

Glimmers of the Radiant Real The Robert McLaughlin Gallery May 12 – September 9, 2018 Opening at RMG Fridays on June 1 from 7-10pm Curated by: Ruth Jones and Sam Mogelonsky participating artists: Kathie Bethune-Leaman, Broadbent Sisters, Daniel Griffin Hunt, Sanaz Mazinani, Sandy Plotnikoff, Mary Pratt, Cole Swanson, Catherine Telford-Keogh, Xiaojing Yan 72 Queen Street, […]

Between Water and Mountains 山水之间

Between Water and Mountains 2017/12 – 2018/1 Zhangjiagang Museum, Zhangjiagang, China Selected texts: Renowned artists from China and Canada showcased a series of modern artistic works at Zhangjiagang Museum for the second Idiorrhythmic Chinese & Canadian Artists Exchange Project which opened on Dec 8. Canadian artists used media such as fabricated and cast stainless steel …

Auspicious Omens 祥瑞

Auspicious Omens – Xiaojing Yan solo exhibition -by Curator Xiaodong Fu How can one address indigenous traditions when globalization, modernism and progressivism constitute the only the dominant and legitimate ideologies? And how to reinterpret myth in a scientific context? How to rebuild our enchanted relationship with nature? “Auspicious Omens” the solo exhibition of Xiaojing Yan …

Cloudscape at ROM

Cloudscape Medium: paper and natural reed, Dimension: dimensions variable Exhibition date: March 1, 2018 – November 30, 2019 Herman Hezog Levy Gallery Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, Canada Cloudscape is an elaborate installation work of constructed reed and paper forms that float and soar through space. The dramatic formation refers to traditional Chinese landscape painting where …

Convenience

Convenience Part of 2018 Myseum Intersections Festival Opening reception: Thursday, March 1 from 7–10 PM CURATOR-LED DISCUSSION Sunday, March 4 from 2–5 PM Curated by Belinda Kwan and Tak Pham Participating artists: Heidi Cho, Meera Sethi, Manny Trinh, Michael Veneracion, Xiaojing Yan, and Shellie Zhang Visit Website

Cloudscape

Cloudscape Exhibition date: March 1, 2018 – November 30, 2019 Herman Hezog Levy GalleryRoyal Ontario MuseumToronto, Canada Link

Auspicious Omens 祥瑞

Auspicious Omens 祥瑞 Solo Exhibition Curator：Xiaodong Fu 付晓东 January 19-March 4, 2018 Opening: January 19, 2pm Artist in conversation with Chen  Ruijin, Fu Xiaodong, Hu Bing, Meng Yao and Zheng Wen : January 19, 10am Suzhou Museum, Suzhou, China I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Chalmers Arts Fellowships program administered by the Ontario Arts Council.

The Work of Wind: Air, Land, Sea

The Work of Wind: Air, Land, Sea A 10-day contemporary art festival. Opening perspectives on climate change, environmental crisis, and resilience. September 14–September 23, 2018 Southdown Industrial Area, Mississauga, Ontario Opening Night: Friday, September 14 Curated by Christine Shaw Produced by the Blackwood Gallery Artists: Rouzbeh Akhbari & Felix Kalmenson, Christina Battle, Dylan Miner. Lisa […]

Between Water and Mountains

Between Water and Mountains Solo Exhibition Dec 2017 -Jan 2018 Opening: December 8,  10 am Zhangjiagang Museum Zhangjiagang, China I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Chalmers Arts Fellowships program administered by the Ontario Arts Council.

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Out from among the tranquil woods 谧林有灵

Out from among the tranquil woods September 23, 2017 – January 7, 2018 Markham-based Xiaojing Yan journeyed far into the realms of meaning and imagination to bring Out from among the tranquil woods into the visible world. Along the way, Yan collected objects of wonder and beauty – lingzhi mushrooms, star anise, freshwater pearls and …

Out From Among the Tranquil Woods

Out From Among the Tranquil Woods Solo Exhibition Sep. 24, 2017 to Jan. 7, 2018 Artist Talk: Sunday, Sep. 24/ 1-2pm Opening Reception: Sunday, Sep. 24 /7 – 10 PM Varley Art Gallery 216 Main St. Unionville, ON L3R 2H1 I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Chalmers Arts Fellowships program administered by the Ontario Arts […]

Into You: On the Edge

Into You: On the Edge Aug 29, 2017 to Nov 24, 2017 Humber Galleries L Space Humber College, Lake shore Campus, Toronto, Canada Into You: Fall in Deep August 29, 2017 to October 20, 2017 Humber College North Space Humber College, North Campus, Toronto, Canada

Jus’ toyin’ around

Jus’ toyin’ around curated by Douglas Lewis July 7 – 23, 2017 Opening reception: July 7, 7 – 10pm Flatlander Studio 782 Main St, 3rd Floor, Winnipeg, MB Participating artists: Bill Burns, Richard Dyck, Kevin Friedrich, Trevor Guthrie, Nan Hao, Jean Klimack, Chak Man Lei, Bonnie Marin, Jeff Morabito, Petra Varl, Antorny Ragucci, XIaoqiao, Zhao […]

Floating

Floating Solo Exhibition Jul. 15 – Sep. 10, 2017 Opening: Saturday, Jul. 22, 2-4 pm Durham Art Gallery 251 George St E, PO Box 1021 Durham Ontario Canada N0G 1R0

Under the Willow Tree

Under the Willow Tree Solo ExhibitionJanuary 7 to February 11, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 7 from 2 to 5 pkontort project space Katzman Contemporary 86 Miller St, Toronto, ON M6N 2Z9  

Dream State

Dream State by No Vacancy Waterfront Hotel, 2020 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7R 4G8 CA

Idiorrhythmic: Canadian & Chinese Urban Art Creation Project

Idiorrhythmic: Canadian & Chinese Urban Art Creation Project November 12  to December 11, 2016 OPENING RECEPTION: Nov. 15 Suzhou Industrial Park Area Suzhou, China Participating Artists:  IAIN BAXTER&, Ian Carr-Harris, Yvonne Lammerich,  Alexandre David, Xiaojing Yan, Mani Mazinani, Yam Lau, Scott Harber, Nadia Myre.

A Grasp of Shadows

A Grasp of Shadows Here at the intersection of Richmond Street and Spadina Avenue, taking in the art of Xiaojing Yan, one might naturally consider the proximity, only a few blocks away, to the heart of Toronto’s old Chinatown. Or sense the cultural strands extending from lately established, populous, prospering Chinese suburbs, such as in …

New Growth

Xiaojing Yan’s migration from China to North America has informed her work and her own identity. Her outlook about freedom and individuality has evolved from the Cultural Revolution to socialism to a more open market in China to her new identity within North America’s democratic system. Using the traditional Chinese materials and techniques of lantern making …

Innocence & Experience

Innocence & Experience By Stanzie Tooth Xiaojing Yan’s work hangs in an intermediary space between innocence and experience. While her work of the past eight years has dealt with her placement, or displacement, between an Eastern and Western existence, her latest exhibition is born from a greater point of impasse. Acting from the perspective of …

Hybrid Vigour

Between Water and Stone Xiaojing Yan is a contemporary Chinese-Canadian visual artist whose practice utilizes techniques and forms from tradional Chinese culture but processes all the art she creates through a decidedly contemporary set of filters. The layering of traditional ideas and techniques with contemporary approaches infuse the works in Hybrid Vigour with a delicious …

Hybrid Vigour

Hybrid Vigour Solo Exhibition May 21, 2015 to July 4, 2015 OPENING RECEPTION: May 28, 7-9 PM Artist Talk: June 17, 7pm The Latcham Gallery 6240 Main Street Stouffville, Ontario Canada L4A 1E2

NEW GROWTH – BREATH IN UNISON

NEW GROWTH – BREATH IN UNISON Solo Exhibition March 27 -May 10，2015 RECEPTION: April 26, 1 – 3 PM Artist Talk: April 26, 12-1 PM Orleans Gallery Ottawa School of Art Shenkman Arts Centre | 245 Centrum Blvd. Gallery Hours artottawa.ca

(Da Bao) (Takeout)

(DA BAO)(TAKEOUT) curated by Shannon Anderson and Doug Lewis with assistance from Selena Yang 24 May to 3 September 2012

AMNUA INTERNATIONAL PROJECT- In/Out Source

AMNUA INTERNATIONAL PROJECT- In/Out Source 2014.12.10 – 2015.1.20 Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts (AMNUA), Nanjing, ChinaCurator: Douglas Lewis, Guest Curator(Canada) & Wang Yamin, Host Curator (China)Featuring:Adad Hannah, Andy Denzler, Darshana Prasad, Freee art collective,  Uptopia Group-Deng Dafei+ He Hai, Double FLy Art Center,  Cheng Huasha,  Ed Pien, Gao Brothers, Isabelle Wenzel, Jin Feng, Judy Ross, Jonathan Mognahan, Kang Xueru Karin van Dam, Ken Lum, Liu Ding, Lin Jingjing, Mathew Carver, Ming Wong, Patty Chang and David Kelley, Sarah Anne Johnson, Shen Yi Elsie, Thea Jones and Matthew Walker, Thomas Baumann, Wimo Ambala Bayang,X1 DP./(X1 DP.) Yan Xiaojing, ZhangKechun, Zhang Zhaohui

World of Thread Festival-The Black and Red

World of Thread Festival-The Black and Red Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre Sat. Nov. 1 – Sun. Nov. 30, 2014 Opening Reception: Sat. Nov. 1, 2014, 2 – 4 pm Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road, Oakville, Ontario

Red & White Melody

Red & White Melody Solo Exhibition October 7 – November 28, 2014 Closing reception Thursday November 20, at 6:00 PM +15 Window at TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary 2009 10 Ave S.W., Calgary, AB T3C 0K4  

Shaping Time

Shaping Time June 10 – August 24, 2019Opening reception: June 10th, 7pmParticipating artists: Natalie Hunter, Lois Schklar, Xiaojing YanLatcham Art CentreStouffville, Ontario, CanadaVisit Website

CLOUD CELL

CLOUD CELL Solo Exhibition JANUARY 7 -31，2014 RECEPTION: JANUARY 16, 6 – 8 PMThe Red Head Gallery 401 Richmond Street West Ground Floor, Suite 115 Toronto, Canada, M5V 3A8  

Da bao (Takeout)

Da bao (Takeout) Surrey Art Gallery January 25 to March 23, 2014 Surrey Art Gallery is located in the Surrey Arts Centre 13750 – 88 Avenue Surrey, BC Canada V3W 3L1  

Toronto International Art Fair

Toronto International Art Fair Cloud Cell – Featured Installation October 24-27, 2013 METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE North Building, Exhibit Hall A & B 255 Front Street West

INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE

INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE Solo Exhibition AUGUST 21 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 Lonsdale Gallery RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK Saturday, September 20, 10 am – 1 pm Artist Talk 11 am  

Da Bao (Take-Out)

Da Bao (Take-Out) Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art Apil 6 -June 2, 2013 Unit 1- 460 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Artist Project – Toronto

The Artist Project – Toronto Installation Zone Feburary 21-24, 2013 Better Living Centre 195 Princes’ Boulevard, Exhibition Place

Material Connections

Material Connections Lonsdale Gallery  November 8 -December 16, 2012 410 Spadina Road Toronto, ON M5P 2W2

Red and White Melody

Red and White Melody  Solo exhibition Blue Bird Gallery September 3 – October 31,  2012 758 Queen Street West Toronto ON M6J 1E9

Da Bao (Take-Out)

Da Bao (Take-Out) Art Gallery of Mississauga November 15 -January 5, 2012 300 City Centre Drive. Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1

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