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Yawen Chien

Yawen Chien was born in Taiwan and currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She studied MA digital Media in UK. She received extensive training in Chinese painting and watercolor in Taiwan. Her Design and Illustrations has been used on CD covers, posters, furniture catalogs, custom product design, weddings and event designs. Her abstract work is largely influenced by underground art. Her works have been shown in Taiwan, South Korea and North America. Her practice and teaching experience spans painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and book art. Most recently, she has been working on a multimedia project incorporating illustrations, design and performing arts.  

Exhibitions

Group show

2021

'Holding The Moment" April show, San Jose Airport

2020

'Holding The Moment" December show, San Jose Airport

Citadel Art Gallery 

'Holding The Moment" San Jose Airport

Citadel Art Gallery

2019

Unseen/Seer, Citadel Art Gallery

Metamorphosis, Citadel Art Gallery

2018

Originals & Reproductions, Citadel Art Gallery

GAIA- Age of Climate Change, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

Eye Of The Beholder, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

Homage, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

2017

Message In the Bottle, San Francisco Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation Art show

 

2016

San Francisco, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

Snapchat interactive show, Internet Archive

 

2015

Flora & Fauna, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

The Blues, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

San Francisco Impressions, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

 

2014

In the Round II, Graven Feather Gallery, Canada

 

2013

Embrace, Sanjhih No2 Gallery, Taiwan

In the Round I, Graven Feather Gallery, Canada

 

2011

Placard art, Korea

Pacific art League, Palo Alto, CA

Landscape of portrait, KCI Gallery

 

2010  

Olive Hyde Art Center, Fremont, CA

BL Gallery, Portugal & England    

Book Art Jam, Los Altos, CA

Placard art, Korea

Elemental, KCI Gallery, Los Altos, CA

 

Award

Merit award: The Blues, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

'Holding The Moment" San Jose Airport show award

 

Member

Fuse Presents: The Citadel Artist 

Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society

Bay Area Book Artists

San Francisco Women Artists Gallery

 

Solo show

2019

Moment, San Francisco Zen Center

2016

Memories of the city, Fire Horse Hair Salon, San Francisco

2015

La Promenade Cafe, San Francisco

2012

Wind Brings light, Sanjhih No2 Gallery, Taiwan

Publication

2021

'Home Is Wherever I Go' Feb 22, 2021 Beaver's Pond Publishing 

2016

Zen Cones: a cumulative meditation (Photography), October 23, 2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

 

Grants and Award
2023
Center for Cultural Innovation Awards Artistic Innovation Grants

2020

San Jose public art program “Holding the moment”

 

Performance and Video
2023

Sojournerzy, An Asian American science fiction shadow play performed at Presidio Theatre, San Francisco

2022
“Phantasmagoria“, collaboration with FWS, Performed at The Exploratorium, San Francisco “Endless End“, collaboration with FWS, multimedia video installation at ICA San Jose
2021
“Black Benatar's Black Magic Cabaret” broadcast theatrical production, Live online, Utah

 

“Piece of Mind“, shadow sequence, movie by Sheila Ganz

“Drupadi Recollection“ performance Shadowlight Productions

“Hidden Mercy“ performance workshop, Shadowlight Productions
2020

“Shadows for Carlos Villes“, Shadowlight Productions, Gala Performance at Asian Art Museum, San Francisco 2016

“The Science Fiction Project“, performance, Shadowlight Productions

2016-2018

“Feathers of Fire”, cinematic shadow play, international tour
2014

“Poison Fish“, performance workshop, Shadowlight Productions
2013

“Rebirth of Apsara“, performance workshop, Shadowlight Productions

2013 and previous years

Song Song Song theater, rehearsal assistance, backstage manager, Taiwan Godot Theater, rehearsal assistance and coordinator, Taiwan

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