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BIO:                                                                              Yijue Zeng (b.1992) is a visual artist based in London and Guangzhou. Her practice reflects on the relationship between nature and self, often shaped by the people and environments around her. She works with alternative photography, moving image, and ongoing research into urban and rural life in Guangzhou, China.

Art Practise .

CV

Artbooks

†††Exhibition:‍ ‍

2025

- Mum’s Conversation, Screening in the exhibition ‘Hidden Mother’, Kunsthall Trondheim, Norway

- Frame the Beauty, Solo Exhibition, supported by ArtsIceland Gallery, Ísafjörður, Iceland

2024

- Obsolete Technology, Misk Cycle 8 Residency Group Display, funded by Misk Art Institute and MbS, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

- Dump 02, Group Show organised by Hello0dump, Filet Gallery, London, UK

2023

- Slade Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Arts, University College London, Main Building, London, UK

2022

- Slade Interim Show, Slade School of Fine Arts, University College London, Main Building, London, UK

2019

- Asia Pacific Biennale, supported by Tianhe Art Association and Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong, China

2018

- Sublime, Group Show supported by Nottingham Trent University Fine Arts, Writer’s Studio, Nottingham, UK

2016

- 无话可说/Nothing to Say, 10 Artists Group Show supported by the Figurative Art Studio of the China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China

- CAA Degree Show, China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China

†††Publish & Interview:

2026 Group Artists Book — Work for What, Curated by Polly Howe, Crimson DM Lily, London

2025 Interview‍ — YIJUE ZENG AND ICELAND, ÍSAFJÖRÐUR - Episode 599 on RÚV English Radio, Interviewed by RÚV English. ‍

2019 Essay Publication‍ — Yijue Zeng, A Close Look at the British Museum: Reflecting on the Collection and Display of British Classical Sculptures from the 17th to 19th Centuries, published on ZHIWANG CHINA Online Database. Mentored by Prof. Qiao Z and Yiqiang C.

†††Workshop :

2026 Ground us, Plants us, wasted-based anthotype workshop, East and Southeast Asian Community Centre, London 2025 Sound the Beauty, Rocks and Pigment Making demonstration, ArtsIceland Gallery, Ísafjörður. Rocks, Stones, Colours, Volcanic pigments-making workshop, Gróandi garden, Ísafjörður.

†††Experiences:

• 2026

  ESEACC Gardening section, London, UK (Professional workshop/events)

• 2025

  ArtsIceland Residency, Ísafjörður, Iceland (Professional)

• 2024

  Misk Art Institute Cycle 8 Residency, Saudi Arabia (Professional)

• 2023

  Graduated from the Slade School of Fine Arts (UCL), MA Sculpture (Merit) (Academic)

• 2019

  Graduated from China Academy of Art (CAA), MA Art Theory (Academic)

• 2018

  Exchanged with Nottingham Trent University Fine Arts Program (Academic)

• 2016

  Graduated from China Academy of Art (CAA), BA Sculpture (Academic)

††† University Awards

2018

Funded Scholarship for Excellent Students Studying Abroad from the China Academy of Art, 2018年度中国美术学院境外留学奖学金

Zhejiang Province Postgraduate Academic Scholarship 2018年度浙江省优秀研究生学术助学金

2016

Zhejiang Province Admission Scholarship for Postgraduate 2016年度浙江省优秀研究生入学奖学金

2012

Title of Excellent League Cadre 2012年度中国美术学院优秀团干部

Second Prize of Zhejiang Province Universities’ Writing Competition: My Chinese Dream 2012年度浙江省大学生写作“我的中国梦”二等奖

2011

Academic Scholarship Distinction Prize 2011年度一等学术奖学金

Title of Merit Student 2011年度中国美术学院造型基础部三好学生

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