Xiaojing Yan

Education:
M.F.A. 2007 Sculpture, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA. USA
B.F.A. 2000 Decorative Art, Nanjing Art Institute, Jiangsu, China
Certificate 2004 Jewelry Essentials, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada

Award/Grant:
2009 Best of Show, 135th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, The Ontario Society of Artists, Ontario, Canada
2009 Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2009 Emerging Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 Visual Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006 Graduate Student Research Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
2005 University Senate Travel and Research Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA,USA
2004 Merit Scholarship, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
2004 Dean’s Metal Award, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada

Recent Exhibitions:(*solo shows marked by asterisk):
2010:
Solo exhibition at IndexG Gallery, Toronto
2009:
*Floating, Phoenix Art Gallery, Nanjing, China
City on the Move-Young Artist Festival, Kennedy Subway Station, Toronto, Canada
Common Thread 2009, Biennial International Fiber Art & Craft Festival, Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
10th Annual Emerging Sculptors Exhibition, Sculptors Society of Canada, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Canada
Untapped, Juried Exhibition, Artist Project Toronto, ON, Canada
The New Hybrids: Juried Exhibition in Mixed Media，The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Open Mind— Ontario Society of Artists 135th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
41st Open national Juried Show, Society of Canadian Artists, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008:
ArtKudos, 2008 online International juried art exhibition
*The Language of Life, Bluff Gallery, Scarborough Arts Council, ON, Canada
Colour and Form Society Biennial Exhibition, Paper Mill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
35th Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON, Canada
Surface— Ontario Society of Artists 134th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Open Juried Show, Beaux-art Brampton, Brampton, ON, Canada
Sculpture Group Show, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006:
*Transmigration and Spirit, thesis exhibition, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA,
*Cross-Cultural Exchange, Robert Shaw Gallery, Indian, PA, USA
Annual Graduate Juried Exhibition, University Museum, Juried by Tomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. (catalogue)
2005:
Exhibited at Three River Art Festival, Pittsburgh’s prestigious event
The Adirondack Chair: Transformation/Reinvention, University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA, Invitation (catalogue)
Annual Graduate Juried Exhibition, University Museum, Juried by Chakaia Booker, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA (catalogue)
2004:
*One person exhibition at Miller Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA