Shen

Yuan

Born in 1959 in Xianyou, China
Lives and works in Paris, France
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Since graduating from the Fine Arts Academy of Zhejiang in China, Shen Yuan has been a significant voice in the Chinese “avant-garde” movement. Shortly after participating in Beijing’s historical exhibition in 1990, she decided to leave China, installing herself in Paris where she'd join her husband, the artist Huang Yong Ping. Shen Yuan expresses her feelings about exile and melancholy with modesty and decency. She invites the public to think and reflect on complex situations without imposing a value judgment. 

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 2013
Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, 2017
Monnaie de Paris, 2017
Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2018
Mennour, Paris, 2021
Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing, 2022
Mennour, Paris, 2015
Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2018
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 2013
Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, 2017
Monnaie de Paris, 2017
Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2018
Mennour, Paris, 2021
Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing, 2022
Mennour, Paris, 2015
Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2018

portfolio

2022

"Yellow Umbrella/Parasol", Württembergischen Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany
"Angling", Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing, China

2021

"Huang Yong Ping, Shen Yuan, Is Paris Burning? 2019", Mennour, Paris
"Matteo and I", Zoo Zone Art Forum, Rome
"Fragments de mémoire", Musée Cernuschi, Paris

2018

"HON: Shen Yuan / Niki de Saint-Phalle", Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China
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© Shen Yuan, Adagp, Paris, 2025.