Cara Yuan

Nature has always been the inspiration and focus in the artwork of Cara Yuan. Surrounded by nature she feels happy and tranquil.

Cara Yuan collects all sorts of dead pieces from nature, like dead flowers, branches or pieces wood washed ashore. She recognizes splendid lines and colors and dynamic forms in there. That is her infinite inspiration. Decline becomes a life again.

She is always in search of beauty and harmony, in her work and also in her life By using Chinese ink and paint on paper one can sense subtly her Chinese origin.

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Biography

Cara Yuan is born in 1974 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

In China she studied Fashion Design in Hangzhou and English in Beijing. In 1998 she came to the Netherlands and in 2000 she graduated at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK).

Since 2000 she lives and works in Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands as an artist, and also teaches Chinese calligraphy, abstract painting and photography.


Exhibitions

2010 ESTeeLIE Contemporary, Open Art Fair 2010, Utrecht, Zomerkunst in ‘t Regthuys, Nieuwkoop, Art project “Kunst op Hoge Dijk”, Solo exhibition at Foyer Parktheater, Alphen aan den Rijn, Exhibition at Evertshuis, Bodegraven.

2009 Exhibition “De keuze van Froukje Jellema”, Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn, Eastern art group exhibition at Horsens, Denmark, Exhibition in Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn.

2008 “De keuze van Janny Eskes” group exhibition in Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn, Exhibition together with Sidney van Dijk in Galerie Waterloo, Winkel, Group exhibition in Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn.

2006 Solo exhibition in Horsens, Denmark.

2005 Exhibition “Papier”, Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn.

2004 “Mei Da Mei Xiao” international contemporary art exhibition, Guangzhou, China, Solo exhibition at Yoshino Interieur, Den Haag, Solo exhibition at Dutch Design Centre, Utrecht.

2003 CUR-expo, Gouda, Zomerkunst, ‘t Regthuys, Nieuwkoop, Kunstproject “Volkstuinkunstpad” (kunst- en cultuurroutes door Het Groene Hart) van Stichting Reisgenoten, De Ambachtsschool, Kunstcomplex 2003, Leiden.

2002 Alphen meets China, Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn.

2000 Multi-media exhibition, SJU Jazzpodium, Utrecht,
Stadt München Photo Bienniale 2000, Galerie Stadt München, Winston Hotel, Amsterdam, “Holland meets China”,
Staa Galerie, Alphen aan den Rijn.

1999 China Day, Amsterdam Theatre School, Amsterdam

1994 Calligraphy exhibition, Japan

1990 China Wenzhou Art Exhibition, Osaka, Japan

1988-1997 Various calligraphy and art exhibitions, China.