Kailun Quentin Yang
quentinkailun@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/quentin.kailun.yang/
education/
2020 MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2016 MA, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
2013 BA, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
solo exhibitions/
2023 Soft Telling, Solo Exhibition, Parlour & Ramp Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA (06/09/2023 07/08/2023)
2019 Paperwork Project, Dan Cai Art Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
2019 Paper Bridge, Culture Center in Xi'an, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
2018 Portrait: An Afternoon with Jasmine, Dan Cai Art Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
2017 Travel: City Lines, Xi'an Polytechnic University Gallery, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
selected exhibitions/
2023 Creature Comforts, Couple Exhibition, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA (07/14/2023 - 08/27/2023)
2023 Voices Embodied: Uplifted, Design Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (03/03/2023 03/29/2023)
2022 It’s ALL RIGHT Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2022 Grand Rising: On Feeling and Interbeing, the Wellness Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2021 The Happening, FLXST Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2021 Lockdown Show, Parlour & Ramp Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 Launch Exhibition, SAIC Sites Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 Back Yard Stories, 062 Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 Bird Nests, SAIC Sharp Building, SAIC Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2019 Always Together, Forever Apart (I, II, III), SAIC Columbus, Chicago, IL, USA
2019 Follow Your Gut, SAIC Sharp Building, Chicago, IL, USA
2019 Fickle, Dan Cai Art Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Lectures & Presentations/
2021 Kailun Yang: Children's Eyes Paint the Life, MU Art Gallery, Xian Yang, Shaanxi, China
2020 Kailun Yang: Paper Making in Progress, based on Zoom, MU Art Gallery, Xian Yang, Shaanxi, China
Kailun Yang: Paper Making in Progress, based on Zoom, Xian Yang City
Contemporary Art Museum, Xian Yang, Shaanxi, China
Artist Lecture: MFA Research Lecture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Artist Lecture: MFA Research Lecture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2019 Kailun Quentin Yang: Paper Making, Past, Present, and Future, Dan Cai Art Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Artist Lecture: MFA Research Lecture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2017 Artist Lecture, MU Gallery, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
2013-2016
Xi'an Polytechnic University Research Lecture, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Awards & Residencies/
2020-2022 Artist in Residence, Dan Cai Art Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
China Railway Group Limited (CREC) Elite Grant, Beijing, China
ARCHES ® 2022 featured artist
2018-2020 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Grant, Chicago, IL, USA
Joseph and Emily Gidwitz Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
China Railway Group Limited (CREC) Elite Grant, Beijing, China
2016 Artist in Residence Fellow, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
2015-2017 Artist in Residence, Dan Cai Art Center Grant, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
2013-2016 Shaanxi Province Government Grant, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
China Government Scholarship, Beijing, China
Xi’an Polytechnic University Scholarship, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
2013 Artist in Residence, Dan Cai Art Center Grant, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
2009-2013 China Government Academic Scholarship, Xi'an University of Finance and Economics, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
The Xi'an University of Finance and Economics Grant, Xi'an University of Finance and Economics, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
China Railway Group Limited ( CREC) Scholarship, Beijing, China
China Railway Group Limited (CREC) Elite Grant, Beijing, China
Publication/
2021 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Magazine: https://www.saic.edu/magazine/spring21/class-notes
2020 Launch Exhibition: https://www.saic.edu/events/launch
2013-2019
A Comparative Study of Traditional Chinese and Western Paper-cut Art Looking at Varying Design Development Based on Cultural and Psychological Differences. [J] 528.1. 2016:1-68
The 8th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium (TBIS), ISSN: 19423438
Comparative Analysis on Artistic Thinking Mode of Paper-cutting Artwork Between Ku Shu Lan and Henri Matisse [C]. TBIS 2015 Joint International Symposium, 2015,(6):460-466
The 7th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium (TBIS), ISSN: 19423438
Traditional Chinese Garments Used in the Feasibility and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.[C]. TBIS-APCC 2014 Joint International Symposium, 2014,(8):518-527