Yuan Fang

September—August, 2022

About Yuan Fang
Yuan Fang (b. 1996, Shenzhen, China) is a painter based in New York. Fang received her BFA and MFA at the School of Visual Arts in 2022. Fang’s work explores abstraction and its disconnection from the body, and she negotiates human physiognomy and rational space through the scope of her immense canvases.

Fang's work has garnered recognition on both local and international stages, with her works featured in prestigious solo and group exhibitions, collections, and museums. This includes;

  • Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL

  • Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, France

  • The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY

  • Green Family Foundation, Dallas, TX

  • Marquez Art Projects, Miami, FL

  • Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI

  • Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC

  • Inima de Paula Museum, Brazil

  • Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS

  • Long Museum, Shanghai, China

  • He Art Museum, Foshan, China

  • Song Art Museum, Beijing, China

  • Asymmetry Art Foundation, London, UK

Yuan was the youngest artist to open a solo show with the Long Museum (West Bund) in January 2024, titled Yuan Fang: Flux. Fang currently lives and works in New York.

Prince & Wooster proudly introduces Yuan Fang’s solo exhibition, an immersive journey into the expansive realms of space and emotion. Through her bold explorations on large-scale canvases, Fang invites viewers to immerse themselves within the dynamic interplay of swirling brushstrokes, enticing them to confront the complexities of the human condition and the concept of 'otherness'. In each of her works, Fang masterfully navigates the vast expanse of the canvas, utilizing spontaneity and intuition to grapple with the inherent conflicts of space. The result is a captivating visual narrative that unfolds rawly, eliciting visceral reactions and probing the depths of emotional turbulence.

Drawing from her own lived experiences, Fang infuses her works with deeply personal indication, weaving elements of autobiography into the field of her visual compositions. Amidst the chaos of her creations, emerges a sense of strength and groundedness, anchoring the viewer amidst the tumultuous waves of her artistic expression.

Fang begins with exploratory sketches and relies upon spontaneity and intuition to negotiate with the conflicts of space. This means that there can be successes and failures. Fang applies her own experience, in an often autobiographical manner, to the visual narrative of her works. There is strength and groundedness in her visual chaos.