Zixin Yan

Zixin Yan is a London-based artist exploring the quiet emotions, relationships and uncertainties of everyday life. Her paintings often begin with people she encounters, ordinary moments she notices, or memories she wants to hold on to.

Born in Romania and raised in China, she has lived between different cultures, developing a curiosity about how people connect, struggle and understand one another.

Working across painting, sculpture and experimental materials, she moves between recognisable figures and more abstract forms. Her practice is shaped by continuous observation and making, with each artwork leading to new questions and discoveries.

She holds an MRes in Fine Arts from the Royal College of Art and a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London.

MRes, Royal College of Art
BA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, UAL

2025
- The Motive of the Puppeteer, Fringe Arts Bath, UK
- Art Connects Women, 8th Edition, Dubai
2024
- Playground, SWANFALL ART Annual Exhibition, London
- 8 Sec Catching, Shenzhen, China
- Fragments for the Future, Hangar Gallery, London
2023
- 9th Lishui Oil Painting Biennale, Lishui, China
- Counterfeit, OPENing Gallery, London
- Re-imagining Icon, Safehouse 1&2, London
2022
- Stretch Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
2020
- Seoul International Art Festival, LAMER Gallery, Seoul, South Korea