Yang Yanlai


Chinese professional artist, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1993. Currently lives and works in Guangzhou.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Mountains Beyond Mountains: A Solo Exhibition by Yang Yanlai, Changsha Art Museum, Changsha, China
2021 Reflection: Be it Real or Not - A Solo Exhibition by Yang Yanlai, Shangrong Gallery, Guangzhou, China
2015 Traces of Water and Ink, Changyi Space, Guangzhou, China
2014 Water and Cloud, Guangdong Academy of Painting, Guangzhou, China
Group Exhibitions
2025 Qingdao International Art Annual Exhibition (From Experimental Ink to Contemporary Ink), Dechang Art·V Exit Art Museum, Qingdao, China
2024 From Lingnan School of Painting to Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2023 Walking with Masters, Guangdong Art Institute, Guangzhou, China
2022 Wild Imagination: Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau from 2000-2022, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou/Macau, China
2018 Brocade Collection, Jingcao Studio, Chengdu, China

Yang Yanlai is an exceptional artist who draws profoundly from traditional roots while navigating the complexities of modern consciousness. Her creations stem from a place of innate authenticity and a deep predilection for the natural world, ultimately turning inward to contemplate the nuances of the present moment. With a masterfully lyrical "Xie-yi" (freehand) brushwork, she seamlessly intertwines her personal existential experiences with traditional humanistic motifs, constructing a poeticized realm of contemporary ink painting—one that resonates with deep literati sentiment and a revitalized artistic conception.

— Jia Tingfeng


杨燕来

职业艺术家,1993 年毕业于中央美术学院,生活工作于广州
近年个展
2024 山外山 长沙美术馆 长沙
2021 水镜·有亦无 尚榕美术 广州
2015 水痕墨迹 长宜空间 广州
2014 水云 广东画院 广州
近年联展
2025 青岛国际艺术年展(墨诣:墨变与超诣——从“实验水墨”到“水墨当代”) 德昌阿特·V 出口美术馆 青岛
2024 从岭南画派到当代水墨展 深圳美术馆 深圳
2023 先生同行 广州画院 广州
2022 臆象——粤港澳当代水墨艺术谱系 2000-2022 广东美术馆 广州/澳门
2018 锦绘 静草画室 成都

杨燕来是一位深谙传统又兼具现代意识的优秀艺术家,其作品出于本真偏爱自然,入于内心关注当下。她将自我的生存体验与传统人文情境以极具抒情式的写意笔法表现得淋漓尽致,以营造充满文人情节的诗化的当代水墨新意境。

—— 贾廷峰


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