Chris Yuan
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Lecturer in Art
- Studio Tutor
- Academic Tutor
- Departmental International Tutor
Areas of interest
Chris Yuan has research interests in:
- Video art
- Music and youth culture
- Structural film
- Experimental animation
- Queer theory
- Institutional critique
- Autotheory
- Performance
- Architecture and space
Postgraduate supervision
Chris Yuan welcomes research proposals on part practice research projects in the areas of:
- Video art
- Music and youth culture
- Experimental animation
- Institutional critique
- Architecture and space
- Queer theory
- Sinophone studies
Background
Chris Zhongtian Yuan is an artist based in London and ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø. Yuan graduated from Architectural Association School of Architecture with AA Diploma, and gained B.S. Architecture from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Yuan is currently a practice-led PhD candidate at Kingston University School of Art funded by AHRC Techne Doctoral Award.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Triangolo, Cremona (2025); Surplus Space, Wuhan (2024); Tabula Rasa Gallery, London (2024); ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø International, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø (2023); Macalline Art Center, Beijing (2023); V.O Curations, London (2022); The Courtauld Institute of Art, London (2021); 1815, K11, Wuhan (2020). Recent group exhibitions and screenings include: Kunsthal Rotterdam (2025); Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2025); Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou (2024); Somerset House, London (2024); International Film Festival Rotterdam (2023); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022); B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Frankfurt (2022); OCAT Institute, Beijing (2021); Power Station of Art, Shanghai (2021); Videoex, Zurich (2021); Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan (2020); York Art Gallery, York (2020) among others.