Yelan | |
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Born | Datong, Shanxi, China | August 2, 1977
Pen name | Yelan |
Occupation | Contemporary Artist |
Nationality | Chinese |
Yelan (Chinese: 叶澜) is a contemporary Chinese artist in the People's Republic of China who lives and works in Shanghai.
Yelan began studying ink and oil painting from a young age. Her first major accomplishment occurred in her final years of high school when a Taiwanese private museum purchased a series of her Buddhist paintings. Yelan went on to study ink painting at Renmin University, graduating in 2004.[1]
Yelan has held exhibitions in Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris, Chicago, as well as a number of other cities.[citation needed] Yelan's gallery and studio are both located at 50 Moganshan Road.
Yelan published her first book, 自然而然, in 2018.[2]