Yanyun Chen

Yanyun Chen (b. 1986, Singapore) is an artist drawn to stories that write us, which are written onto and into our bodies; and in turn, the re-writing of these stories through drawing, animation, installation, and sculpture. She traces hurt, grief, wilt, and scars, parses time’s slow violence on botanical and human bodies, and untangles tenuous social constructs around womanhood and upbringing. Her practice hopes to honour the scars carried in our bodies.

She was presented with the People’s Choice Award for The scars that write us at the President’s Young Talents 2018 exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum, and is the winner of the 2019 ArtOutreach IMPART Visual Artist Award.

She holds a PhD (Summa cum laude) from The European Graduate School, an MA in Communications, and a BFA in Animation. She was previously a Professor of the Practice at SMFA Tufts University, Boston, and Lecturer at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.

She lives and works in Singapore