Yufan Chan
Born in Taipei in 1983, Chan’s artist career can be traced back to his persistent passion for art. His solid art foundation is based both on National Taiwan Art University and top notch Fine Art porgramme at National Taiwan Normal University.
When being a student, he actively took part in all sorts of art competitions to accumulate experiences. His capability is further assured by winning the first prize of 1st Da Dun Fine Art Exhibition, champion of 9th Xinzhuan Fine Art Exhibition and Chimei Art Prize… and so on. Besides, he came in first in 2011 YOUNG ART TAIPEI, becoming one of the top ranking young artists in Taiwan.
Never satisfied with his current achievement, Chan continues to explore the connection between him and the environment to figure out the tangle between reality and fantasy. His unique artistic language constitutes his solid painting skills and perception of life. Famous for his accurate composition, pure color expression as well as encompassing classical skill into contemporary issues, Chan successfully turns the bottom of Surrealist into his seeking for self-interpretation.
His surrealist world attempts to demonstrate a more realistic meaning compared to the real world. Based on self-experience, the artist transfers the daily lives into the clues of virtual worlds. He consciously implies elements such as tree and car or the depiction of figures and eyes in his paintings. The interlock between virtual and real world challenges viewers’ senses, indirectly discussing the most basic question in heart: the illusion of reality and the unknown reality.
The artist needs to dig into the deepest feelings in his own heart to touch viewers and precisely convey his thoughts. Chan is the one who uses the record of his creation to gradually establish his unique art world.
Education
1983 Born in Taipei
2002 Graduated from National Taiwan University of Art
Fine art Bachelor degree
2006 Graduated from National Taiwan Normal University
Fine art master degree
Collection
2015 White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney ,Australia
2014 National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taichung, Taiwan
2013 Chimei Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
Award
2013 15th Chimei Arts Award- category of figural art, oil painting, Tainan, Taiwan
2011 3th Young Art Taipei- First Prize of YAT , Taiwan
2010 2th Young Art Taipei- Third Prize of YAT, Taiwan
2007 The art of Police officer Festival – First prize of oil painting, Taipei, Taiwan
2007 Taiwan National Exhibition of Art – Quality award of oil painting, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2006 9th Xinzhuang art exhibition award- category of oil painting, First prize, New Taipei city, Taiwan
2005 17th National Art Exhibition – category of water color, Selected, Taipei, Taiwan
2002 1th Taiwan Police College Art exhibition award- category of oil painting , First prize, Taipei, Taiwan
2001 6th Da Dun Fine Art Exhibition- category of water color, First prize, Taichung, Taiwan
2001 28th National teenager water color life drawing contest- category of adult, Second prize, Taipei, Taiwan
Exhibition record
Solo exhibition
2009 The First Limited-Story of the Uniform, Kingcarart Art exhibition, Taipei
2010 Swallowed Generation of the Uniform, Cloud gallery, Taipei
2013 Moved the Situation, Created the Drama, Cloud gallery, Taipei
2020 Yufan Chan Silkscreen Series Solo Exhibition, Expopark, Taipei, Taiwan
Group exhibition
2003 3GUN group exhibition, Panchiao
2004 The Fourth group exhibition, Panchiao
2005 NTUA & HTC ten person realistic painting exhibition ,Panchiao – Hsinchu-Taichung
2005 NTUA & NTNU group exhibition of painting, NTNU gallery
2006 NTNU Art graduate school oil painting sixteen people group exhibition, NTNU gallery
2008 The poetry out of the situation, group exhibition, Panchiao Culture center
2010 YOUNG ART TAIPEI, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei
2011 YOUNG ART TAIPEI, Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei
2011 ART TAIPEI, TWTC HALL 1
2012 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2012 2th Art Revolution Taipei, TWTC HALL 2
2012 YOUNG ART TAIPEI Sheraton, Grand Taipei hotel
2012 ART TAIPEI, TWTC HALL 1
2012 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2012 Future Pass World Exhibition, TODAY ART MUSEUM, Beijing, China
2013 ART TATCHUNG, The Splendor Hotel Taichung
2013 Show Your Island Artist Group Fermentation-Art exhibiton, Kingcart Art exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2014 ART TATCHUNG, Millennium Hotels and Resorts
2014 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2014 CITIZEN ART SHANGHAI, Twelve at Hengshan A Luxury Collection Hotel agoda
2015 ART TATCHUNG, The Splendor Hotel Taichung
2015 ART KAOHSIUNG, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung
2015 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2016 101 Gallery X Cloud Gallery, Taipei101, Taipei
2016 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2016《Abstract out of Concrete》-Realism artist group exhibition, Cloud Gallery, Taipei
2017 Sanya beach Art exhibition, Starwood Hotels, China
2017 YOUNG ART TAIPEI, Sheraton Grand Taipei hotel, Taipei
2017 ART TATCHUNG, Millennium Hotels and Resorts
2017 ART TAIPEI, TWTC HALL 1
2018 ART TAINAN, Tayih Landis Tainan – Landis Hotels & Resorts
2018 ART TATCHUNG, The Splendor Hotel Taichung
2018 Identity and Representation: Realism in Paintings, Realism artists group exhibition, Cloud Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 ART TAIPEI, TWTC HALL 1
2018 We ART The World –Contemporary group exhibition, Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Art Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China
2019 One Art Taipei, The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Hyperrealism Art in Taiwan, Chimei Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
2019 Art Hakka, Hiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei,Taiwan
2019 Hakka Art -Traveling Exhibitions, Taiwan Hakka Museum, Miaoli, Taiwan
2019 Hakka Art-Traveling Exhibitions, Liudui Hakka Cultural Park, Pingtung, Taiwan
2019《Art Train》-Contemporary Artist Group Exhibition, CEO Premium Club, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Art Taipei, TWTC1, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 One Art Taipei, The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Art Taipei, TWTC1, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 One Art Taipei, The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Art Future, Grand Hyatt Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Art Tainan, Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taina, Tainan, Taiwan
2021 Art Taipei, TWTC1, Taipei, Taiwan
2022 ART SOLO, Taipei Expo Domo, Taipei, Taiwan