Yan Yan

Yan Yan, Executive Director of Today Art Museum, Senior Craft Artist of Beijing, and member of the Curatorial Art Committee of the Beijing Artists Association. Holds a master’s degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, with a research focus on the history of contemporary art criticism. Having joined Today Art Museum in 2011, over the past 14 years, she has spearheaded the curation of over a hundred significant exhibitions. She possess extensive experience in exhibition planning, academic initiatives, scholarly publications, and large-scale project management, consistently advancing the dual expansion of the museum’s academic research and public influence.


She has independently curated pioneering exhibitions such as "Unknown Unknowns: Zheng Da Solo Exhibition" and "Convivial: Art and Design of the Digital Age" and co-curated multiple exhibitions including ".zip Future Rhapsody" | Xiaomi?Future of Today" and "RRhizome -- A Survey Subject of Chinese Contemporary Arts". She has also organized international touring exhibitions, including "Today’s Documents:BRIC-à-brac:The Jumble of Growth" held at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome. Furthermore, she has served as both applicant and project coordinator for several national and Beijing Culture and Arts Fund projects.