About
Shiyao Xia (1998, China) is a London-based artist.
We can find a profound relationship between memory and the multiple layers of meaning embedded within her works. Inspired by the seemingly insignificant objects at the edges of our vision, her work reveals the hidden stories they carry. She explores the concept that the things we remember are fleeting and deeply influenced by the experiences we have at the moment of observation. How does the transformation of places affect our memories, and in turn, shape our identities?
Education
2021 - 2022
MA Illustration(Distinction), Camberwell College of Art, University of the Art London
2016 - 2020
BA Fine Art, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art
Exhibitions
2024
"No Time Like Spring" Huang Contemporary, London, United Kingdom
"Work on paper 6" The Blue Shop Galleries, London, Unired Kingdom
2023
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, United Kingdom
"Arte e Dintorni" Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
"321 International Illustration Fair", Shanghai, China
Parallax Art Fair, London, United Kingdom
2022
"One Thirty Eight" Camberwell College of Art MA Illustration Degree Show, London, United Kingdom
"Purkinje Hermit" Design Popup Show, London, United Kingdom
2021
"Side by Side Exhibition, Young Chinese Artists from Academies
of Fine Arts in Italy", Bari, Italy
2020
Guangzhou Academy of Fina Art Degree Show, Guangzhou, China
2018
"Original Phase 4" Joint Exhibition of the Second Studio of the Department of Oil painting of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China
Solo show "Have you seen it?", Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, Guangzhou, China
Awards
2019
Third Award Scholarship, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
2018
Third Award Scholarship, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
2017
First Award Scholarship, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, The work was retained in the university collection