Yan Wang Preston

*1976 / China / United Kingdom

Works

Solo exhibitions

Three Easier Pieces

David Messum, London (GB)
24 Apr 2024 – 25 May 2024
With Love

David Messum, London (GB)
1 Jun 2021 – 1 Jul 2021
Forest

Side Gallery, Newcastle (GB)
6 Apr 2019 – 9 Jun 2019
Mother River

Impressions Gallery, Bradford (GB)
31 Mar 2017 – 24 Jun 2017
Mother River

Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin (IE)
28 Jan 2017 – 12 Mar 2017

Group

Is This A Garden? | The Perfect Flower

LOOK Photo Biennial 2026

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (GB)
25 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2026

with Daniel Meadows, Ellie Stephens
UK Women - Britische Fotografie zwischen Sozialkritik und Identität

28 fotografische Positionen aus dem Vereinigten Königreich

LUDWIGGALERIE, Oberhausen (DE)
26 May 2024 – 15 Sep 2024

with Francesca Allen, Meredith Andrews, Laura Blight, Audrey Blue, Rachel Louise Brown, Tessa Bunney, Elaine Constantine, Anna Fox, Eliza Hatch, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Marketa Luskacova, Kirsty Mackay …
HUMAN / NATURE

Encountering Ourselves in the Natural World

Galerie Gomis, Brussels (BE)
19 Feb 2024 – 25 May 2024

with Djeneba Aduayom, Edward Burtynsky, Alfredo de Stefano, Kathleen Gerber, Ori Gersht, Cig Harvey, Inka & Niclas , Lori Nix, Brendan Pattengale, Helene Schmitz, Santeri Tuori, David Uzochukwu
Human / Nature

Encountering Ourselves in the Natural World

Fotografiska - Museum, New York (US)
9 Feb 2024 – 18 May 2024

with Djeneba Aduayom, Edward Burtynsky, Alfredo de Stefano, Kathleen Gerber, Ori Gersht, Cig Harvey, Inka & Niclas , Lori Nix, Brendan Pattengale, Helene Schmitz, Santeri Tuori, David Uzochukwu
CIVILIZATION

The Way We Live Now

Saatchi Gallery, London (GB)
2 Jun 2023 – 17 Sep 2023

with Max Aguilera Hellwig, Andreia Alves de Oliveira, Florian Boehm, Evan Baden, Murray Ballard, Olivo Barbieri, Mandy Barker, Lisa Barnard, Olaf Otto Becker, Valerie Belin, Daniel Berehulak, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond …
In Bloom

Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm (SE)
17 Feb 2023 – 11 Jun 2023

with Djeneba Aduayom, Alfredo de Stefano, Kathleen Gerber, Ori Gersht, Cig Harvey, Inka & Niclas , Catherine Nelson, Lori Nix, Brendan Pattengale, Helene Schmitz, Esther Teichmann, Santeri Tuori …
Invisible Britain: This Separated Isle

A diverse range of fascinating photographic portraits of people from across the UK.

Impressions Gallery, Bradford (GB)
23 Jul 2022 – 15 Oct 2022

with Chris Leslie, Jenny Lewis, Kirsty Mackay, Margaret Mitchell, Jim Mortram, Kate Nolan, Arpita Shah
Contested Landscapes

Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie - From where I Stand (Aus meiner Sicht)

Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim (DE)
19 Mar 2022 – 22 May 2022

with Aàdesokan, Lisa Barnard, Rune Peitersen, Oliver Sieber, Malgorzata Stankiewicz , Katja Stuke, Misha Vallejo, Awoiska van der Molen
This Separated Isle

Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow (GB)
12 Mar 2022 – 15 May 2022

with Joanne Coates, Chris Leslie, Kirsty Mackay, Margaret Mitchell, Jim Mortram, Kate Nolan, Arpita Shah
Facing Britain

Britische Dokumentarfotografie von den 1960er Jahren bis heute

Mönchehaus-Museum, Goslar (DE)
20 Feb 2022 – 8 May 2022

with Mike Abrahams, Meredith Andrews, James Barnor, Rob Bremner, Rachel Louise Brown, John Bulmer, Tessa Bunney, Thom Corbishley, Robert Darch, John Davies, Anna Fox, Ken Grant …
Facing Britain

Britische Dokumentarfotografie seit den 1960er-Jahren

Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Darmstadt (DE)
4 Sep 2021 – 9 Jan 2022

with Mike Abrahams, James Barnor, Rob Bremner, Rachel Louise Brown, John Bulmer, Tessa Bunney, Thom Corbishley, Robert Darch, John Davies, Anna Fox, Ken Grant, Judy Greenway …
Peer to Peer

Shanghai Centre Photo, Shanghai (CN)
8 Dec 2019 – 9 Feb 2020

with Mandy Barker, Jonny Briggs, Maisie Cousins, Sian Davey, Alix Marie, JIANG Pengyi, Fan Xi, SUN Yanchu, CHEN Zhe
Sony World Photography Awards 2019

Die besten Fotos des größten Fotowettbewerbs der Welt

Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin (DE)
15 Nov 2019 – 2 Feb 2020

with Toby Binder, Federico Borella, Rebecca Fertinel, Peter Franck, Nadav Kander, Marco Kesseler, Alvaro Laiz, Marinka Masseus, Michael Najjar, Cletus Nelson Nwadike, Brent Stirton, Laetitia Vancon …
19th Noordlicht Photofestival 2012 - Terra Cognita

Noorderlicht, Groningen (NL)
2 Sep 2012 – 7 Oct 2012

with Yasser Aggour, Korrie Besems, Sasha Bezzubov, Justine Blau, Kim Boske, Alison Carey, Margherita Cesaretti, Christopher Colville, Misha de Ridder, Paul den Hollander, Dornith Doherty, Rena Effendi …

Events

Photo London 2026

David Messum, London (GB)
14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026
Edinburgh Art Festival 2022

Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh (GB)
28 Jul 2022 – 28 Aug 2022

with Larry Achiampong, Amy Balkin, Christine Borland, Thomas Joshua Cooper, John Duncan, Tracey Emin, Graham Fagen, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Femke Herregraven, Kahlil Joseph, Isaac Julien, Hew Locke …
Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie 2022

Biennale aktuelle Fotografie, Mannheim (DE)
19 Mar 2022 – 22 May 2022

with Aàdesokan, Monica Alcazar-Duarte, Heba Y. Amin, Archive of Public Protest, Lisa Barnard, Poulomi Basu, Alexandra Baumgartner, Eline Benjaminsen, Silvy Crespo, Antoinette de Jong, Anna Ehrenstein, Matthieu Gafsou …
Photo London 2022

Photo London, London (GB)
12 May 2022 – 15 May 2022

with Heather Agyepong, Alia Ali, Khalik Allah, Emily Allchurch, Tali Amitai-Tabib, Ingo Arndt, Cedric Arnold, Asiko, Valda Bailey, Olivo Barbieri, Daniel Blaufuks, Francesco Bosso …
LOOK Photo Biennial 2019

Chapter One: 06 JUN - 25 SEP<br> Chapter Two: 17 OCT - 21 DEC

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (GB)
6 Jun 2019 – 17 Dec 2019

with Elaine Constantine, John Davies, Ken Grant, Johanna Heldebro, Johanna Heldebro, Liz Hingley, Tabitha Jussa, Chris Killip, Pixy Liao , David Lockwood, Marketa Luskacova, Daniel Meadows …
Cortona On The Move

Cortona On The Move, Cortona (IT)
11 Jul 2019 – 29 Sep 2019

with Andrea Botto, Linda Dorigo, Rena Effendi, Hahn + Hartung, Nanna Heitmann, Yaakov Israel, Diana Markosian, Gideon Mendel, Simon Norfolk, Marco Rigamonti, Claudius Schulze, Lara Shipley …