Dawn Jian, a young artist from Guangzhou, China, graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art, a top-tier art school in the US. Their works range from installation art to painting and design, focusing on ephemerality and the integration of Eastern traditions with modern Western philosophy. Jian’s paintings are driven by an improvisational and ad hoc spirit in which many elements combine to create a complex image. Their work aims to explore dichotomies between the representational and the abstract, and asserting the importance of connection to nature, play, surprise, and experimentation.
In 2018, they were selected as one of 10 most noteworthy emerging artists native to China from the QingCun Art Foundation. Since then, they have exhibited widely in US and China. Jian’s art aims to invite people to pause for a moment to introspect and connect to themselves and the environment around them on a deeper level. Their project “PadaPagoda” was part of the 2023 Burning Man Arts and Music Festival. From 1000 applicants, they were one of 70 to receive an honorarium and was one of 10 projects selected to burn. Their piece “Rocker of Abundance” was a featured temporary installation at the Chinese Museum of America in San Francisco. Their rattan “Rocker of Reflection” is currently situated in Shimen High School in Guangzhou, China. Jian’s latest installation art project, “Fonte de Lotus,” can be seen in the Macau Sofitel lobby.
简丹，一位来自中国广州的年轻艺术家，以最优等的成绩毕业于美国顶尖艺术学校马里兰艺术学院。她的作品从装置艺术到绘画与设计，擅长东方传统与现代西方哲学的融合。简丹的绘画通常由一种即兴和情感冲突来源。在这种表达中，许多元素结合在一起创造了一个全新的复杂的作品。作品旨在探索具象和抽象之间的对力，并透过科技与大自然互动嬉戏、惊喜和实验。
2018年，简丹被中国青春艺术驻地评选为十大最值得关注的新锐艺术家之一。 此后，她在美国和中国广泛展出。 简丹认为艺术旨在邀请人们停下来反思，在更深层次上与自己和周围的环境建立联系。由她獨立設計、募資、招募20個義工，組織義工團隊自行製作的竹構裝置“PadaPagoda”是 2023 年火人节（艺术和音乐节）的明星展品，在 1000 名申请者中，她是获得赞助的 70 名申请者之一，也是被选中燃烧的 10 个项目之一。 她的作品“丰摇椅”是旧金山美国华人博物馆的一个特色临时装置。她的藤条「波浪摇椅」目前陈列在广州市石门中学展出。简丹最新的装置艺术作品「莲花宝池」在澳门索菲特酒店大厅展出。