Wenjie Yang
(b.1978)
Bio
Wenjie Yang is a photographer based in Shanghai where she was born and raised. In 2010, Wenjie graduated from the International Center of Photography in New York City and received the Director's General Excellence Award. She holds a BFA as a Director from the Beijing Film Academy.
Wenjie comes to photography with a background in advertising and film production. Her recent personal photography projects include “A Room Of Her Own” in New York and Shanghai, documenting single women in their apartments exploring the complexity of an independent modern woman's life. “Last Summer” documents a disappearing way of life in China, the type of community in which she was raised. In addition to her photographic work, Wenjie engages in storytelling through multimedia platforms leveraging audio, video and still images.
Wenjie has received honors from organizations including Asian Women Photographers' Showcase (AWPS), Xu Xiaobing Photography Award, Lucie Foundation, International photography awards (IPA), National Geographic International Photography Contest, Photographer's Forum magazine's Photography Contest and Luceo Image Student Award.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, GQ, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Burn Magazine, China Photo Press, Elle Décor, Elle Men, City Pictorial amongst others, exhibited nationally and internationally.
Education:
2009-2010
International Center of Photography, New York, USA
Certificate, Documentary Photography and Photojournalism
2008
Magnum Workshop, Oslo, Norway
1996-2000
Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China
BFA, Director.
Clients:
National Geographic
Travel + Leisure
Harper’s Bazaar
Marie Claire
GQ
Edition 29
Elle Décor
Grand Design
Elle Men
The New York Times
Zing-spirited urban living
Oggi
Voyage
MING
China Photo Press
Caijing
City Pictorial
Traveler
Lens
Award
2013 Asian Women Photographers' Showcase
2011 Photographer's Forum magazine's 31st Annual Spring Photography Contest，Finalist
2010 National Geographic International Photography Contest
China Region 3rd Prize, Category: Portrait
2010 Xiaobing Xu photography Award
2010 International photography awards，Honorable Mention
"A Room Of Her Own" ，Category: Portrait
2010 International Center of Photography, Director's General Excellence Award
Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Program, 2009-2010
2010 Luceo Image Student Award, Finalist
2008 National Geographic International Photography Contest
China Region 3rd Prize
Exhibition
Solo exhibition:
A Room Of Her Own
Lianzhou International Foto Festival(2011)
Low City
456 Gallery, New York(2010)
Group exhibition:
Last Summer
Chiang Mai Documentary Arts Festival，Chiang Mai, Thailand(2013)
Last Summer
China Phoenix International Photography Biennial, Hunan, China(2012)
A Room Of Her Own
Shanghai International Photographic Festival, Shanghai ,China(2012)
Low City, NordArt 2011
NordArt, Germany(2011)
Next, kunst.licht
kunst.licht Photo Art Gallery, Shanghai, China(2011)
Xiaobing Xu National Photography Museum
Tongxiang, China(2010)
Local Emerging Asian Artists Who Don’t Make Work About Being Asian
Arario Gallery , New York(2010)
Of Bodies And Other Things
International Center Of Photography, New York(2010)
Grace Plaza
International Center Of Photography, New York(2010)
