Xujun Han
1993 born in Beijing
Live and work in Beijing
Email: hanxujun1221@gmail.com | hanxujun@sina.com
Instagram: xujun_han
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EDUCATION
2018-2020
-School of the Art Institute of Chicago: MFA, Painting/Drawing
2017-2018
-School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Post-Baccalaureate in studio program, Painting/Drawing
2012-2016
-Communication University of China: BFA, Animation
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
-Walking Alex, Kubrick bookstore, Beijing, China
-Xujun Han Solo Exhibition, School attached to The Central Academy of Art & Design gallery, Beijing, China
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
- ‘Isomorphism’ Contemporary Art Exhibition, Luohu Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
- ‘Redirection’ Tree Art Museum, Beijing, China
- ‘loving animals’ Enjoy Art Museum, Beijing, China
- ‘Expressing Love with Pen’ Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Beijing, China
2020
- ‘Long Hello’ Green Gallery, WI, USA
-Graduate Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2019
- ‘Jip’, Gummiesgallery, NY, USA
-Open Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2018
-Spring in motion, Mooch gallery, Chicago, IL
-Figure painting pros in a group show, Fine Arts building, Chicago, IL
-Open Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2017
-VENIZE BIENNALE 2017 Special program TRANS-BORDERING-ART: Everyone’s 5 min Solo Exhibition, Venice, Italy
-Open studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
-Young Blood, Modern Sky Festival Shanghai, Shanghai, China
-Young Blood, Modern Sky Festival Chengdu, Chengdu, China
-Young Blood, Modern Sky Festival Changsha, Changsha, China
2016
-Art book in China, Shanghai Mingsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
-Art book in China, Beijing Dashilan, Beijing, China
-The Fifth China Illustration Biennale, Shenzhen, China
-BFA show, Communication University of China, Beijing, China
2015
- Applied Arts Mag annual winner exhibition, Toronto, Canada
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SCHOLARSHIP
2018
-Merit Scholarship, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Chicago, IL, USA
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AWARDS/ HONORS
2021
- Best Artist Under 30, Plein Air Salon Art Competition from PleinAir Magazine, USA
- Exhibition Art Award, National Famous Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Beijing, China
2017
-Beijing Film Academy comic festival excellent works award, Beijing, China
2015
-American Illustration 34 Chosen winner, New York, NY, USA
-2015 Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Award, Toronto, Canada
-The Fifth China Illustration Biennale excellent works award, Shenzhen, China
-National original illustration design contest winner, Tianjin, China
2012
-The 6th China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival, A Little White Poplar award 1st prize, Beijing, China
-1st place in Communication University of China 2012 National Comic and story competition, Beijing, China
-1st place in Beijing Film Academy 2012 National Comic competition, Beijing, China
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PUBLICATIONS
2021
- Interview, Chinese Artist Magazine, Beijing, China
2017
-Walking Alex: picture book of Xujun Han, published by New Start Press, Beijing, China
-Interview “walking Alex”, City Zine Magazine, Guangzhou, China
-Illustration for Modern Sky Young Blood music album, Beijing, China
2015
-Chocolate, Black and White Manga Culture Magazine, Hong Kong, China
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PUBLIC​ ​PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES
2017
-Artist talk, Owspace bookstore, Beijing, China
-Artist talk, School attached to The Central Academy of Art & Design gallery, Beijing, China
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2021
-Research assistant, Peking University, Beijing, China
2020-2018
-Teaching assistant for Painting class, SAIC, IL
2016
-Art designer and background artist, film Sibi Jataka, Dunhuang Research Academy, Dunhuang, China
2012-2016
-Art designer and background artist, film Mara’s tempertation, Dunhuang Research Academy, Dunhuang, China
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