Chengyan Tan
Chengyan Tan is a Chinese artist based in Italy. Working primarily with colored pencil, she creates soft abstract drawings shaped by memory, emotion, and inner space. Her works explore stillness, reflection, dreamlike thresholds, and the quiet presence between the visible and invisible.
Contact:
For art print inquiries, licensing, collaborations, editorial projects, or original artwork availability, please contact Chengyan Tan.
Email: yumetan@gmail.com
Instagram: @chengyan_tan
Instagram: @chengyan_tan
“When I draw, the colored pencil moves slowly across the paper. Thoughts, emotions, and quiet sounds pass through me, gradually taking form on the page — like an invitation to touch something invisible, yet always present.”
Selected Works
A selection of recent colored pencil drawings exploring soft forms, inner spaces, reflection, and the quiet space between the visible and invisible.
Colored pencil on paper, 2019
Available as art print
Colored pencil on paper, 2026
Available as art print
Colored pencil on paper, 2021
Available as art print
Four Entrances
Colored pencil on paper, 2021
Selected CV
Education
MFA, Utrecht School of the Arts, Utrecht, The Netherlands
BA, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Art & Design Department, Shanghai, China
BA, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Art & Design Department, Shanghai, China
Selected Exhibitions
2021 — Crossing Realities, Sino Italian Design Exchange Center, Shanghai, China
2021 — Design, Nature and the Pluriverse, Pan-Tongji Design Week, Shanghai, China
2021 — Endless Visions, Design Shanghai @ Xintiandi Design Festival, Shanghai, China
2010 — The Visible Progress of the Invisible, B32, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009 — Open End, Solo Exhibition, Stir Gallery, Shanghai, China
2021 — Design, Nature and the Pluriverse, Pan-Tongji Design Week, Shanghai, China
2021 — Endless Visions, Design Shanghai @ Xintiandi Design Festival, Shanghai, China
2010 — The Visible Progress of the Invisible, B32, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009 — Open End, Solo Exhibition, Stir Gallery, Shanghai, China
Media
2019 — CHI Media, Artist Feature: Chengyan Tan, China
2018 — Neocha, Balancing Act: Chengyan Tan’s Art, China
2018 — Neocha, Balancing Act: Chengyan Tan’s Art, China
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