Wang Yan is a contemporary fine artist, creating work across drawing, painting, installation, video, photography and performance art. She's distinctive by her use of various traditional techniques and influences in her experimental art, including Chinese folk arts, brush calligraphy, paper cutting, origami and lantern-making. Yan has over 14 years of experience running painting and craft workshops, and specialises in calligraphy and Chinese brush painting. Yan has been a BBC Fusing Art featured artist, has presented a workshop on STV, her paintings featured on Channel 4. She regularly provides workshops for art galleries and museums across UK.