· Mentor ·


Yan Pijie
Born in 1981, graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Normal University in 2005.
Solo Exhibition
2022 The World As You See It: Yan Pijie Sculpture Exhibition (Dechang Art Modern Art Space, in collaboration with Xiang Jing & Qu Guangci Studio)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 The 3rd Qingdao International Art Annual Exhibition · Annual Documentation Exhibition (Qingdao V Exit Art Museum)
2022 Spring Tide: 2022 Qingdao Sculpture Biennale (Qingdao Lanwan Art Museum)
2022 Opening Exhibition of the International Creation Program at Shangyuan Art Museum (Beijing Shangyuan Art Museum)
2021 The 1st Qingdao International Art Annual Exhibition · Annual Documentation Exhibition (Qingdao Art Museum)
2019 Qingdao Century Art Exhibition (Qingdao Sculpture Museum)
2018 Spring Tide: 2018 Qingdao Sculpture Biennale (Qingdao Sculpture Museum)
2017 Twin Cities: Jinan-Qingdao Contemporary Art Dialogue Exhibition (Qingdao Jimo Ancient Town)
2017 Latitude and Longitude: Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Young Chinese Artists (Qingdao Rushi Art Museum)
2016 Alternative Vision: Contemporary Art Project 3 (Qingdao Art Museum)
2015 Alternative Vision: Contemporary Art Project 2 (Qingdao Publishing Art Gallery)
2014 Spring Tide: Joint Exhibition of Sculptors from Qingdao (Qingdao Sculpture Garden)
2013 The Future is Now: Qingdao Emerging Artists Exhibition (Qingdao Tiantai Art Museum)
2012 Pudong Impression: Emerging Artists Invitational Exhibition (Shanghai Pudong Library)
2010 New Star Art Festival (Chengdu New Convention & Exhibition Center)
2008 Absurd Reality: Sculpture Art Exhibition (Shanghai Tushanwan Art Museum)
2007 Infinite Horizon (Beijing KUART Art Center)
2006 Shanghai Body (Edwin Gallery, Jakarta)
I LOVE LEDs Group Exhibition (Island6 Arts Center, Shanghai)
Guilin Landscape Sculpture Exhibition (Shanghai Urban Sculpture Art Center)
2005 Fruit Knife: Shanghai Young Artists Group Exhibition (Shanghai BizArt Gallery)
The 4th Shanghai Youth Fine Arts Exhibition (Liu Haisu Art Museum)
2004 Landlord and Twenty-Three Tenants: Experimental Art Exhibition (Old Piano Room, Shanghai Normal University)
2003 The 3rd Shanghai Youth Fine Arts Exhibition (Liu Haisu Art Museum)

"The 'One Festival, One Art' Public Art Education Hall invited Mr. Yan Pijie to lead a sculpture thinking expansion workshop. Participants broke through rigid thinking patterns, expressing their envisioned sculpture ideas through two-dimensional sketches on paper. Based on these initial drafts, they transcended material limitations to complete their final sculptural creations. 'Everyone is an artist,' and 'art knows no boundaries.'"

· On-site Event Photos ·







About "One Festival, One Art"

Purpose

1.To fulfill the mission of promoting and nurturing public aesthetic education through art.
2.To create opportunities for artists and art enthusiasts to engage closely, enabling a two-way exchange of artistic concepts and aesthetic enrichment for mutual growth.
3.To provide hands-on experience for art enthusiasts, allowing them to immerse themselves in the creative process and appreciate the charm of art.
4.To integrate art more deeply into social contexts and collectively build a shared spiritual landscape.

· Original Intent ·

Since first venturing into art curation in 2011 and formally registering in 2014, Dechang Art Cultural Institution has been dedicated to advancing art initiatives that align with international trends while remaining rooted in local action. We believe that a city’s cultural vitality
must first be driven by organic, grassroots energy. Short-term activities that exploit culture and art for utilitarian purposes are like fleeting bubbles—they do little to enhance the city’s aesthetic literacy.
For over a decade, we have focused solely on being producers of artistic content, serving both artists and the public. We have planned and implemented numerous large-scale local humanities and art exhibitions—such as Qingdao Narrative: Liyuan and Urban Showcase:
Cultural Three Rivers Artists Joint Exhibition—as well as over a hundred solo and major exchange exhibitions with a contemporary academic focus, including the Qingdao International Art Annual Exhibition.
In 2023, with the generous support of Shandong Yinfeng Home Textiles Co., Ltd., our fully upgraded physical venue—Dechang Art · V Exit Art Museum—officially opened. Spanning over 2,000 square meters of exhibition space, it has reinforced our original vision and determination to “establish an art museum with a clear academic stance.” Though we are aware that the road ahead remains challenging, we have already embarked on this journey and must press forward.
Over the years, whether as curators or as an exhibition venue, one of our greatest challenges has been the gap in perception that arises between the artistic expression of carefully selected artists and works and the audience’s reception—a disconnect often rooted in differing perspectives and levels of expertise. This remains a significant barrier to art’s role in inspiring and enlightening.
As a bridge between artists and the public, the role of art institutions in co-creating public aesthetic education is more crucial than ever. This is precisely why V Exit Art Museum launched the One Festival, One Art public education initiative. Through small-scale, face-to-face interactions, we aim to allow art enthusiasts to engage directly in hands-on creation, experience the charm of art and its fundamental methods, gain a more intuitive understanding of art and artists, and gradually develop and broaden their aesthetic knowledge and critical judgment.