1966           
Born in Jilin, Jilin Province,
1987              
Graduated from the Changchun Normal Academy, Jilin Province                       
Present
Lives and works in Beijing

Solo Exhibitions
2007              
The Year of the Golden Pig, Levis Glucksman Gallery Cork
2006              
Landscape is in the Eye of the Beholder, Alexandra Saheb Gallery, Berlin                       
Buddhism, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
2005              
Huang Yan, Marella Gallery, Beijing                      
Huang Yan, Chinese Contemporary Gallery, London
2004              
Huang Yan , Marella Space Project1
2003              
Huang Yan - Landscape Story, Red Gate Gallery Beijing                       
Huang Yan , Chinese Contemporary Gallery , England\China                       
Huang Yan , Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
2002              
Mountains and Rivers Spirit, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
2000              
Conceptual Images by Huang Yan , Proper Art Gallery , Shenyang
Return to Tradition, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1999              
The Ideal Image of Huang Yan , Proper Art Gallery , Shenyang
1998              
Poetry Art of Huang Yan (1992-1998), Beijing Contemporary Art Gallery , Beijing
1997              
Poetry Art of Huang Yan, Proper Art Gallery, Shenyang                       
Poetry Art of Huang Yan , Contemporary Art Gallery , Beijing

Group Exhibitions
2007              
Chinese Contemporary Art. La lunga Marcia dell’avanguardia, Villa                       
Croce Museo d’Arte Contemporaneo, Genoa , Italia                       
The 7th Open International Performance Art Festival, Must Be Contemporary Art Center, Beijing                       
Floating – New generation of art in , National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul                       
Under Construction Contemporary Art from the Peoples Republic, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas                       
Dream Place, A-Space, no. 1 ARTBASE, Beijing
Timeless Beauty from Chinese Classical Era and New Chinese Porcelain Sculpture , Sarah Hilden Art Museum , Tampere
SURGE 798 Art Festival, The Artist Network New York
Zhu Yi ! Fotografia actual en , ARTIUM Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporaneo, Vitoria-Gasteiz
The Year of the Golden Pig Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, Lewis Glucksman Gallery  Cork
2006              
Post Electronic Image, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
2005              
Critical-2Zero Field, Beijing
Post Factory-Come and Gone, Beijing
100 International Artists in Casoria , Art Casoria Contemporary Art Museum Casoria
Out of the Red II the Photographic Session, Marella Gallery, Milan
Between Past and Future, Seattle Art Museum
Seattle and Victoria and Albert Museum , Chicago
2004              
Between Past and Future, International Center of Photography NYC
the Body Everywhere, Museum of Contemporary Art Marseilles
Between Past and Future New Photography and Video from Asia Society and International Center of Photography  New York
Officina Asia, Museum of Contemporary Art Bologna
2003              
Sao Paulo Image Biennale, Sao Paulo
China-Israel Image Art Exhibition, Israeli Embassy, Beijing
Beijing Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shangyuan Art Center Beijing
Prague Biennale, Prague
Ceramic Art Exhibition, Guangdong Art Gallery, Guangdong
Italian International Video Art Festival, Rome
Polish International Video Art Festival  Warsaw
Shenzhen Video Art Festival, Shenzhen
Go Marketing, Shangri La Art Commune, Beijing
Out of the Red-China Art Now, Marella Gallery, Milan
2002              
First Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Fine Arts, Guang Zhou                       
Israeli International Image Biennial                       
Changchun International Independent Image Exhibition, Changchun                      
Amplification New Media Art , Beijing University , Beijing                       
Dream Creation: Portrait with Others, Eastlink Gallery Shanghai                       
Adelaide International Art Festival, Adelaide
2001              
Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art, Chengdu                       
Charming , Space Contemporary Art Bangkok                       
Virtual Future, Guangdong Museum of Fine Arts Guangzhou                       
Digital Arts Festival, Loft New Medium Art Center Beijing                       
Hot Pot Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Kunstnemes Hus, Oslo                       
Red Hot: A Special Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing                       
Re-Shuffle, Shenzhen Sculpture Institute, Shenzhen                       
Chinese Contemporary Art Berlin
2000              
Xieyang Island Performance Art Festival, Guangxi
The Door of the Century, 1979-1999 Chinese Art Exhibition Chengdu
Focus, Chinese Contemporary London
Fuck Off, Eastlink Gallery Shanghai
Portrait, Figures, Couples and Groups, Bizart Space Shanghai
Everyday Attitude, Upriver Gallery Chengdu
’s Charming, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
1999              
The Traditional Visual Image Shanghai
Truths to Open, Bangkok University , Bangkok & Beatus Gallery, Vancouver
1998              
Traditional and Anti-traditional Art, German Embassy  Beijing                     
Obstinate Art Show, Beijing
1997              
New Image, Beijing Theatre, Beijing
1994              
Post-89 - New Art of China, Marlborough Gallery London, England                       
Photos and Prints by Huang Yan and 8 Other Artists, Hanart                       
TZ Gallery Hong Kong, China
1992              
First Biennial Exhibition of Chinese Art in the 1990s, Guangzhou, China
1991              
Beijing Xisanhuan Chinese Art Documentaries, Beijing, China