Sian Fan is part of Lick The Future, a where's the frame? collection of 6 London vanguard artists. The London based artist graduated from CSM in 2020 and seeks new ways for people to coexist with technology – especially when it comes to the embodiment, spirituality and human experience in this hyperconnected world. For more information, go to her collection page.
Education
2018-2020
Central SaintMartins, MA Fine Art, Distinction
2011-2014
TheUniversity of Brighton, BA Performance & Visual Art Dance, 1st Class withHons
Solo Exhibitions
2020
SianFan: Works, Mercury Online Festival, Online
TheNew Artist, Online
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
Houseof Bandits, Sarabande Foundation, London, UK
DigitalArt Month, Contemporary and Digital Art Fair, Miami, USA
Lickthe Future, Where's the Frame?, Online
ArtistShowcase Program, Urban Screens, Sydney, Australia
DigitalArt Month, Contemporary and Digital Art Fair, New York, USA
MayFair Art Weekend Showreel, The May Fair Hotel, London, UK
Off-site:Designing at a Distance, London Design Festival, Granary Square,London, UK
VirtualDesign Week, Aciiid, Online
Together,Slash Arts, Harwich, UK
GraduateShowcase, Central Saint Martins, Online
DoKnot With 'Er', Lux, Online
Introductions,Slash Arts, Artland, Online
AreYou Still Watching?, The Viewing Room, Online
15,Online Performance Art Festival, Online
Becomings,APT Gallery, London, UK
Sale,Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London, UK
2019
PostGraduate Auction, The Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
CreativeLab, Arcade East, London, UK
STORYHACK,British Council, Tirana, Albania
Livesof Net Art, Tate Modern, London, UK
VanishingPoint: The Curation and Preservation of Virtual Reality, Central SaintMartins, London, UK
WeAre Here We Are, Apiary Studios, London, UK
Movement,Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London, UK
2018
PlayUK,British Council, Western Balkans, Bulgaria
Broke,The Minories, Colchester, UK
TechnoUtopia by G_url Project, Sluice Gallery, London, UK
Plugin,Firstsite, Colchester, UK
PlayBack, ICA, London, UK
TheFinder, Offsite Project, Online
Catalyst,RADA, London, UK
Error,Dalpofz, Online
2017
HerVisions, Second Home, London, UK
PlayBack, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill On Sea, UK
PlayBack, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, London, UK
TECHNEX The Wrong, The Wrong Biennale, Online
We:You, Me, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
Ignition:First Acts, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK
PlayBack, Encounters Film Festival, London, UK
FloatDigital, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
PlayBack, SPACE Studios, London, UK
MediaArt Fair Germany, Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen, Germany
2016
YouDon't Own Me, Isthisit, Online
Unlock,The Junction, Cambridge, UK
AndyWarhol: Digital Factory Residency, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
OutOn Tour, The Gibberd Gallery, Harlow, UK
2015
AfterDark, Cuckoo Farm Studios, Colchester, UK
2014
GraduateShow, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
BrightonFestival, Grand Parade Gallery, Brighton, UK
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES& COMMISSIONS
2020
SiteGallery Fresh Takes Commission
EssexCultural Diversity Projects: Essex 2020 Commission
ArtsthreadX ID Global Design Graduate Show Digital Arts Winner
SpillOpen (Shortlist)
LumenPrize (Longlist)
Signals Communicationin Times of Crisis Commission
MullenLowe NovaAward Nomination
SocialConvention LABS Residency
ThePlace: Choreodrome (Shortlist)
Phoenix:IdleWeb Commission
FirstsiteCollectors Award
2019
ArcadeEast Creative Lab
BBCNew Creatives Commission
TheUAL Mona Hatoum Scholarship
2018
SouthEast Dance Flourish Fund (Shortlist)
2017
FirstsiteCollectors Award
CollusionCommissions (Shortlist)
IgnitionCatalyst Award
ScreenSouth VR Lab Bursary
SouthEast Dance Supported Artist
FloatDigital Associate Artist
2016
RandomActs Ignition Commission
GibberdGallery: Out On Tour Commission
FirstsiteDigital Factory Residency
2015
ENASTravel Award
2014
SeoulNational University Outstanding Creative Achievement Award