Shanshan Jiang (Anne)

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Glasgow-based visual artist
Contemporary ink painting | Drawing | Site-responsive artistic research

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Shanshan Jiang, also known as Anne, is a Glasgow-based visual artist working across contemporary ink painting, drawing and site-responsive artistic research. Her practice investigates water, urban infrastructure and material traces through fieldwork, surface translation and studio-based painting.

Her current work explores hidden water systems, surface evidence and the development of Floating Surface Translation, a field-based ink method that brings together paper, water, ink, gesture, pressure and observation.

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Education

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2017–2018

MLitt Fine Art Practice
Glasgow School of Art, UK
Graduated with Distinction

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2010–2014
BA in Arts
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

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Current Project and Forthcoming Public Outcome

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2026–2027
Threshold Index: Glasgow Urban Water Interfaces
Practice-led contemporary ink painting project developing field-interface archives, surface translation studies and new works based on Glasgow’s hidden urban water traces.

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2026
Solo Exhibition
artpistol, Glasgow, UK
Forthcoming, early September 2026. First public presentation of Threshold Index: Glasgow Urban Water Interfaces.

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2025
GroundWork Gallery Residency - Fluid Earth
King’s Lynn and Broomhill, UK
Field-based research, water / ground observation and studio development informing the current Glasgow water-interface project.

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2025
Glasgow Urban Water-Interface Field Research and Studio Development
Ongoing field observation and ink-based studio experimentation focusing on waterlines, leakage marks, sedimentation, repaired surfaces, obstruction, residual dampness and surface translation.

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Selected Exhibitions and Awards

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2024
Echoes of the New Era
Selected for the 14th National Art Exhibition of China and exhibited at Tianjin Art Museum, China.

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2024
Included in a young artists group exhibition
artpistol, Glasgow, UK.

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2022
That Day
Exhibited at Festilitt Arts Festival, France.

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2020
Online solo exhibition
artpistol, Glasgow, UK.

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2019
Cliff and Wandering
Exhibited at Tramway, Glasgow, UK.

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2018
Cliff / Island
Exhibited in Close By, Glasgow Young Artists, UK.

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2018
The Long 68
Exhibited at Festilitt Art Festival, France.

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2016
Listen to the Rain
Exhibited in the Top 10 Young Artists in Tianjin Exhibition.
Awarded the title of Top 10 Young Artists in Tianjin by Tianjin Artists Association, China.

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2015
Hurry
Exhibited at the Joint Exhibition for CAFA Young Artists, Beijing Times Art Museum, China.

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2014
The Same Journey
Awarded Top Prize by Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Awarded First Prize at the Excellent Graduation Works Exhibition, The Start of a Long Journey, CAFA, Beijing, China.
Also exhibited in Together on the Path, the First Ovation Star Excellent Works Exhibition for Youth Support Plan, Beijing Today Art Museum, China.

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2013
Memory and Treasures
Exhibited in Source Searching from Far Away, CAFA, Beijing, China.

Night
Awarded CAFA Scholarship.

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2012
Wandering in the Art
Exhibited in Youth Footprint, CAFA, Beijing, China.

Noon
Awarded CAFA Scholarship.

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2011
Treasures
Awarded First Prize at Youth Footprint, CAFA, Beijing, China.

Imitation of Eighty-seven Gods and Rural Notes
Displayed at the CAFA Teaching Exhibition and archived by Central Academy of Fine Arts.

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International Projects

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2025–2026
Moon Bound Book
Moon Gallery Foundation, Netherlands / International

Book contributor. Moon Bound is a 1 cm³ artists’ book gathering text and image submissions from 48 international contributors in response to the question: “How does the Moon see the Earth?” The book is scheduled as part of Moon Gallery Foundation’s lunar mission. The Moon Bound Book was presented in the Moon Bound Exhibition at the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 23 February – 15 March 2026.

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Selected Publications and Writing

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2026
Perception - Being - Flow: An Ink-and-Water Meditation
Moon Bound Blog, Moon Gallery Foundation.

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2025
Tidal Resonance: Water Between Earth and Moon
Moon Bound Blog, Moon Gallery Foundation.

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2014
The Same Journey
Published in Chinese Culture Daily.

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2014
The Same Journey
Published in Collection of Excellent Graduation Works.
ISBN: 978-7-5356-6348-1

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2014
The Same Journey
Published in Collection of Excellent Young Artists.
ISBN: 978-988-13957-0-2

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2011–2014
Treasures, Sealed Stories, Untitled and On the Same Way
Published in an on-campus academic journal.

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Lectures, Teaching and Public Programmes

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2021
Presentation on portrait painting techniques
Ayr Artists Club, Scotland.

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2020
Contextual Meanings in Chinese Painting
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.

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2019
Traditional Chinese Papermaking Techniques
Orkney Science Festival, Scotland.

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2019
Contemporary East-West Interpretations of Traditional Chinese Painting
University of Glasgow, UK.

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2018
Experimental teaching: Modern Attempts of Chinese Ink Language
Undergraduate Department, Glasgow School of Art, UK.

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Professional Practice

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2017–present
Founder and Director
DACHU STUDIO LTD
Glasgow / London, UK

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DACHU STUDIO LTD is a studio platform supporting art education, workshops, exhibitions, cultural events and cross-cultural artistic exchange. Jiang’s role includes developing creative programmes, organising public-facing activities, supporting learners and artists, and managing studio-based production.

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Contact / Links

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Website: www.anne-artist.com

Studio platform: www.dachustudio.com