Biography
LUKA YUANYUAN YANG (b. 1989, Beijing)
Luka Yuanyuan Yang is a visual artist and filmmaker working across documentary film, photography, installation, and performance. Through weaving documentary and archival materials, she explores themes of identity, migration, and memory, challenging conventional historical narratives and amplifying overlooked voices.
Her debut feature documentary "Chinatown Cha-Cha" premiered in the Official Selection at Pingyao International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival in 2024, followed by a nationwide theatrical release in China (Douban Rating 8.4/10). The film received support from The Gotham, Doc Edge, Beijing International Film Festival, CNEX, Shanyi International Women's Film Festival, and Aranya Waves Film Festival. Her short films have been featured in The New Yorker and screened at New Orleans Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Camden International Film Festival, Asian American International Film Festival, and Women Make Waves Taiwan.
Yang is a recipient of the BAZAAR Art Awards - Cross Cultural Creator of the Year (2024), BVLGARI Avrora Award (2023), Art Power 100 (2019), and Rencontres d'Arles Author Book Award (2015). Her works are in the collections of Power Station of Art, Kadist Art Foundation and ENIX Museum of Migration. She has received fellowships from the Asian Cultural Council and Asymmetry Art Foundation.
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