Jiannan Wu, born in 1990 in Dalian, China, is a young artist specializing in sculpture. He is the Elected Member of American National Sculpture Society, member of American Medallic Sculpture Association, and founder of Art American China Project. Jiannan Wu received his BFA Degree in Sculpture from China Academy of Art and his MFA Degree in Sculpture from New York Academy of Art.
Jiannan Wu is the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant and winner of 2017 Dexter Jones Award presented by American National Sculpture Society. He is selected as 2020 AACYF Top 30 Under 30 presented by All America Chinese Youth Federation. He is also the winner of MFA National Competition, winner of Compleat Sculptor Award 2016, etc. He was selected for Terra Foundation Residency in Giverny France 2015 and ABC Stone Carrara Merit Award Residency in Italy 2016. His works have also been displayed on numerous exhibitions at renowned venues such as Accesso Gallery in Italy, Gallery Poulsen and Art Herning in Denmark, the Sotheby’s, Art Miami, and Art New York in America, Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum in China, etc. Jiannan Wu was interviewed by China Central Television international channel (CCTV) and American SinoVision. His works and art achievements have been published on The New York Times, The China Press, People’s Daily China, The Paper, Hi-Fructose Magazine, T(here) Magazine, Artrepreneur, etc. As the founder of Art America China Project, Jiannan Wu is devoting himself to promoting the art and culture communication between America and China. He successfully curated two Sino-American art exhibitions in Beijing and Dalian in 2018. Jiannan Wu currently works and lives in the New York City.