SIAN FAN
1991
EDUCATION
2018-2020
Central Saint Martins, MA Fine Art, Distinction
2011-2014
The University of Brighton, BA Performance & Visual Art Dance, 1st Class with Hons
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Cyborgian Bodies, Virginia Bianchi Gallery @ Biennale dell'immagine, Chiasso, Switzerland & Online
Current, Essex Cultural Diversity Project, Chelmsford, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Creeper's luncheon, Deformal X Mock Jungle, Bologna, Italy
Finally: Central Saint Martins Graduate Show, Ugly Duck, London, UK
Staring and Morphing, The Minories, Colchester, UK
Served, Sarabande Foundation, London, UK
Digital Art Month, Contemporary and Digital Art Fair, Paris, France
Corpus Mentis, The Vov X Sarabande Foundation, Online
Arte na Quarentena, Mostra Museu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Digital Realness, Site Gallery, Online
Maratona di Visione, Virginia Bianchi Gallery, Online
2020
House of Bandits, Sarabande Foundation @ Burberry, London, UK
Digital Art Month, Contemporary and Digital Art Fair, Miami, USA
Artist Showcase Program, Urban Screens, Sydney, Australia
Digital Art Month, Contemporary and Digital Art Fair, New York, USA
May Fair Art Weekend Showreel, The May Fair Hotel, London, UK
Off-site: Designing at a Distance, London Design Festival, Granary Square, London, UK
Graduate Showcase, Central Saint Martins, Online
Do Knot With 'Er', Lux, Online
15, Online Performance Art Festival, Online
Becomings, APT Gallery, London, UK
Sale, Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London, UK
2019
Creative Lab, Arcade East, London, UK
STORYHACK, British Council, Tirana, Albania
Lives of Net Art, Tate Modern, London, UK
Vanishing Point: The Curation and Preservation of Virtual Reality, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
We Are Here We Are, Apiary Studios, London, UK
Movement, Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London, UK
2018
PlayUK, British Council, Western Balkans, Bulgaria
Techno Utopia by G_url Project, Sluice Gallery, London, UK
Plugin, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
Play Back, ICA, London, UK
The Finder, Offsite Project, Online
2017
Her Visions, Second Home, London, UK
TECHNE X The Wrong, The Wrong Biennale, Online
We: You, Me, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
Ignition: First Acts, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK
Float Digital, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
Play Back, SPACE Studios, London, UK
Media Art Fair Germany, Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen, Germany
2016
You Don't Own Me, Isthisit, Online
Andy Warhol: Digital Factory Residency, Firstsite, Colchester, UK
Out On Tour, The Gibberd Gallery, Harlow, UK
2015
After Dark, Cuckoo Farm Studios, Colchester, UK
2014
Graduate Show, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
Brighton Festival, Grand Parade Gallery, Brighton, UK
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES & COMMISSIONS
2021
V&A Digital Wonderlands Residency
New Covent Garden Market Vitrine Commission
Lumen Prize (Longlist)
Facebook Oculus Quill Residency
Goldsmiths InteractML VR Residency
2020
Site Gallery Fresh Takes Commission
Sarabande Foundation Studio Artist Residency
Essex Cultural Diversity Projects: Essex 2020 Commission
Artsthread X ID Global Design Graduate Show Digital Arts Winner
Spill Open (Shortlist)
Lumen Prize (Longlist)
Signals Communication in Times of Crisis Commission
MullenLowe Nova Award Nomination
Social Convention LABS Residency
The Place Choreodrome (Shortlist)
Phoenix Idle Web Commission
Firstsite Collectors Award
2019
Arcade East Creative Lab
BBC New Creatives Commission
The UAL Mona Hatoum Scholarship
2018
South East Dance Flourish Fund (Shortlist)
2017
Firstsite Collectors Award
Collusion Commissions (Shortlist)
Ignition Catalyst Award
2016
Random Acts Ignition Commission
Gibberd Gallery: Out On Tour Commission
Firstsite Digital Factory Residency
2015
ENAS Travel Award
2014
Seoul National University Outstanding Creative Achievement Award
TALKS
2021
Site Salons: Sian Fan X The White Pube, Site Gallery
Phantom Futures: Performing Creative Technologies, Anglia Ruskin University
Stand Up for Diversity, Essex Cultural Diversity Project
In Conversation: Sian Fan and Victoria Lucas discuss Phantom, Site Gallery
Striking the dis_cord: Recoding feminisms across digital art practice - panellist, Goldsmith Computer Arts and Lumen Art Projects
Working Across Physical and Digital, Art // Tech // Play, DanceEast X Collusion
Exploring Waterways - panellist, Ignite X CSES
2020
Curator's Radar Podcast, Agora Digital
Co-creation and Collaboration in Digital Art - panellist, Social Convention
OTHER PROJECTS
2020
Curator and Social Media Manager, Slash Arts Gallery
Critique Leader, BA XD Pathway Student Crits, Central Saint Martins
2019
Creative Technologist, Katie Dale Everett Dance
2018
Workshop Leader, Creative Unity: VR and AR Workshop, Open School East,
AR App Developer, Rebecca Taylor X Tilt Brush X Google Fall18 Presentation, NYC Fashion Week
2017
Animator, HELP, by Viki Browne, Edinburgh Fringe
Producer, Elements Silver Campaign
Producer, Fred Bennett Campaign
2016
Designer, Flipside Exhibition Catalogue, Firstsite Gallery
Producer, D for diamond Campaign