Yuqi Fan is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Providence, RI, working across jewelry, photography, and painting. Her practice explores the intricate and emotional relationships people and their beloved objects, drawing inspiration from subcultures such as doll-keeping. By researching the loneliness epidemic and related psychological theories about object attachment issues, she explores how objects such as jewelry can serve as vessels for emotion, memory, and identity.
Yuqi’s work invites the viewer to engage in intimate, surreal experiences that blur the line between reality and fantasy. Her works delve into how desire and care for an object can shape our relationships with the material world.
Contact
E-mail: alicefsc200722@gmail.com
TEL:
401-440-0120
Education
MFA in Jewelry + Metalsmithing Rhode Island School Of Design
05/2025
BFA School of The Art Institute of Chicago
05/2022
Exhibitions
SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, Virtual, 2025
Graduate Show, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2025
Jewelry + Metalsmithing Biennial, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2025
Jewelry + Metalsmithing Triennial, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2025
SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA, 2024
In The Palms of Our Hands, Brown University List Art Center, Providence, RI, USA, 2023
Undergraduate Show, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, 2022
Gallery of AIADO, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, 2022
Remote Landing, OmniArt Exhibition, Beijing, China, 2021
Work Experience
Office Assistant
01/2025 - 05/2025 Rhode Island School of Design
Assist departmental exhibition installation.
Support departmental activities, contacting visiting artists and designing posters.
Instructor
09/2024 - 12/2024 Rhode Island School of Design
Teaching the fall semester 'Jewelry Introduction' course.
Jewelry Design Intern
05/2024 - 08/2024 TIAI Jewelry
Designing a new jewelry collection, managing its development, and production.
Photoshoot for new jewelry pieces and social media posting.
Teaching Assistant
02/2024 - 05/2024 Rhode Island School of Design
Assist Junior Jewelry Studio courses.
Support teaching in class, prepare demo materials before class.
Online Clothing Shop Owner
01/2018 - 01/2023 StarWave Original Design
Creating new designs and finding other designers to collaborate with.
Keep track of clothing production, conduct both still and on-model photo shoots
Social media and financial management.
Intern
07/2022 - 09/2022 Faladini Culture And Art
Design and modeling with clay and 3D software.
Intern
06/2020 - 09/2020 Xinjinjie Art Space
Organizing and designing posters for art exhibitions.