Dai Yinglun

The Crowd, Reaching Beyond Human Touch, 2024, Ink and colour on paper, 68 x 45cm

The Crowd, Reaching Beyond Human Touch, 2024, Ink and colour on paper, 68 x 45cm

Artist Dai Yinglun

Dai Yinglun

Dai Yinglun (b. 1987) is a contemporary Chinese painter, trained at the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. Growing up in a small city shaped his perspective on human society. His work explores both collective social behavior and the inner complexity of individual consciousness, capturing the interplay of multiple layers of thought and identity.

Education

2007–2011, Bachelor’s in Cultural Communication and Management, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

2013–2016, Master’s in Chinese Painting, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

Dai Yinglun (b. 1987) graduated from the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in Chinese Painting with a focus on Contemporary Chinese Painting and the study of pictorial language.

Growing up in a small city with rigid social structures, Dai’s work revolves around the human condition, encompassing two layers of meaning: first, an observation of human society, stemming from long-standing curiosity and perplexity, resulting in depictions of groups from individual perspectives; second, an exploration into the inner psyche of each person, examining the interplay and evolution of multiple layers of consciousness and thought within the individual.

The Crowd, Discussions Among the Hills

2024
Ink and colour on paper
68 x 138 cm

The Crowd, Besieged

2025
Ink and colour on paper
68 x 45 cm

Macaques, Customised Holiday

2025
Ink and colour on paper
45 x 34 cm

The Crowd, In Depth

2025
Ink and colour on paper
68 x 45 cm

Selected Exhibitions

2024

Seriously – Dai Yinglun Solo Project, M50 Ban Court, Shanghai, China

2023

Forest of Brush and Ink – Contemporary Post-80s Ink Painting Trio Exhibition, Quanzhou Hezhi Art Museum, Quanzhou, China

2021

Life Ledger – Hong Boming Collection Exhibition, Quanzhou Hezhi Art Museum, Quanzhou, China

2019

Beyond Boundaries – National Ink Invitational Exhibition, Shanghai Wuzhou Art Museum, Shanghai, China

Moving with the Times – Yangtze River Delta Contemporary Ink Exhibition, Wuhu Museum, Wuhu, China

Moving with the Times – Yangtze River Delta Contemporary Ink Exhibition, Shanghai Changning Library, Shanghai, China

Moving with the Times – Yangtze River Delta Contemporary Ink Exhibition, Xiaofeng Songren Art Museum, Yangzhou, China

The Turn of Ink – Contemporary Chinese Ink Invitational, Shanghai Meibo Art Museum, Shanghai, China

The Turn of Ink – Contemporary Chinese Ink Invitational, Xi’an Contemporary Art Museum, Xi’an, China

The Turn of Ink – Contemporary Chinese Ink Invitational, Guangxi Calligraphy and Painting Academy Museum, Guangxi, China

The Turn of Ink – Contemporary Chinese Ink Invitational, Long Museum, Harbin, China

The Turn of Ink – Contemporary Chinese Ink Invitational, Suichang Cultural Center, Suichang, China

Wind·Objects·Memory – Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition, Yanerwan Contemporary Art Museum, Lanzhou, China

Wind·Objects·Memory – Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition, Dafengshang Regeneration Art Museum, Xi’an, China

Falling Paper and Cloud Smoke – Yunding Salon Ink Group Show, Yunding Salon, Hangzhou, China

2018

Parallel Multiplicity – Sino-Western Artists Joint Exhibition, Shanghai, China

Illuminated Objects – Nomination Exhibition of Chinese and International Artists, Banbishan Studio, Shanghai, China

The Edge of Being, Banbishan Studio, Shanghai, China

Clusters – Shanghai Contemporary Ink Invitational, Debi Bund 8, Shanghai, China

Spring Ink – Shanghai University Ink Painting Studio Exhibition, Long Museum, Shanghai, China

2017

Reconstruction of Multiplicity – Shanghai Contemporary Youth Exhibition, Tactile Art Center, Shanghai, China

Left West Right East – 4th Sino-American Outstanding Art Exhibition, Shanghai Lujiazui Center, Shanghai, China

Curtain – Shanghai Youth Ink Annual Exhibition, Shanghai, China

Exclusion – 8-Person Group Show, Shanghai Maritime Art Museum, Shanghai, China

Wild Growth, 798 Artand, Beijing, China

2016

University (Guangzhou) Art Fair, Pazhou, Guangzhou, China

3rd Nanjing International Art Exhibition, Baijia Lake, Nanjing, China

2015

2nd Nanjing International Art Exhibition, Baijia Lake, Nanjing, China

Ma’ershan Art Project – Self-Imprisonment, Ma’ershan, China

Awards & Recognitions

2025

John Moores Painting Prize, Longlist, UK

2021

Artand Annual Artist, China

2018

Illuminated Objects – Nomination Exhibition, Excellence Award, Shanghai, China

11th Annual Exhibition of the New Academy Front, Finalist, China

2017

Left West Right East – 4th Sino-American Outstanding Art Exhibition, Finalist, Shanghai, China

Curtain – Shanghai Youth Ink Annual Exhibition, Gold Award, Shanghai, China

Artand Annual “Most Noteworthy Artist” Award, China

2016

E·Land Excellent Graduation Scholarship, China

3rd Nanjing International Art Exhibition, Finalist, Nanjing, China

2015

2nd Nanjing International Art Exhibition, Finalist, Nanjing, China