Think like a man of action and act like a man of thougth. I hold it to be inalienable right of anyone to do it in his own way.

Andy Yen Born in Taiwan at 1985.

Doctoral Program in Art Creation and Theory, Tainan National University of the Arts.
Doctor of Applied Arts, National Chiao Tung University.
Master of Fashion and Communications Design, Shih Chien University.
Bachelor of Fine Arts with minor in Drama, National University of Tainan.

Andy Yen is an artist based in Taiwan. He has exhibited his works in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Taipei, Tokyo, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. including “Asia Contemporary Art Show”, “Young Art Taipei”, “Art Taipei”, and other international Art fair. Also been selected in many of the prestigious competitions around the Taiwan.

Besides visual art, Andy Yen also approached multidisciplinary fields of creation, such as fashion, multimedia, installation, and photography. As an interdisciplinary creative artist, With his strong personal visual style, he is very keen on creating different forms of arts and also specializes in interdisciplinary integration.

He organized “Freedom men Art Organization”, an active young artist collective in 2006. Furthermore, in 2012, he created his own clothing brand “Organs without body” taking his creativity to a new field. In the same year, he has made his way towards art and creativity and founded an alternative art space “Freedom Men Art Apartments” and build “Freedom Men Art & Design Co., Ltd.”.

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RESIDENCY RECORD
2016 「Swatch Art Peace Hotel」-Shanghai, China
2016 「Young Artists’ Residency Program of SCFAI」-Chongqing, China
2015 「Dongguan Young Artists’ Residency Program」-Dongguan, China
2013 「CMP Creative LAB」- Parklane, Taichung, Taiwan
2013 「435 Art Studio」- 435 Art Zone, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2012 「Art & Fashion International Artists’ Residency」- KHOJ Artists’ Association, New Delhi, India
2012 「Stock20 Artists’ Residency」- Art Network of the Railway Warehouses, Taichung, Taiwan

 
SOLO EXHIBITION
2014 「Organs without body」– K11 Art Mall, Hong Kong
2012 「Petri Dish」- Black & White Art Space｜Tadpole Point｜Good Cho’s, Taichung｜Taipei, Taiwan
2012 「Split Up」- Salt Peanuts, Taipei, Taiwan
2012 「Visual Mind‧Thought Graphically」 – Eslite Bookstore, Taichung, Taiwan

2012 「Spreading」– Allo Friend, Taichung, Taiwan
2011 「Space Puzzle」– MOCA Studio, Taipei, Taiwan

2011 「Back to the start」– CMP block+, Taipei, Taiwan

2011 「Organs without body」– Ino Cafe’, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「Andy Yen is not Andy Yen」– Taipeier Cafe, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「Gradual of The Transition」– Côte à Côte, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 「Lo-Fi Facsimile」– Mo!relax Cafe, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 「Organs without body」– Free Hugs Street Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2008 「Color cells」– Safulak Art Village Gallery, Hhinchu, Taiwan

2008 「Linearity, Non-linearity」– Wen Ying Gallery of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Taichung, Taiwan

 
ART FAIR
2015 「Taipei Free Art Fair」- Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 「Art Feast Summer」-Umekita SHIP, Osaka, Japan
2014 「Taipei Free Art Fair」- Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 「Asia Contemporary Art Show」- Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong
2012 「Photo Taipei Hotel Art Fair」– The Westin Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan


2011 「Art Taipei」– Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2011 「Young Art Taipei Contemporary Hotel Art Fair」– Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
2010 「Young Art Taipei Contemporary Hotel Art Fair」– Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
2009 「Photo Taipei Hotel Art Fair」– The Westin Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 「Art Taipei」– Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 「Young Art Taipei Contemporary Hotel Art Fair」– Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan

 
GROUP EXHIBITION
2015 「Super-Novart」-Flugent ART Gallery & House Of Bricks & MauMau, Macau, Turkey, Melbourne
2015 「point-line-surface」-The 201 Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
2015 「The twentieth anniversary of SLY Art Space」-NCUE Baisha Arts Center, Changhua, Taipei
2015 「Twinings Tea Art Show」- Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 「Summer Rock」- Shin Kong Mitsukoshi,Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 「The Infinite Imaginary Space」- Haus Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 「Simple Life」- Expo Big Stage, Shanghai, China
2014 「Green Ripples Art Festival」- Parklane, Taichung, Taiwan
2014 「OK! Creative trends show」- Futian Sports Park, Shenzhen, China
2014 「St.ART Delhi」- Shahpur Jat, New Delhi, India
2013 「Green Ripples Art Festival」- Parklane, Taichung, Taiwan
2012 「Super-Novart」- Freedom Men Art Apartments, Taichung, Taiwan
2013 「LET’S COLOR 435」- 435 Art Zone, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2012 「Asia Contemporary Art Show」- Grand Hyatt Hotel , Hong Kong
2012 「ART into FASHION」-SLY Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2012 「Paradise Road plan」- CMP Block Museum, Taichung, Taiwan
2012 「Peculiarity in the pleasure park」-SLY Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2012 「Go Birdy! The Gourmet Action.」-Park Lane by Splendor, Taichung, Taiwan

2012 「Idea of Fashion Ed.II : Crossovers between Art & Fashion」- KHOJ Studio, New Delhi, India
2012 「Immigration」- Stock20 in Taichung Railway Station, Taichung, Taiwan

2011 「GEISAI TAIWAN＃3」-Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan

2011 「Lomography Diana World Tour」- Lomography Gallery Store, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 「Collider」- 435 Arts District, New Taipei city, Taiwan
2011 「Contemp Fallfest」– Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 「STAY REAL DREAMS」– Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan


2011 「Born! Boom! Contemporary Art Exhibition」– CMP BLOCK, Taichung, Taiwan

2010 「GEISAI TAIWAN＃2」– Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「Art Supply MOCA Public Art Exhibition」– Ximending Wanhua Plaza No.406, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「Culture X Creativity」– Ximending, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「Young Designers’ Exhibition」– Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan


2010 「ChinWan -The Exhibition of Contemporary Art」– Dynasty Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009 「ORGANIC」– Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 「GEISAI TAIWAN」– Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan

2009 「Dream or Truth」– Dynasty Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan


2008 「The 26th Taoyuan Fine Arts Exhibition」– Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

2008 「GEISAI MUSEUM#2」– Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

 
AWARDS
2012 DULUX Color and Space Art Award, Second price
2011  STAY REAL DREAMS, Contemporary Art Award, First price

2010  YOUNG ART TAIPEI, Young Art Award, Selected

2008  The 26th TaoYuan Arts Exhibition of Tao Yuan County, Western Painting, Selected

2008  Arts Exhibition of Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, Western Painting, Selected

2008  Republic of China International Arts Association Exhibition, Western Painting, Selected

2007  ABN AMRO Young Artist Award, Selected

2007  Republic of China International Arts Association Exhibition, Western Painting, Selected

2006  ABN AMRO Young Artist Award, Selected

2006  Arts Exhibition of Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, Western Painting, Selected

 
CROSSOVER PROJECTS
2011 「Lomography Diana World Tour」 – Lomography Gallery Store, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 「L’OREAL TAIWAN Summer Seminars opening shows」, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「RADO TAIWAN Unlimited Spirits」 24hours art street live painting, Taipei, Taiwan

2010 「CONVERSE TAIWAN ”YOU’RE IT”」art video show, Taipei, Taiwan

 
COLLECTIONS
2010  Organs without body No.44, Private Collection, Taipei, Taiwan

2010  Organs without body No.55, Private Collection, Taipei, Taiwan

2010  Organs without body W No.1, MORI YU GALLERY Collection, Tokyo, Japan

2009  Organs without body No.62, Private Collection, Taipei, Taiwan

2009  Organs without body No.43, YOUNG ART TAIPEI, Private Collection, Taipei, Taiwan

2009  Organs without body No.77, Free Hugs street GALLERY Collection, Taipei, Taiwan

2008  Organs without body No.28, Private Collection, Osaka, Japan