Biographie

1976

Yuan Yanwu  袁燕舞 was born on February 10th in Yan Si, Anhui Province, in China.
Her family came from very different social backgrounds, country people on her father's side, intellectual and cultured on her mother's side. This difference was to have a considerable effect on her.

1979

Up until the age of eight, she led a very simple life, in the country.

1984

She cut herself badly, with a pair of scissors. Her parents sent her to stay with her maternal grandparents in Shanghai, until she had completely recovered.
Her grand father was well educated, and started to teach her calligraphy, and how to draw.

1990

After primary school, she continued her studies at senior school. She was very interested
in photography, and decided to study journalism.

1994

She went to Nanjing University.
There was a phoyography departmant at the School of journalism and communication where she was able to learn the basics of photo journalism. She was particularly interested in the work of the international reporters from the Magnum Agency : the American Robert Capa 1913-1954, Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908-2004, George Rodger 1908- 1995 and David Seymour 1911-1956.

1998

She got her Master's degree.
She worked as a journalist for the Xinmin Evening News, in Shanghai.

2001

Her favourite painters were Badashanren 八大山人 (Zhu Da朱耷) 1626-1705, Qi Baishi 齐白石1864-1957, Zheng Banqiao郑板橋 (Zheng Xie郑燮) 1693-1765, Van Gogh 1853-1890.
She saw reproductions of paintings in the Louvre.
She decided that she wanted to live in France, and went to the Alliance Française in Shanghai, to learn French.

2003

She came to Paris, an enrolled at the School of Journalism at the Pantheon-Assas University. In the second year of her studies, she applied to do Photography and Multimedia studies.

2006

She studied in the renowned Photography and Multimedia department at Paris 8 university.

2008

She got her degree in technical science ( M.S.T. ) and began working on her Master's degree.

2009

Her first exhibition in Paris was held in the DIX9 Gallery, in the 3rd district, from September 4th to October 3rd. It was called Youth self-Portraits - part1, 

2010

She obtained her master's in Photography and Contemporary Art

Danièle Sicard

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