Chengyan Tan
“When I draw, the pencil
moves with rhythmic slowness.
Thoughts, emotions, and quiet sounds pass through me, gradually taking form on the page — not only as images, but as an invitation to touch something invisible, yet always present.”
moves with rhythmic slowness.
Thoughts, emotions, and quiet sounds pass through me, gradually taking form on the page — not only as images, but as an invitation to touch something invisible, yet always present.”
Chengyan Tan is a Chinese artist based in Italy. Working primarily with colored pencil, she creates soft, layered abstract drawings that move between memory, emotion, and inner space. Her practice explores the quiet transition between the seen and the unseen, inviting stillness and slow contemplation.
Contact:
For art print inquiries, licensing, collaborations, editorial projects, or original artwork availability, please contact Chengyan Tan.
Email: yumetan@gmail.com
Instagram: @chengyan_tan
Instagram: @chengyan_tan
Selected Works
A selection of recent drawings that unfold like quiet gates into inner landscapes. Through delicate layers of color, these works explore the fluid space between reality and dream, stillness and reflection.
Inner Gate
Colored pencil on paper, 2019
Available as art print
Mirror Gate Contemplation
Colored pencil on paper, 2026
Available as art print
Breathing Gate
Colored pencil on paper, 2021
Available as art print
Four Entrances
Colored pencil on paper 2021
Available as art print
Colored pencil on paper 2021
Available as art print
Mirror Lake
Colored pencil on paper 2022
Colored pencil on paper 2022
Light and the Sea
Colored pencil on paper 2022
Colored pencil on paper 2022
Selected CV
Education
MFA, Utrecht School of the Arts, Utrecht, The Netherlands
BA, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Art & Design Department, Shanghai, China
BA, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Art & Design Department, Shanghai, China
Selected Exhibitions
2021 — Crossing Realities, Sino Italian Design Exchange Center, Shanghai, China
2021 — Design, Nature and the Pluriverse, Pan-Tongji Design Week, Shanghai, China
2021 — Endless Visions, Design Shanghai @ Xintiandi Design Festival, Shanghai, China
2010 — The Visible Progress of the Invisible, B32, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009 — Open End, Solo Exhibition, Stir Gallery, Shanghai, China
2021 — Design, Nature and the Pluriverse, Pan-Tongji Design Week, Shanghai, China
2021 — Endless Visions, Design Shanghai @ Xintiandi Design Festival, Shanghai, China
2010 — The Visible Progress of the Invisible, B32, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009 — Open End, Solo Exhibition, Stir Gallery, Shanghai, China
Media
2019 — CHI Media, Artist Feature: Chengyan Tan, China
2018 — Neocha, Balancing Act: Chengyan Tan’s Art, China
2018 — Neocha, Balancing Act: Chengyan Tan’s Art, China
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