Yina Chan
Address: Forbundet Frie Fotografer, Møllergata 34, 0179 Oslo
The studio is open Sunday 27 April from 12-17
Yina Chan is a photographer whose work explores (cultural) identity through a multicultural lens. With exhibitions at Nordic Light Festival and Oslo Negativ, her artistic practice spans diverse mediums. Her photography, featured in permanent collections like Oslo Metropolitan University, captures nuanced moments of human experience. Chan’s educational journey from Goldsmiths College to the Norwegian School of Photography has shaped her unique visual storytelling. A member of Forbundet Frie Fotografer and the collective A Female Gaze.
Photography
Alter Ego, Yina Chan, C-print, digital photo, 50x50 cm, 2023, Photo: Yina Chan.
Effortless Grace - An Oxymoron, Yina Chan, C-print, digital photo, 2024, Oslo Negativ, photo: Yina Chan
Planned projects and exhibitions
Book launch june 2025, exhibition in Trondheim and Fredrikstad 2026.
CV
EDUCATION:
2024: Norwegian School of Photography. Masterclass in Photo Project Development.
1998-2000: Robert Meyer Art College for Photography and Digital Media.
1995-1998: Goldsmiths College, University of London. Bachelor of Arts with Honours. Media, Communications & Sociology.
EXHIBITIONS:
2024: Act Naturally. Group exhibition with A Female Gaze. Photo Festival Oslo Negativ.
2024: Anniversary exhibition FFF 40 years. Fotogalleriet, Oslo.
2024: SELF-ish part 1. Group exhibition with A Female Gaze. Oslo Metropolitan University.
2023: SELF-ish part 2. Group exhibition. Gallery Hos Arne. Exhibition and artist talk.
2023: Alter Ego. Nordic Light Festival of Photography. Invited exhibitor, with presentation.
2023: SELF-ish part 1. Group exhibition with A Female Gaze. Photo Festival Oslo Negativ.
2023: There is More. Group exhibition. Gallery Grotten.
2022: As Long as You Go Somewhere. Photography/drawing collaboration with Tone Emblemsvåg. Pop-up gallery Harbitz Torg.
2021: Romeriksutstillingen. Juried exhibition with photography from the series Alter Ego.
2021: Alter Ego. Photo exhibition at Culture Night Square, in collaboration with Oslo Culture Night, The Agency for Cultural Affairs.
2017: Photography Day. Juried group exhibition. Preus Museum, Horten.
2016: No Child Should Die in the Mediterranean. Group exhibition for Save the Children. The Norwegian Theater.
2007: Photography Day. Juried group exhibition. Preus Museum.
2003: A Spanish One. Autumn Color Festival, Peer Gynt Culture Festival, Hundorp, Vinstra.
2003: Rockfoto. Juried group exhibition. Hultsfred Festival, Sweden.
2002: Traffic Jam – Innercity Art Attack. Installation, photo, collage. Group exhibition. Skur 55 Bjørvika, Oslo.
2002: Wild Weekend. Photo/installation. Gamla, Oslo.
2002: Rockfoto. Juried group exhibition. Awarded 2nd place. Hultsfred Festival, Sweden.
2001: Paradise. Photo installation. Robert Meyer Art College, Oslo.
2001: Rockfoto. Juried group exhibition. Hultsfred Festival, Sweden.
2000: Mouth Over Oslo. Photo exhibition with eight different black/white images on 100 billboards in Oslo.