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Biographie
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1976
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Yuan Yanwu 袁燕舞 was born on February 10th in Yan Si, Anhui Province China.
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Her family came from very different social backgrounds, country people on her father's
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side, intellectual and cultured on her mother's side. This difference was to have a
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considerable effect on her.
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1979
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Up until the age of eight, she led a very simple life, in the country.
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1984
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She
cut herself badly, with a pair of scissors. Her parents sent her to
stay
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with her maternal grandparents in Shanghai, until she had
completely recovered..
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Her
grand father was well educated, and started to teach her calligraphy,
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and how to draw.
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1990
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After primary school, she continued her studies at senior school. . She was very
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interested in photography, and decided to study journalism.
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1994
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She went to Nanjing University.
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There was a phoyography department at the School of journalism and communication
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where she was able to learn the basics of photo journalism. She was particularly interested
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in the work of the international reporters from the Magnum Agency : the American Robert
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Capa (1913-1954), Henri Cartier-Bresson
(1908-2004), George Rodger (1908- 1995) and David
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Seymour (1911-1956).
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She got her Master's degree. .
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1998
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She worked as a journalist for theXinmin Evening News,
in
Shanghai.
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2001
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Badashanren (八大山人 - Zhu Da 朱耷(1626-1705) - Qi Baishi 齐白石 (1864-1957)
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Zheng Banqiao 郑板橋 ( Zheng Xie 郑燮(1693-1765 ) - Van Gogh (1853 -1890) were
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her favourite painters.
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She saw reproductions of paintings in the Louvre..
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She decided that she wanted to live in France, and went to the Alliance Française
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to learn French.
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2003
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She moved to Paris, an enrolled at the School of Journalism at the Pantheon-Assas.
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In the second year of her studies, she applied to do Photography and Multimedia
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studies.
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2006
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She studied in the renowned Photography and Multimedia department at Paris 8 university.
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2008
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She got her degree in technical science ( M.S.T. ) and began working on her Master's.
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2009
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Her first exhibition in Paris was held in the DIX9 Gallery, in the 3rd district, from September
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4th to October 3rd. It was called Youth self-Portraits - part1, .
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2010
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She obtained her master's in Photography and Contemporary Art;
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Danièle Sicard
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Solo exhibitions
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2009
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Youth Self-Portraits - Part 1 Dix9 Gallery Paris France
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2015
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05.02 28.02 Self-Portraits Dix9 Gallery Paris France
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Collective exhibitions
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2006
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Gallery of the France Stadium Saint Denis
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2006
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Cerise Space Paris
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2007
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Forum Le Blanc-Mesnil
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2009
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Cinko Space Paris
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2009
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Lille Art Fair Grand Palais Lille France
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2009
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Slick 09 Cent Quatre Paris France
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2010
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13. 01 17. 01 Photo LA Los Angeles United States
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