Tianyu Wang
b. 1997, in China
Education
2022-2024
MA, The École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) , Switzerland
2015-2019
BA, Communication University of Zhejiang, China
Rewards and Exhibition
2026
Selected for acquisition by Maison des arts Agnès-Varda and artothèque de Grand Quevilly, France.
2025
Winner, Premio Castelfiorentino per le Arti – Fotografia Contemporanea (Open Category), Castelfiorentino, Italy;
Winner, SIYU Awards 2025, Zurich, Switzerland;
Curated by Erik Kessels, 8th Photography Festival, Grenze – Arsenali Fotografici, Verona, Italy;
Autoportraits, espace temps, Paris, France
Gen Z, PhotoElysee Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland;
Festival CIRCULATION(S), 104Paris, Paris, France
DE-CONSTRUCTED Exhibition, PEP, Loopraum, Berlin, Germen;
Published by the issue of Ones to Watch 2025, British Journal of Photography, London, UK;
Selected by the Silence Awareness Existence residency program, Hämeenkyrö, Finland
Selected by the Metaxu Residences d' Artistes 2025, Toulon, France
Work acquired by the Ente Cambiano and Banca Cambiano 1884 Art Collection, Italy.
Featured on 1000words, L'oeil de la photographie Magzine, Squive Magzine, Slash Magzine, Velvet Eyes Magzine, Der Greif, PH Museum, Arttaca etc.
2024
Winner, the special mention prize of Fondazione Francesco Fabbri, Italy
the Shortlist the Prix Photoforum 2024, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
the Shortlist FotoFabbrica Prize, Diecixdieci Call For Photobooks 2024, Italy
the Shortlist of Artphilein 2024 Photo Book Contest, Lugano, Switzerland;
Kapitel #1, Studio Tabac,Stockholm, Swden
2023
Curated by Yining He, Go East - the China Young Artists Online Forum, China;
Work experience
2017 - 2022
Worked full-time in photo editing and book design in Jiazazhi press
Photo editor and book designer of Sun Yanchu‘s Developer Paintings (2022), Wang Yingying‘s Where My Heart Settles down (2022), Liyang’s 404 (2019), GaoYan’s The Wind Island (2019) etc.
These photobooks participated in various phonebook fairs, such as the Unseen Amsterdam Photography Fair, Polycopies book fair, Offprint London, Booked: Hong Kong ArtBook Fair, etc.
2025
Co-founder, mil.lieux, Paris-based curatorial collective