Jennifer Boyuan Han

Art for the Family, 2025

rice paper, acrylic on canvas

20 x 20 inches

C-lective Curator’s Cut:

This piece is Jennifer’s love letter to the non-traditional family, reflecting her upbringing surrounded by diverse cultural identities. For her, family was defined not by sameness, but by love, connection, and shared time. Each figure in the work represents a different background, unified through vibrant colors and warmth. Yet, the presence of wires as hair signals the inescapable role of technology, a thread woven through even her earliest memories. Did it connect her family? Sometimes. Did it steal moments? Certainly. Jennifer invites us to reflect on our own memories, embrace difference, and imagine a future where human connection matters more than digital interference.

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We Love Jennifer. She is a Chinese-born, California-based multimedia artist who explores the intersections of identity, family, culture, and technology. Drawing from her own experiences growing up in a multicultural, non-traditional family, Han challenges conventional definitions of family and belonging. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Fine Art at California College of the Arts.

Jennifer Boyuan Han

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, California College of the Arts, December 2018

    Master of Fine Arts in Painting, California College of the Arts, June 2026

  • Special Merit Award, “All‑Women” Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Art Gallery (2018)

    All‑College Honor, California College of the Arts (2018)

    1st Place, Pam June Naik Video Art Festival, Washington, D.C. (2016)

    Founder of Wow Art Studio, Nanjing, China

    Member, Association of Chinese Young Artists, Nanjing, China

    Various solo and ground exhibitions in China, Rome, and the United States.

“I want people to see the beauty in complexity — in mixed families, in tangled wires, in the moments we lose to technology and the ones we still manage to hold on to.”

By incorporating Chinese cultural symbols, such as the Meiping vase, and layering them with contemporary digital references, Han bridges tradition and futurism. Her art becomes a space for questioning the ways technology redefines relationships, memory, and even the self. Han’s practice invites viewers to reflect on their own stories: the ways they connect, remember, and evolve in an increasingly digital world.