Yeehwan is an artist whose practice incorporates drawing, sculpture, video and installation. Her work explores the potential of social relations to inspire change. She is particularly interested in how art engages environmental activism and can generate discourse through encounters and experiences.
Outside of her art practice she undertakes her commitment to social activism and environmentalism in her art teaching, through Buddhism, veganism and by volunteering for various organisations such as the Australian Conservation Foundation and the local food co-op.
Yeehwan was born and raised in Klang, Malaysia. She undertook lessons in painting and drawing throughout her school years. Yeehwan migrated to Australia in 2000 and currently resides in Gamaragal country with her family.
Education
2024 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours Class I), University of Sydney
2023 Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of Sydney
2005 Master of Art (with Merit) Curatorship and Modern Art, University of Sydney
2004 Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications), University of New South Wales
Exhibitions
2024 New Contemporaries 2024, Sydney College of the Arts
2023 New Contemporaries 2023, Sydney College of the Arts
2023 Animal Cultures Conference, Australasian Animal Studies Association, University of Sydney, 27 and 28 November
2015 Seed pod universe, the interconnectedness of all life, Sheffer Gallery
2013 Willoughby Small Sculpture Prize
2011 4A Annual Members Exhibition
Finalist, Willoughby Small Sculpture Prize
New Contemporaries 2023, Sydney College of the Arts, 1-9 December
Seed pod universe, the interconnectedness of all life, Sheffer Gallery
4A Annual Members Exhibition