ABOUT
Yidan Guo / Eedon
From 2013 to 2019, Yidan Guo was a Visiting Professor and guest artist, who taught art at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, UT. Prior to this, she served as a faculty member with the School of Art at Renmin University in Beijing, China.
By the age of 15, Yidan earned acceptance to the art School Affiliated to China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)-the most prestigious fine art institution in China. At the Academy, Yidan completed eight years of rigorous training, received her Bachelor of Art degree in Chinese Painting. In 2005 Yidan earned a master’s degree in Philosophy from Renmin University in Beijing, China.
Yidan has had several solo exhibitions in the United States and in China. Her artwork has been selected for inclusion in a number of juried exhibitions and group shows. Yidan’s work is part of several collections, including China Central Academy of Fine Arts, The Chinese Artists Association, Southern Utah University, Edgar & Helen Studies Center in Shaanxi, China, and University of Missouri-Kansas City Foundation.
Yidan currently lives in Pocatello, Idaho and is an MFA candidate in the Department of Art at Idaho State University.
Yidan Guo: Back to Then ( Self Portrait ) 2015
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Painting & Drawing Expected Grad. May, 2023
Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Master of Philosophy in Aesthetics May 2005
Renmin University, Beijing, China
Bachelor of Arts in Painting May 1998
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Experience
M.F.A Candidate & GTA Aug. 2020-Present
Department of Art, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Board Member & Annual Juried Exhibition Coordinator Nov. 2019-Mar. 2021
Bingham Arts Council, Blackfoot, Idaho
Visiting Professor of Art Aug. 2013-May 2019
Southern Utah University, Utah
Solo Exhibitions
2022 From the Yellow River to the Snake River: Stories of Chinese Tradition Across Time and Space
Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID. Feb. 24-Aug. 31
2020 Yidan Guo: From Perception to Connection
Idaho Falls Arts Council, Willard Arts Center, Idaho Falls, ID. Sep. 3-Nov. 8
2019 The Art of Introspection: Figure Painting by Yidan Guo
Artspace Gallery on the CSN North Las Vegas Campus, Las Vegas, NV. July 12-Sep. 3
2018 Yidan Guo: Searching of Souls
Art Works Gallery, Cedar City, UT Apr. 23-May 18
2017 Yidan Guo: Watercolor: East VS West
Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT. Aug. 11-Sep. 22
2016 Yidan Guo: Portraits of Oriental Nostalgia– Ameristar Gallery Emerging Artist Series
Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. May 6-June 17
2015 Yidan Guo: Chinese Meticulous Painting
Z-Arts Canyon Community Center gallery, Springdale, UT. July 21-Aug. 31
2013 Scenery of Next Stop – Yidan Guo’s Plein Air Painting
Teacher Center, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. May 23-June 23
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2022 10th Annual Green Mountain Watercolor National Exhibition
Big Red Barn at Lareau Farm, Waitsfield, VT. June 20th-July 24th
2022 47th Western Federation Watercolor Societies Exhibition
Expo New Mexico Fine Arts Building, Albuquerque, NM. May 6-June 5
2021 Annual Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Membership Exhibition; 3rd Place
Boise State University Student Union Gallery, Boise, ID. May 28 -June 23
2021 46th Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition
Utah Cultural Celebration Center, UT. May 6, 2021-une 23
2020 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition; Third Place
Carr Gallery, Idaho Falls Arts Council, ID. Mar. 19-May 31
2017 49th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition; Henry Fukuhara Memorial Award
City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA. Oct. 14-Dec. 17
2015 Contemporary Painting 2015; Honorable Mention Awarded.
Western Colorado Center for the Art, Grand Junction, CO. May 15-June 24
2015 The Twenty-First Century Body, running concurrently with the Fortieth Annual Meeting of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle.
Humanities & Arts department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA, Oct. 1-Nov. 6
2010 “Yang Mo Tang” 2009 Juried Art Exhibition
Yang Mo Tang Fine Arts Gallery, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
2009 China’s National Chinese Paintings Juried Exhibition 2009
Anhui Museum, Anhui Province, China, Organized by Chinese Artists Association, China
2006 China’s 6th National Juried Exhibition Of Chinese Painting Art Museum of China, Beijing, China. Collected by Chinese Artists Association
2005 China’s 7th Nationwide Juried Exhibition of Watercolor and Gouache
Zhengzhou Art Museum, Henan province, China, Organized by The Chinese Artists Association, China
2005 Beijing Artists Association: The 4th Juried Exhibition of Emerging Artists
CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibitions
2019 Colonial Centennial Exhibition
Carr Gallery / Willard Art Center, Idaho Falls, ID. Nov. 21-Jan. 5, 2020
2019 IMPACT: An Exhibition of SUU Art & Design Faculty and Alumni
Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT. Jan. 10-Mar. 15
2018 SUU Art & Design Faculty Annual Exhibition 2018
Southern Utah Museum of Art, , UT. Jan. 18-Feb. 24
2016 SUU Art & Design Faculty Annual Exhibition 2016
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, SUU, Cedar City, UT. Jan. 7-Feb. 6
2015 2015 Southern Utah Art Invitational
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, SUU, Cedar City, UT. June 26-Aug. 28
2015 Adams Theatre 2015 Farewell Art Exhibit
Randall L. Jones Theatre, Cedar City, UT. June 25-Oct. 31
2014 The 60th Anniversary Exhibition – Fine Arts School Affiliated to China Central Academy of Fine Arts
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China. Mar. 29-Apr. 8
2013 Chinese Now: Contemporary Portraits – Renmin University of China School of Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
Ann Arbor Gallery, University of Michigan, MI. U.S. Nov. 15-Dec. 21
2013 Inverse Conversations – Graduate Students & Faculty Art Exhibition, Renmin University of China and Arizona State University
798 Art Bridge Gallery, Beijing 798 Art Zone, China. Sep. 6-18
2013 Chinese People Now – Renmin University of China School of Arts Faculty Exhibition
Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, Kean University, NJ. June 5-Sep. 20
2009 Tenth Anniversary of the Establishment of School of Art, Renmin University – School of Arts & National Taiwan University of Arts Faculty Exhibition
School of Arts, Renmin University, Beijing, China