Wanlin Jiang is a an artist and printmaker based in London. She graduated from the Royal College of Art with a degree in Visual Communication in 2023. Wanlin initially gained attention with her collaborative project Plant Whisper, followed by a series called Plant Secrets. Her work focuses on the study of plants explored through the discipline of Visual Communication as a bridge to create meaningful connections between humans and nature.

She works across different media, ranging from installations, sculptures, sound design, people’s theatre, experimental videos, etchings, paintings, publications and more. She has received widespread press, multiple awards, and has painting and sculptural work in numerous private collections. She is co-founder of Plant Whisper Studio.


🌷 ARTIST STATEMENT

Nature and plants are my inspiration, mentors, confidants and soul mates. If you ask me what I really want to do before my death, I wouldn’t create any artwork. I just want to lie in a bed of plants in peace, listening deeply.

In my mind, creating artwork is not the most important drive. I just choose art as a medium to encounter the plants, to have a conversation, to grow, to become a better human and for us to live in harmony together.


📣 CLIENT

Artsy; Vogue+ China; Kinfolk China; White Noise; Iklectik; abC Art Book Fair; Taoxichuan Art Center; Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Glass Studio; Hangzhou OoEli; Beijing Quanyechang Cultural Arts Center; Cheung Kong School of Art & Design's Museum; Cloud Mountain Biodiversity Conservation and Research Center; Chengdu Happiness Commune Real Estate Development Co.,Ltd; 


📮 CONTACT

E-mail: wanlin.jiang@network.rca.ac.uk
Instagram: @wanlin.j


📚 EDUCATION

2023-Present. Printmaking Journey 
                         Etching Course. Royal Drawing School. London. UK.
                         Screen Printing Course.
                         Collagraph and Carborundum Course. East London Printmaker. London. UK.
                         Stone Lithography Course. Oaks Editions. London. UK.
2020-2023. M.A. Visual Communication. Royal College of Art. London. UK. (GAP in 2022)


💼 WORK

2022. Artist-in-Residence. Taoxichuan Glass Studio. Jingdezhen. PRC.
2021 - Present. Co-founder. Plant Whisper Studio. London. UK
2019. Assistant Researcher & Designer. Cloud Mountain Biodiversity Conservation and Research Center. Yunnan. PRC.


🏆 AWARD

2023. Graduate Award. CAS Open Open 2023 Exhibition. Chape Art Studios. Andover. UK.
2018. Excellence Award of Animation Group. 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area College Animation and Digital Media Creative Competition. PRC.
2018. Honorable Mention of Student Group. Kan Tai-Keung Design Contest. PRC.
2018. Bronze and Finalist Award of Student Group. CGDA2017 Graphic Design Academy Award. PRC.
2016. China National Scholarship. Chinese Government. PRC.


🎞 EXHIBITIONS

2024
Shortlist of RA Summer Exhibition 2024. Main Galleries. Burlington House. UK.
Soplo: Linking and Generating (Taoxichuan Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition).Taoxichuan Glass Studio. Jingdezhen. PRC.

2023
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2023. London. UK.
Vanke Botanical Garden Exhibition Series - Plant Archives. China Vanke Co., Ltd. Shanghai. PRC.
Shape & Context. Chape Art Studios. Andover. UK.
RCA 2023 Show. Truman Brewery. London. UK.
RCASU Enviromental Sustainability Exhibition. RCA Kensington. London. UK.
CAS Open Open Exhibition. St Mary's Chapel. Andover. UK.
Canal Dream Art Festival. London Regent's Canal. London. UK.
RCA WIP Show 2023. RCA White City. London. UK.


2022
White Noise 42rd Edition. Iklectik. London. UK.
Plant Whisper X abC X Hangzhou 2022. OoEli. Hangzhou. PRC.
Plant Whisper X abC X Beijing 2022. Beijing Quanyechang Cultural Arts Center. Beijing. PRC.
RCA Graduate Show 2022. RCA Battersea. London. UK.
Preserved Fresh Flower. Abandoned Ceramic Factory. Jingdezhen. PRC.
Plant Whisper X Taoxichuan Glass Studio 2022. Overpass Tree of Taoxichuan. Jingdezhen. PRC.
RCA WIP Show 2022. RCA White City. London. UK.


2021
What We Talk About. Online.


2020
Kan Tai-Keung Design Award Exhibition Tour. Cheung Kong School of Art & Design's Museum. Guangdong. PRC.
Beijing Design Week. Beijing. PRC.


🔮 MEMBERSHIP

Chape Art Studios. Andover. UK.
East London Printmaker. London. UK.


🎤 SPEECH

2022.Plant Whisper: A Multi-media Journey to Decode the Language of Plants. Beijing Quanyechang Cultural Arts Center 4F Talk Stage. Beijing. PRC.
2022.Taoxichuan Art Centre · International Education Online Lecture X Wanlin Jiang: Exchanging ‘Secrets’ with Plants. Jingdezhen. PRC.


📜 SELECTED PRESS

Artsy. Curated Hang at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2023. November 2023. UK
Kinfolk. Everyone Deserves a Garden Vol.3 Plants Are Whispering. December 2022. PRC.
Vogue+ China. TGIF Cool Kids. June 2022. PRC.
Wild Art Dinner. November 2021. PRC.