Han Gao, an interdisciplinary artist, inspired and enraged by growing up in a patriarchal family where shadowy tensions compound damaging dynamics, aims to break traditional orbits of masculine centrism. She explores memory and trauma, revealing their profound impact on experiences and identities. Through sound, moving image, and poetry, Han constructs landscapes resonating with ambivalence and self-understanding struggles.
As an event organiser and workshop facilitator, Han creates innovative spaces that enrich the local community through immersive audio-visual experiences, improvised cooking and crafting activities, and conversations about art, migration, and identity.
Central to Han’s practice is an ongoing poetic diary, inviting viewers to explore environments that trigger emotional responses to confront the complexity of humanity, fostering empathy and understanding.
EDUCATION
2020-2023 BA Fine art with first honours, Goldsmiths, University of London
WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-ongoing Event organiser, art community, open kitchen, @chimimora, London
2023-2024 Junior Fellow of the Art Department, Goldsmiths, University of London
2023 Retail work experience in the fashion luxury industry, London
2021-2022 Customer service at Soho House, London
2020 Gallery assistant, Shanghai
2018-2019 Marketing and Promotion in different music venues; Owner of a lifestyle vintage studio and blogger, China
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2024 “The Storm”, SET Vault, London, UK
2024 “You slap on my face” Live performance, 23 Bar&Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2024 “Born upside down”, AMP Gallery, London, UK
2023 “Uacaging”, Bar Bario, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 Freckle Collective, Pickle factory, London, UK
2023 Goldsmiths BA Fine Arts Degree show, Ben Pimlott Building 4th Floor, London, UK
2023 “immortality”, Take Courage Gallery, London, UK
2023 “Babyteeth”, St.James’ Hatcham Church and Bermondsey Project Gallery, London, UK
2023 “London Look”, University of Fine Arts Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
2022 “寶成screening”, The Art Village, Rotorua, New Zealand
2020 “大老黑”, A villa, Shanghai, China
2020. “MEANING ELSEWHERE”, Masun Gallery, Shanghai, China
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