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Major Solo and Group Exhibitions

Political and Social Engagement Yadanar Win's work explores themes of resistance, identity, and social justice. Through performance, video, and installation, she challenges power structures and amplifies marginalized voices. Notable exhibitions include:

  • 2025: "Until the End of the World"  video performance for the 4th anniversary of the coup d'état, DadaLab Art Studio, Austin, Texas, USA.

  • 2024: "Our Voices, Our Needs"  installation, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.

  • 2024: "Echoes of Struggles" solo dance and performance, Unikate Festival, Theatre am Torbogen, Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany.

  • 2024: "ဆင်ဆာ" mixed media installation, Festival de Vision d’Exilés, Château de Servières, Marseille, France.

  • 2020: "Stealing Public Place" co-lateral event, Singapore Art Biennale, The Substation, Singapore.

  • 2019: "Dissensus" Venice International Performance Art Week, C32 Performing Art Space, Venice, Italy.

  • 2014: "Mirror and Monitor of Democracy in Asia" Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, South Korea.

  • 2014: "Freedom Under Construction" HOM Art Trans Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • 2012: "Human Trafficking Awareness Public Art Event" public art installation, Times Square Park, Yangon, Myanmar.

Feminism and Identity

A key theme in Yadanar Win’s practice is the exploration of gender, identity, and the female experience in oppressive systems. Her works have been exhibited in major institutions worldwide:

  • 2023: "Anonymous Women"  photo and performance, Ongoing Art Space, Tokyo, Japan.

  • 2022: "Sweet Trauma" solo performance, Festival Transform, Marseille, France.

  • 2019: "She, Her, Hers" American Center, Yangon, Myanmar.

  • 2018: "Practical Encounters" solo performance, Feminism and Pop Culture, District Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

  • 2017: "Beyond Boundaries" American Center, Yangon, Myanmar.

  • 2015: "Art for the Planet" solo performance, Institut Français, Yangon, Myanmar.

  • 2014: "Women Forum for Peace" solo performance, Excel Treasure Hall, Yangon, Myanmar.

  • 2013: "Gender Under Reflection" New Zero Art Space & Lawkanat Gallery, Yangon, Myanmar.

Multimedia and Experimental Art 

Yadanar Win integrates video, installation, and digital media in her practice, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art. Her participation in international art festivals and exhibitions includes:

  • 2024: "Suspense"  installation, Beaux-Arts de Paris, France.

  • 2024: "Voices of Rebirth" installation and performance, Art-O-Rama, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France.

  • 2023: "Die Fliege is a Fly in Volo" installation and performance, Ar/Ge Kunst Gallery, Bolzano, Italy.

  • 2023: "Memories for the Future" photography, Asia Society France, Paris, France.

  • 2023: "DohAYay"  installation, POUSH, Paris, France.

  • 2021: "Asia Pacific Triennial" Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland, Australia.

  • 2021: "Time Sensitive" video art, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, Virginia, USA.

  • 2020: "LIA Spring Group Show" Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany.

  • 2018: "Now, Here and Again" 8th Yeosu International Art Festival, Yeosu, South Korea.

  • 2014: "17th NIPAF Asia Performance Art Festival" Tokyo, Miyazaki, and Nagano, Japan.

  • 2013: "The 7th Move on Asia" video art festival, Gallery Loop, Seoul, South Korea.

Yadanar Win continues to push the limits of contemporary art through performances, installations, and collaborations that address urgent social and political issues.

Yadanar Win

Yadanar Win: A visionary artist from Myanmar based in Marseille, France. Her art fuses body and performance, breaking free from traditional forms. A decade in the cultural scene in Myanmar, she organizes transformative projects, addressing Myanmar’s struggles for peace and democracy. Since 2011, Yadanar participated several art exhibitions and exchanges throughout Europe, Asia, America, and Australia. Fearless and captivating, her work sheds light on societal complexities, inspiring positive change worldwide. An influential figure, she leaves in indelible mark on the local art landscape, encouraging creativity for transformation. After the coup d’état in 2021, she left the country and passionately engaged in political art activities in support of the Myanmar revolution against dictatorship.

Art for Revolution, Art for Freedom, Keeping Culture alive through Art 

© 2025 by Yadanar Win.

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