• Born in 2000 in Guangzhou, China
• Resides and works in London, England

Education/Training

• [2023-2024]        MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
• [2019-2022]         BA Painting, Pennsylvania State University (University Park), PA, USA

Selected Exhibitions

• [2020]         Awkward, Patterson Art Gallery, PA, USA (solo) 
                                                                                                 
  
• [2024]        Whispers of the Inner Voice, Seefood Room Gallery at Art 021, Hongkong, China (group)
• [2024]        Closing Personalized Recommendation, RCM Gallery, Nanjing, China (group)
• [2024]        Phenomenal Dreamland, Mercury Design, London, UK (group) 
• [2024]        Stranger, Outsider Wanderer, St. Art Gallery, London, UK (group)  
• [2024]        Royal College of Art Degree Show, Painting Building RCA Battersea, London, UK(group) 
• [2024]        Art As A Response to Mental Health Exhibition 2024, Doncaster Art Fair, in [https://www.doncasterartfair.com/?utm_campaign=6e376335-4ae2-4e0d-8950-4d0f02c4fb50&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=514faf25-a58c-4969-99f9-7d30f9f04ffd] and [https://www.theantimisogynyclub.com/gallery/vie](group) 
• [2024]         BBA Online Exhibition, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany, in [http://www.bba-gallery.com]    (group) 
• [2024]         Existing, the Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK (group)
• [2024]         There Is No Time Like Springs, Huang Contemporary, London, UK (group)
• [2024]         Abstract Art, Royal Blue Gallery in [https://www.royalbluegallery.com/abstract-art-virtual-group-exhibition]  (group)
• [2024]         Deconstruction and Abstraction, Meta Space Gallery in [metaspacegallery.com] (group)
• [2024]         About Time, The Handbag Factory, London, UK (group)
• [2024]         The Entranced Essence, RuptureXIBIT Gallery, Kingston, UK (group)
• [2024]         Creative Expression, The FLUX Review Online Gallery in [https://www.thefluxreview.com/current-virtual/] (group)
• [2024]         Phony’s ‘Open Call’, Gallery Lock In, Brighton, UK (group)
• [2022]         Approaching Perception, Zoller Art Gallery, PA, USA (group)
• [2022]         Through my Eyes, Patterson Art Gallery, PA, USA (group)
• [2022]         Falling Horizons, Zoller Art Gallery, PA, USA (group)

Awards

• [2024]         Visual Artist Association (VAA) Highly Commended Artists, UK
• [2024]         Visual Artist Association (VAA) Artist of the Year award (Finalist), UK          
• [2022]         International Juried Art Competition (Portrait Talent Prize Award), USA
• [2022]         Art Juried Undergraduates Show (2^nd Place), Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA
• [2020]         Art Juried Undergraduates Show (2^nd Place), Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA
• [2018]         Poster Design Competition (1^st Place), Orange County Imagination Celebration Poster Design, CA, USA
• [2018]         Drawing and Painting Competition (1^st Place), Orange County Imagination Celebration Poster Design, CA, USA
• [2017]         Christmas Chalk Walk (Mayor Choice Award), Orange County Chalk Walk, CA, USA

Selected Press

• ArtDaily, “Stranger, Outsider, Wanderer – An exploration of the non-ocular power to experience oneself” at [https://artdaily.com/news/172006/Stranger–Outsider–Wanderer—An-exploration-of-the-non-ocular-power-to-experience-oneself] consulted on 11, Jul, 2024.
• FAD Magazine, “Stranger, Outsider Wanderer” at [https://fadmagazine.com/2024/07/07/stranger-outsider-wanderer/] consulted on 07, Jul, 2024.
• TATE ETC, “‘There Is No Time Like Spring’ Exibition press” in Issue 62 of TATE ETC. on July, 2024.
• Artsin Square, “Xuran Guo” in Issue 6 of Artsin Square Magazine on May, 2024.
• The Alchemy Experiment and Lizzy Snow, “US” in Curtains, Creative Anthology of Visual Art on May, 2024.
• Artsin Square, “Xuran Guo” in Artsin Square Selected Artist (2024) at [https://artsinsquare.com/selected-artists/xuran-guo] consulted on 16, Feb, 2024.
• Kilo Staffs, “Smoking Bubbles ~ Abby Guo”in Kilo Creative Art Journal (2019) at [https://klio.psu.edu/2019/12/12/smoking-bubbles-abby-guo/]  consulted on 12 Dec, 2019.
• Kilo Staffs, “Old Man Kissing His Wife’s Hand ~ Abby Guo” in Kilo Creative Art Journal (2019) at[https://klio.psu.edu/2019/12/12/old-man-kissing-his-wifes-hand-abby-guo/]  consulted on 12 Dec, 2019

Professional Contributions

• [2023-2023]         Gallery Assistant, 3 Dots Downtown, PA, USA.
• [2022-2022]         Gallery Assistant, Zoller Art Gallery, PA, USA.
• [2021-2021]         Visual Designer, Idea pool (Hunan) Culture Media Co., LTD., Changsha, China.    
• [2020-2021]         Art Director Internship of Yang Ziyang Team, Hunan Broadcasting System, Changsha, China.     
• [2020-2020]         Art Designer Internship of Publicity Department, MGTV Artist Management Center, Changsha, China    
• [2018-2018]         Designer Internship, Guangzhou Shiyu Packaging Co., LTD., Guangzhou, China.                                                                                     

• [2020-2022]         Club Member, Painting Club of the Penn State University, PA, USA.