• Born in Guangzhou, China
• Currently based in London, UK

Education/Training

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

Selected Exhibitions

• [2026]         Develop the Occurrence, Sqft Space, UK (group)
• [2026]        Don’t Mirror Back, the Koppel Project, UK (group)
• [2026]      Gaia, Gellerie V, Cambridge, UK (group)
• [2025]        The Shape Surrounding, Filet Space, London, UK (group)
• [2025]        Things Left Unsaid, FREVD Gallery, London, UK (group)
• [2024]        Closing Personalized Recommendation, RCM Gallery, Nanjing, China (group)
• [2024]        Stranger, Outsider Wanderer, St. Art Gallery, London, UK (group)
• [2024]        Whispers of the Inner Voice, Art 021, Hongkong, China (group) 
• [2024]        There Is No Time Like Springs, Huang Contemporary, London, UK (group)

Selected Awards & Fellowships

• [2026]          Artist Fellowship, ArtLoft, London, UK

• [2026]          CREA OPEN 2026, Special Mention Shortlisted, IT
• [2025]          The New Emergence Art Prize 2025, Shortlisted, UK
• [2025]          Homiens Art Prize Spring Round, Highly Commended Artist, UK
• [2025]          Jackson’s Art Prize, Longlisted, UK
• [2024]          Visual Artist Association Artist of the Year Award; Highly Commended Artist; International Artist Award Finalist, UK
• [2022]          International Juried Art Competition, Portrait Talent Prize Award, USA

Selected Press

• Art Plugged. “Xuran Guo: Painting the Body Under Pressure.” Accessed 12 May 2026
• Visual Art Journal. “Xuran Guo – ‘Don’t Mirror Back’.” Accessed 16 March 2026
• Artsin Square Magazine, Issue 6. “Xuran Guo” Accessed May, 2024.

Other Experiences

• [2023]        Gallery Assistant, 3 Dots Downtown, Pennsylvania, USA
• [2022]        Gallery Assistant, Zoller Art Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, USA