Yang Xinjia was born in Puning, Guangdong in 1983 and currently works and lives in Guangdong/Beijing. His practice spans mediums such as painting, imagery, and conceptual art. His recent work stems from an investigation into the relationships behind objects, extracting forms from the layers and folds that constitute these relationships, and visually transforming and reorganizing them. Major exhibitions he has participated in include: "No Road to Follow Ⅱ," OCAT Xi'an, Xi'an, 2020; "The Word of Labor," Yell Space, Shanghai, 2019; "Swipe/Screen - Labor," Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, 2018; "Approaching a Near Perfect World," Kohn Gallery, New York, 2017; "Second Nature," K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong, 2017; "No Road to Follow," Gwangju Municipal Art Museum Residency Program, Gwangju, 2016; "Shifting Ground," Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney, 2015; and "The Power of the Public," Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, 2015.