The new Learning Centers Micro-Gallery is open!

Yulin Yuan is the first featured artist for the LC Micro-Gallery space. She is a Chinese-Born South African international student at JMU pursuing her MFA after obtaining her BFA from the University of Cape Town. Yuan's work explores identity, mythology, family history, and community through a multimedia artistic approach featuring collage, video, and photography. The displayed selections from her "EGG of Chaos" art series feature photographed self-portraits staged to represent traditional Chinese mythological stories and characters using found objects and locations in volunteer's homes.  The series remixes intimate spaces and emphasizes solace, belonging, and mythmaking within complex, multilayered identities. The LC is thrilled to display this work that represents the beauty and possibility of blending cultural knowledge as we strive to be a source of support for multilingual and international students as they navigate higher education.

The Learning Centers Micro-Gallery is located in the Learning Centers, in James Madison University's Student Success Center. To view Yuan's work, walk in through the Learning Centers' main entrance during our weekday or Sunday afternoon hours, meet the friendly people at the desk, and turn left down the hallway, switching on the lights for full effect.