Yang Yan graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts with a major in painting and has dedicated 17 years to the field of art education. She has worked at several schools and art education institutions, where she has gained solid teaching experience and a deep understanding of artistic creation. In 2009, she founded the Gantang Art Education and Training Center, which focuses on children’s art education. She has consistently upheld the original mission of art education while exploring diverse forms of expression in both art instruction and artistic creation.