about
bio
Austin Lan is a Taiwanese American artist based in Miami. She studied Fine Art at Yale University, where she developed a rigorous foundation in technique, experimentation, and collaborative practice, producing early work focused on mental health and the human figure. After several years working as a Director in design and technology, she returned fully to her studio practice in 2025 and was immediately selected as a Fashion For All Foundation Bridge to Basel finalist, marking her as an emerging artist to watch.
Drawing on her Taiwanese heritage, spirituality, and vivid dreamlike imagery, Lan produces work that plays with realism layered with memory, perception, and fantasy, often suspending emotionally rich moments that feel both transcendent and familiar. Her annual Chinese Zodiac series highlights her illustration practice, translating deep cultural research and traditional symbolism into refined, deceptively simple compositions that bridge contemporary fine art, graphic design, and illustration.
Alongside her studio practice, Lan collaborates exclusively with mission-driven organizations and is deeply engaged in Miami’s artist community, actively co-creating, organizing, and exchanging ideas with fellow artists. She also acts as a creative problem solver for hire, always open to supporting teams or individuals creating meaningful impact.
practice statement
My work explores the gap between who we are and who we wish to be, confronting personal power, spirituality, and stillness. I begin emotional moments, working to suspend them in time, layering it with dreamlike imagery to create scenes that feel both familiar and enchanted.
My work spans many mediums, most recently embraceing the unpredictability of watercolor—a reflection on control and surrender—and celebrates the feminine self: sensuality, vulnerability, self-possession, and quiet strength. I’m actively involved in local figure drawing groups, refining my practice and integrating play with other artists.
Shaped by my Taiwanese heritage and Miami’s vivid color, light, and relationship to water, I invite viewers to celebrate transformation, empowerment, and the quiet magic of becoming more fully alive.
about my signature
I often get questions about the seal I use to sign my work (I do have a handwritten signature as well). This stamp was made for me by a local shop in Taiwan, on the street where my grandfather lives. It features my Chinese name: 藍天璇 which roughly translates to Blue Sky Jade.
These seals are still used across Taiwan and mainland China for a wide variety of purposes, including signing contracts, conducting business, authorizing bank transactions.