about.
Raised in the Southern California, Currently based in London, Yiwa is a curator, filmmaker and photographer. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Film Production from Beijing Film Academy and her Masters in Fashion Photography from London College of Fashion. As a creative, her social values are empathy and honesty. She reflect this both in her work and in her daily decisions.
accomplishments.
Barbican Legacy fund grantee - 2025
Barbican Imagine fund grantee - 2024
Soho House Photography Exhibition - 2023
University of Arts London interview - 2023
Wex Photo Video Interview - December 2022
press & exhibitions.
Bond With & Uncertain Blue
Photobook Cafe, London
4-5 August, 2025
Flo Magazine review here
Finding Home
Soho House - White City, London
20 June, 2023
Finding Home for Refugee Week
The Conduit Club, London
20 - 25 June, 2023