Lecturer of Art Department of Shanghai Light Industry College, member of China Watercolor Painting Research Association, and member of Shanghai Artists' Association.

He Graduate from the Art Department of Shanghai Light Industry College and Art Department of East China Normal University. In recent years, Mr. Yan had held several personal exhibitions in Shanghai Art Museum. His works were also chosen to participate in domestic exhibitions as well as overseas, such as United States, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Some of his opuses have been collected by art galleries and private collectors around the globe.