External Research Associate
Independant Researcher
Research Keywords:
Contemporary Chinese art; artist communities; Museum studies; urbanization in Beijing; art districts
Research Region(s):
China, East Asia
Huiyao (Niuniu) Sun earned her PhD in Art History and Visual Culture from York University in 2025. Her research focuses on contemporary Chinese art and museum studies in East Asia. Her doctoral dissertation, "The New Commune: The Making of Artist Communities in Contemporary China," investigates the formation, organization and dynamics of artist communities in Beijing.