Luka Yuanyuan Yang (b. 1989, Beijing) is a visual artist and filmmaker working across documentary film, photography, installation, and performance. Through weaving documentary and archival materials, she explores themes of identity, migration, and memory, challenging conventional historical narratives and amplifying overlooked voices.
Her debut feature film "Chinatown Cha-Cha" premiered in the Official Selection at Pingyao International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival in 2024, followed by a nationwide theatrical release in China (Douban 8.4/10). The film received support from The Gotham, Doc Edge, Beijing International Film Festival, CNEX, the One International Women's Film Festival, and Aranya Waves Film Festival.
Her artwork is in the collections of KADIST Foundation and Power Station of Art. Yang is a recipient of the BVLGARI Avrora Award (2023), Art Power 100 (2019), and Rencontres d'Arles The Arthor Book Award (2015), with support from Asian Cultural Council and Asymmetry Art Foundation.