杨勇，1995年毕业于四川美术学院，目前工作和生活于深圳。
作为艺术家，他始终在摄影、绘画等不同媒介及空间现场中切换其工作方法，在全球化、城市化与图像媒介的议题下探索对自我与社会的认知以及个体的生存境遇。自1998年以来，杨勇参加了超过120个国际和国内艺术展览，其中包括第50届威尼斯双年展、第4届韩国光州双年展、第34届法国阿尔勒国际摄影节、第二届和第四届广州三年展等。他的作品被维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆（英国）、国际摄影中心（美国）、UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心（中国）、M+（中国香港）、万宝龙（德国）、Haudenschild（美国）等重要机构及私人收藏。
2000年以来，杨勇以策展人身份进入公共实践领域，分别于2001年及2006年与朋友在深圳创办当代文化艺术沙龙“触进社”及艺术平台“E6空间”，于2010年参与第41届世界博览会深圳馆的策划，并在2015年成立兼具艺术介入城市发展研究、公共空间激活等综合能力的机构上启艺术（www.shangqiart.cn），深度致力于当代艺术、城市文化的传播与推广。杨的重要策展实践包括“深圳当代艺术双年展（BCA）”、“深港城市建筑双城双年展（UABB）” 、“欢乐港湾艺术计划”等不同规模与性质的展项。
Yang Yong graduated from the Sichuan Art Institute (Chongqing, China) in 1995, and currently lives and works in Shenzhen.
As an artist, Yang Yong continuously switches his artistic practice among different media such as photography and painting, as well as in various spatial settings, exploring the understanding of self, society and the existential conditions of individuals under the themes of globalization, urbanization and mediatization. Since 1998, Yang Yong has participated in over 120 international and domestic art exhibitions. Notable exhibitions include 50th Venice Biennale, 4th Gwangju Biennale, 34th Rencontres d’Arles, the 2nd and 4th Guangzhou Triennial. His works are held in collections by Victoria and Albert Museum, International Center of Photography, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, M+, Montblanc, Haudenschild, among other significant institutions and private collectors.
In 2000, Yang started another career as a curator in the area of public practice. He co-founded TOUCH Society, a salon for contemporary art and culture, and SPACE E6, an art platform, with his friends in 2001 and 2006 respectively. In 2010, he participated in the curation of Shenzhen Pavilion in the 41st Shanghai Expo. In 2015, he founded Shangqi Art (www.shangqiart.cn), and deeply dedicated to disseminating and promoting contemporary art and urban culture. Yang’s major curatorial practices include exhibition projects of different scales and natures, such as Shenzhen Biennale of Contemporary Art (BCA), Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB) and OH Bay Art Project.
