Jan-Ru Wan is an American artist-educator who was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Wan repurposes found objects and innovates from traditional textile techniques to address the human condition, especially of collective suffering, loss and Resilience. A former professor at Eastern Carolina University and NC State University, Wan has participated in numerous solo exhibitions and invitational group exhibitions including the Asian American Arts Center (New York City) Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, (Taipei,Taiwan), 6th International Fiber Art Biennale (Hueman Art Museum, China), Mint Museum (Charlotte NC), the Cameron Art Museum (Wilmington, NC) and the First Yango Biennale (Kinshasa, DR Congo). Wan’s work has been featured in the Surface Design Magazine, Sculpture Magazine, and the National Art Education Association Anthology: Globalization, Art, and Education. UW, Milwaukee, has recognized her as the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) and she is recipient of North Carolina Visual Art Fellowship (2023).