Xu Xiaoxue, whose English name is Constance, has received systematic art education since childhood. Her first teacher was Teacher Duan Gaifang from Shanxi Academy of Painting. Since the sixth grade, she has been studying painting art in Beijing under the tutelage of Teacher Chang Jiuqing from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 2009, she was admitted to the overseas study class of the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University. Subsequently, in 2012, she graduated from the Industrial Design major of LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology, Malaysia, and obtained a bachelor's degree.

From 2013 to 2017, Xu Xiaoxue was engaged in external publicity work in government agencies, accumulating rich experience in public communication. Since 2018, she has founded the "Yunhui Art Studio", serving as its director and art teacher, and is dedicated to promoting and popularizing art education.

In April 2025, she was invited to join the Asian Art Association Singapore (Traditional Painting).

A lifelong relationship with art: My first dialogue with the world

I started drawing when I was very young. At that time, I didn’t know what “art” was—I simply loved using lines and colors to express the world I saw and the imagination in my heart. Drawing became my earliest way of communicating with the world. It didn’t need translation or explanation—just a pencil in hand, and emotions could flow.

From that early age, art planted a seed in my life, which slowly took root, sprouted, and grew into what it is today.

Industrial Design background: Finding balance between logic and beauty

In university, I chose to study Industrial Design. This added a layer of logic and structure to my artistic path.

Design taught me to think through systems and logic, and it revealed the deep connection between art and functionality. I realized that beauty isn’t just visual pleasure—it can respond to human needs and enhance everyday life.

This experience changed the way I approach creation, helping me retain a sense of “ordered thinking” within artistic freedom.

As a children’s art studio director: I believe every child is a born artist

Now, as the director of a children’s art studio, I spend my days with kids and have become more convinced that the goal of art education is not to teach children to “draw realistically,” but to preserve their innate imagination, sensitivity, and creativity.

Children’s art is the truest form of expression—free from rules and unaffected by standards. They tell stories with colors and share feelings with lines.

My role is more of a guide—someone who explores and discovers with them, helping them find their own voice.

I also integrate industrial design thinking into my teaching—encouraging children to start from a theme, observe, think, and solve problems hands-on.
Through this, they develop observation, imagination, and independent thinking—skills far more valuable than simply producing a “realistic” drawing.

Art is a state of being

To me, art is not just a profession or a skill. It’s a way of seeing the world—a state of life.
It constantly leads me to explore, to express, and to connect with others.
And I hope that through my experiences and work, I can share the power of beauty, creativity, and freedom with more people.

Successfully organized and held an art exhibition at the 23rd West Lake Art Fair and received the National Outstanding Teacher Award.

In 2020, received the Second Prize for Excellent Teacher at the 51st World Children’s Art Exhibition.

Selected by the organizing committee of the “Respect the Master” International Youth Art Competition and jointly awarded the Outstanding Art Educator Award by the Royal Society of Artists of Spain and the Barcelona Academy of Art.