1990 年生于中国大连，现工作生活于美国纽约。
吴建楠于2014年获得中国美术学院雕塑系艺术学士学位，2016年获得纽约艺术学院雕塑系艺术硕士学位。他的作品通过雕塑和壁挂浮雕的形式去呈现当代城市生活和政治、体育等社会事件的主题，以现实主义和幽默、讽刺且多面性的叙事，让人意识到我们目前所生活的环境的荒谬性。吴建楠目前任教于纽约艺术学院，是美国国家雕塑协会会员，美国奖章雕塑协会会员，以及世界经济论坛全球杰出青年大连社区要员。
吴建楠于2019年被授予加拿大伊莉莎白·格林希尔茨基金会大奖，2017年、2022年被美国国家雕塑协会授予Dexter Jones大奖，2016年被授予美国 Compleat Sculptor奖项。他入选了 “全美十大华人杰出青年” 和 "2020年全美华人青年联合会30岁以下精英" 榜单。他的雕塑作品曾被中国《雕塑杂志》评为2019年最佳原创作品。此外，他也入选了2015年法国吉维尼Terra基金会驻地专案、2016年义大利ABC Stone Carrara Merit Award驻地专案、2019年西诺丁汉学院Eric Fischl '66驻地专案，以及斯沃琪和平饭店艺术中心驻地。他的作品在意大利威尼斯双年展、丹麦Art Herning艺博会、美国苏富比、迈阿密艺术博览会、南汉普顿艺术中心、德国波恩艺术协会、中国浙江美术馆等知名场馆展出。他的作品和报导被发表在《纽约时报》、中国新闻社、《Metal》杂志、《Bizarre Magazine》杂志、《Hi-Fructose》杂志、《收藏》杂志、《T（here）》杂志等。其作品被众多机构和个人收藏。
Born in Dalian, China in 1990, currently works and lives in New York, USA.
Wu Jiannan received his BFA Degree in Sculpture from China Academy of Art in 2014 and his MFA Degree in Sculpture from New York Academy of Art in 2016. Through formats of sculpture and wall-mounted relief, he presents the theme of contemporary urban life and social events such as politics and sports with a focus on realism and a playful, satirical and multifaceted narrative, that can make us realize the often absurd nature of the environment we’re currently living in. He is an adjunct faculty member of New York Academy of Art, an elected member of American National Sculpture Society, American Medallic Sculpture Association, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper of Dalian Hub.
Wu is the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, winner of 2017 & 2022 Dexter Jones Award presented by American National Sculpture Society, winner of Compleat Sculptor Award, and other awards. He was selected as“2022 Top 10 Outstanding Chinese American Youth” & “2020 AACYF Top 30 Under 30” presented by All America Chinese Youth Federation. His work is recognized as The Best Original Sculpture in 2019 by Sculpture Magazine of China. In addition, he was selected for Terra Foundation Residency in Giverny France 2015, ABC Stone Carrara Merit Award Residency in Italy 2016, West Nottingham Academy Eric Fischl ‘66 Artist-in-Residence 2019, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel artist residency in Shanghai 2023 and Tombolo Artist Residency in NYC 2023. His works have also been displayed in numerous exhibitions at renowned venues such as Venice Biennale in Italy, Gallery Poulsen and Art Herning in Denmark, the Sotheby’s, Art Miami, and Southampton Arts Center in America, Bonner Kunstverein in Germany, Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum in China, etc. His works and art achievements have been published in The New York Times, The China Press, Metal Magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine, Collections Magazine, T(here) Magazine, etc. His works have been collected by numerous institutions and individuals.
