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Dong Yao
Dong Yao's artistic exploration spans the realms of sculpture, video, and installation, where she seamlessly integrates multiple mediums and forms. Central to Dong Yao's artistic inquiry is the poetry of time and nature, where she explores the ephemeral beauty and cyclical rhythms of the natural world. Through her artworks, she invites viewers to contemplate the interconnectedness of all living beings and the profound resonance of the natural environment.
2025 BFA (candidate) in Studio Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (expected graduation: May 2025)
Grants/Awards
2021-24 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Distinguished Scholars
Group Exhibitions
2024 The “Vital” Project—2024 International Contemporary Young Artists Invitational Exhibition, Hangzhou Culture Center, Hangzhou, China (curated by Yi Zhou)
2024 Prismatic (Re)ality, OH Art Gallery, Chicago, IL (curated by Gordon Fung and Yuwen Huang)
2024 Picnic in Library with Museum Squatters 博物馆春游, Chinese American Museum of Chicago, Chicago, IL (curated by Ji Yang)
2024 No Shared Moon Light, {\}() {\}∆‡!(){\} Tangential Unspace Art Lab, Chicago, IL
Collaborate Projects
2024 A Computer, Chicago, IL (in collaboration with Yiyi Liu)
2023 Objects and Objects, Chicago, IL, and Macau, China, (in collaboration with Qiu Tao)
Press
Prismatic (Re)ality, exhibition announcement with photograph, Chicago, IL, June 2024. 18-19
“Macau·Dream and Memories,” The Domain of Fusion: A Collection of Macau Sketches by Students of International Art Colleges and Universities, Zilan Jun and Suyu Yang eds, (China Academy of Art Press, January 2024): 156-159
Media Features
CanvasRebel: Interview Feature - Meet Yao Dong, August 2024, https://canvasrebel.com/meet-yao-dong
Media Coverage
跨界艺术“炽热”展，杭州见证国际当代青年力量, 潮新闻, Aug 2024.
“炽热”杭州：2024国际当代青年艺术家邀请展启幕，艺术头条，Aug 2024.
“炽热”计划——2024国际当代青年艺术家邀请展开幕，Sohu News, Aug 2024.