Bio

Multidisciplinary artist Chin Chih Yang was born in Taiwan, and has resided for many years in New York City. He studied at Parsons School of Design in Manhattan (BFA, 1986) and graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn with a Master of Science in 1994.

In 2022, Yang was inducted into the New York Foundation for the Arts' Hall of Fame. He participated in the Art OMI Alumni Residency, Santa Fe Art Institute (2020), Bogliasco Foundation (2022), Taipei International Artist Village, and Governors Island (2023) Residencies.

Yang has performed and exhibited internationally – including a solo show at Taipei MoCA, Performa 19, Miami Fair, the Taipei Art Fair, the Asian Film Festival in Warsaw, and MASS MoCA Studio. He has also participated with major institutions in Hong Kong, the ACM International Conference in Singapore, and Exit-International Arts Festival Taipei (2022).  

Artist Statement

My work is about increasing the public's awareness of environmental issues by creating upcycled sculptures or works of wearable art from discarded aluminum cans and other discarded found materials.

In addition, I continue to integrate current events and human rights issues, most recently women's rights, and free speech, into my work. I also involve the New York houseless population in my art projects, interviewing individuals who are living and surviving on the streets of Manhattan. I aim to bring their stories to light and to employ them. My audience consists of people from all walks of life.

I have been doing mini projects to prepare for my upcoming large-scale performance piece entitled, "Watch Us, Together We Can Do It."