YoYo Xiao

Wei Xiao

Born in Shao Shan, China

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Education

2004-2005 MFA, in Computer Graphics and Interactive Media, Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY

2001-2003 Fordham University

1991-1995 BFA, CAFA (the Central Academy of Fine Arts), Beijing, China

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007 Manjusaka, Elga Wimmer PPC Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY

2006 Dance with Death, Installation on West 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY

2006 Message, not Messenger, Amerasia Bank Gallery, Flushing, NY

2005 Digital World of Wei Xiao, Messon Gallery, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Here + Now: Chinese Artists in New York, Museum of Chinese in America, New York, NY

2007 Beyond Measure, Amerasia Gallery, Flushing, NY

2006 Beyond measure, Taipei Cultural center, New York, NY

2004 Grand Exhibition of Chinese Elite Artists in New York

2003 Oriental Philosophy from the Ink, Flushing, NY

1995 Senior Exhibition, the Art gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

1985 Holy Dragon Art Exhibition, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China

Selected Awards/Grants

2004 “Outstanding Prize” 2004 Chinese Elite Artists in New York Exhibition

1999 Interviewed and demonstration of drawing caricatures at Sino TV Station, New York, NY

Selected Collections 

Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY

Julliard School of Music, New York, NY

Metropolitan Arts Centre, Queens, NY

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China