Haoyun Erin
Zhao

Haoyun Erin Zhao is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, California working in printmaking, painting, sculpture, and installation. Rooted in her study of Eastern and Western Philosophy, Zhao’s work explores the intangibility of perception through the physicality of her materials. Paying particular attention to the interaction of light and form, Zhao uses transparency and abstraction to mimic the ethereal and elusive nature of human consciousness.

Zhao’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at museums, galleries, art fairs such as de Young Museum, Art Santa Fe Contemporary Art Fair, International Print Center New York, Galerie Kuchling Berlin, Root Division SF, Sanchez Art Center, etc. She is the recent recipient of Edition/Basel Residency (Switzerland), Kala Art Institute Residency (U.S.), Hearts in SF Project (U.S.), Thousand-Island Lake Art Project (China). The artist’s work is in the collections of International Business Machines (IBM), Kaiser Permanente, Boston Children’s Hospital, Guizhou Minzu (Nationalities) University (China), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City), Bei Hotel San Francisco, Kala Art Institute (Berkeley), and numerous private collections.