MFA (2020) Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
BFA (2010) The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY
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Solo Exhibitions:
A Stage Within a Stage (2023)
DIMIN Gallery
New York, NY
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Alchemy of Mood and Matter (2022)
Harkawik Gallery
New York, NY
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Fragments (2021)
Moskowitz Bayse
Los Angeles, CA
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Maya and the Mycelial Network (2018)
The Range
Saguache, CO
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Accumulations (2018)
Postmasters Gallery
New York, NY
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The Cosmos of Seeds (2017)
The Hand
Brooklyn, NY
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Public Arts:
Remaking the Stars: CONSTELLATION Lights (2022)
curated by Alaina Simone
Andrew Freedman Home + Beam Center
Bronx, NY
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CONSTELLATION (2021 - 2022)
Governors Island
New York, NY
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A Universe (2021)
Project details: beamcamp.cargo.site
Strafford, NH
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Mediated Meditation (2021)
Kings Gate Project Space
London, UK
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Projects:
Haven Arts Park (Founder, 2020-2024)
Haven Arts Park
Awarded Andrew Mellon Foundation Humanities in Place Grant
New Haven, CT
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Through Breath and Embrace (2022)
A tribute to Yale-New Haven Hospital Healthcare workers
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
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I=N=T=E=R=F=A=C=E (2019)
New Haven, CT
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Over the Rainbow (2017)
New York, NY
Live/Work Die Hard (2012)
Gowanus, Brooklyn NY
Co-curated and produced with Piotr Shtyk.
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Select Group Exhibitions:
Alien (2024)
Curated by Yesiyu Zhao
David Castillo Gallery
Miami, FL
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Fire Season (2024)
Curated by Narendra Haynes
Schuylkill Center
Philadelphia, PA
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ISM (2024)
Curated by Kelly He
Shanghai West Bund Art Fair
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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Dialogues (2024)
Pacita Abad, Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia, Frank Bowling, Alex Da Corte, Justin Rui Han, Miyoko Ito, Michel Majerus, Anna Ting Möller, Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, George Ricky, Peter Saul, Lucas Samaras, Huidi Xiang, Ye Zhu
Curated by Philips X THAT Co.
New York, NY
Apollo's Decathlon (2024)
Curated by Lara Pan
Château de Montsoreau – Museum of Contemporary Art
Loire Valley, France
World Beyond World (2024)
Curated by Alex Abedine
1969 Gallery
New York, NY
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Old Ghost New Light (2023 - 2024)
Esteban Cabeza de Baca, Wen Liu, Catalina Ouyang, Pauline Shaw, Valerie Skakun, Ye Zhu
Curated by Ye Zhu
Dinner Gallery
New York, NY​
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And the Moon Be Still as Bright (2023)
Curated by Civil Arts and THAT C0.
Harper's Gallery
New York, NY
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Surface Level (2023)
DIMIN Gallery
New York, NY
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Think Pinker (2023)
Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody
GAVLAK Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
Combinations (2022-2023)
Curated by Alaina Simone and Damien Davis
Sugar Hill Children’s Museum
New York, NY
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Mediated Meditation (2022)
Harkawik Gallery
NADA New York, NY
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The Hearing Trumpet (2022)
Curated by Danielle Shang
Galerie Marguo
Paris, France
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Arts in Embassy (2022-2024)
Curated by Claire D'Alba
U.S. Embassy
The Hague, Netherlands
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Roots Taking Root (2021)
James Fuentes
New York, NY
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36 Painters (2021)
Harper's Gallery
East Hampton, NY
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Redirecting (2021)
Tree Art Museum
Beijing, China
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Chimeras (2018)
Central Park Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
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Office Space (2016)
Curated by Esteban Cabeza de Baca
LMCC Residency Space
New York, NY
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Cosmicomics (2015)
frosch&portman
New York, NY​
Residencies and Awards:
LMCC Workspace Residency, New York, NY (2024-2025)
Dieu Donné Workspace Residency, Brooklyn, New York (2024)
Andrew Mellon Foundation Humanities in Place Grant, New Haven, CT (2022-2023)
THAT Co. Studio Grant in Bushwick, New York (2022)
Tsai CITY (Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale) Innovation Fellow (2020-2022)
Andrew Freedman Home studio residency, Bronx, NY (2021)
Yale Critical Practice Research Grant (2020)
Yale CCAM (Center for Collaborative Arts and Media) Studio Fellow (2019-2020)
The Range, Saguache, C.O. Summer resident and exhibiting artist (2018)
Ox-Bow School of Arts, Saugatuck, M.I. Summer Fellowship Resident (2010)
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Press Highlights:
Art Spiel (2023): A Stage Within a Stage - Ye Zhu at Dimin
New York Times (2021): A quirky design fair finds a new home: Governors Island
curator.guide (2021): Interview with Ye Qin Zhu
Arts Council of Greater New Haven (2021): Diary Disks moving to City Hall ​
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Educator:
Panel with Kathy Huang, Yesiyu Zhao, Asif Hoque, and Hiba Schahbaz at Untitled, Miami, FL (2023)
Artist talk at META, Seattle, WA (2024)
Visiting Artist at NY Crit Club, New York, NY (2024)
Panel Talk with Naomi Huth and Dr. Benjamin Doolittle, co-hosted by THAT Co. at Dinner Gallery, New York, NY (2024)
Panel Talk with Claire Kim, Sarah Han, and Antonia Kuo at Harper's Gallery (2023)
Tsai CITY (Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale) Innovation Fellow (2020-2022)
Panel Talk LINK hosted by Still Life and THAT Co., New York, NY(2023);
Panel Talk "A Community Approach to Art: Supporting Communities by Engaging Artists + Youth" hosted by Beam Center and Queens Council on the Arts, New York, NY (2022)
Visiting artist and artist talk presentation at College of Creative Studies, Detroit, MI (2020);
Visiting Artist at SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY (2021-2022)
Visiting Artist at Gotham Film and Media Institute, New York, NY (2021)
Visiting Artist at Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT (2021)
Teaching Assistant to Troy Michie's Basic Drawing class at Yale School of Art. New Haven, CT (2020)
Teaching Assistant to Federico Solmi's Animation class at Yale School of Art. New Haven, CT (2020)
Instructor at Beam Center. Brooklyn, NY (2017 - 2018)
Lead instructor at Redwood Art Studio. Brooklyn, NY (2014 -2016)
Guest Educator at Russel Wright Design Center for Summer Nature & Design Camp. Manitoga, NY (2015)​
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Bibliography:
Observer (2024): The Here & There Co. Founders On Creating Connection
Art News (2023): Best Booths at NADA Miami
Art Net (2023): NADA Miami Starts Strong, With Multiple Sold-Out Booths On Opening Night
Testudo (2023): 6 Stand-Out Gallery Shows in New York City This September
Art Forum (2023): Must see: "A Stage Within a Stage"
Artsy (2023): 5 Collectors Championing Artists from Asia and the Diaspora
Art Forum (2023): Must see: "Surface Level"
Artfuse (2022): Combinations at Sugar Hill Children's Museum
Yale School of Medicine (2022): The Art of Remembering: Yale’s COVID-19 Memorial Art Project
NY Times (2022): At NADA, Glorious Collisions of Painting and Ceramics
Governors Island (2021): Governors Island Welcomes Beam Camp City
New Haven Independent (2021): “Diary Disk” Lands In Library To Preserve Communal Memories
New Haven Independent (2021): Diary Disks Press Conference with Mayor Eliker at Ives Library
KCRW (2021): Ye Qin Zhu at Moskowitz Bayse
YaleNews (2020): Inaugural Innovation Fellow will help link the arts and entrepreneurship
New Haven Review, I=N=T=E=R=F=A=C=E (review, 2019): The Art of Interfacing
Art News (2018): Editors’ Picks: 17 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week
Over The Rainbow (2017): view/download online catalogue here
Hyperallergic (2015): Alien Forms: ‘Cosmicomics’ at Frosch&Portmann
BKmag (2015): Space & Specters: from Calvino to Tarantino
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