Zoe Yin

Zoe Yin (simplified Chinese 尹亮景 born in 2001) is an American contemporary painter and sculptor. Boston WCVB TV, Cleveland WCPN Radio, CTITV Taiwan, CTI Asian, THNKR-TV, China Central TV, China Education TV, China Daily call her a child prodigy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Zoe Yin
Born2001
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationContemporary painter and novelist

Background

Yin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Dr. Yizhong Yin, is a biomedical scientist. Her older sibling, Victoria Yin, is a child prodigy painter and poet. Yin graduated cum laude from Phillips Academy Andover and is currently attending Columbia University.

Career

Yin began drawing when she was one year old. At age six, she became a member of the Andover Artists Guild[8] and exhibited at the 33rd annual Andover Art in the Park, where she sold her first acrylic painting. She exhibited at the Art Expo New York at age 8, [9] has since been represented by galleries in America and China, and became internationally known.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

In 2010, Beck Center for the Arts, Ohio, exhibited Yin's works when she was nine. The World Art Museum in Beijing, China exhibited her work in 2011 when she was ten.[1][2][3][7] Yin's art book with her sibling “Art World Child Prodigy Siblings-- Victoria Yin, Zoe Yin” was published in English and Chinese.[17]

Yin painted live on CCTV worldwide broadcasting program cross over.[3] She was featured in the Daily Beast, China Daily, China News, Boston WCVB-TV Chronicle, BTV Beijing, CTI Asian, CCTV (China Central TV) cultural express,[1] China Education TV,[2] and CTITV Taiwan.

Yin's story was documented in two episodes of PRODIGIES, "Young Prodigies Dazzle The Art World" [5] and "Art Prodigy Compared to Matisse" [6] when she was 11. PRODIGIES is a bi-weekly series from THNKRtv, initiated by Google, showing the youngest and brightest talents.

In 2018, Yin launched www.museumofstudentarts.org, a web platform for students around the globe to share their creative works.

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References
  1. Prodigy siblings hold exhibition in Beijing. english.cntv.cn (October 18, 2018)
  2. World Famed Child Prodigy Siblings Zoe Yin and Victoria Yin, China Education TV 2011. YouTube (February 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  3. Cross Over 2011-11-05 Victoria Yin and Zoe Yin. english.cntv.cn (June 11, 2011)
  4. Zoe and Victoria Yin, Apollo’s Fire & Local Bookstores. ideastream.org (November 16, 2010)
  5. Young Prodigies Dazzle The Art World. YouTube (September 18, 2012). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  6. Art Prodigy Compared to Matisse. YouTube. Retrieved on November 22, 2019.
  7. Get up, close and personal with genius|Art. chinadaily.com.cn (October 26, 2011). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  8. Bray, Bethany (September 17, 2009) Art in the Park this Saturday. Andover Townsman.
  9. ArtExpo New York 2010. artexponewyork.com
  10. Diver, Jill. Strokes of genius. The Andovers, pp. 39–48
  11. At What Age Will Your Creativity Peak?. Creativitypost.com (October 28, 2012). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  12. Child Prodigies Bring Artistic Talents to Beck Center. Lakewoodobserver.com (November 4, 2010). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  13. Osband, Joanne. (September 4, 2010) Still Coloring Out Of The Lines: Young Artists. Stillcoloringoutofthelines.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  14. Child Prodigies Bring Artistic Talents to Northeast Ohio 11/15-12/31. broadwayworld.com
  15. YIN SISTERS ARTISTS’ RECEPTION. Beck Center for Arts (November 12, 2010).
  16. Hattie Larlham And Beck Cafe Host Yin Sisters Artists Reception – Mantua, OH – May 15th, 2012. Fineartamerica.com. Retrieved on November 22, 2019.
  17. Yin, Yin, Victoria, Zoe (2011). Art World Child Prodigy Siblings Victoria Yin and Zoe Yin. Beijing, China: Foreign Languages Press. ISBN 978-7-119-04331-9.

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