Education
2024 MFA, Fiber & Material Studies / School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2021 BFA, Printmedia / School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Group Exhibitions
2024 Embrace of Comfort, Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, Chicago, IL
2024 Passing Glows, Warimono Gallery
2024 Midwest Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024 International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner,WA
2024 Open Call 2024, MEPAINTSME
2024 Veil, Drape, and Stitch, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024 Pattern Recognition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024 MFA Thesis Show, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL
2023 Fuzz, Purple Window Gallery, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2023 UNBOUND, 2M Space, Chicago, IL
2022 In Bloom, OMWP Studios, Chicago, IL
2022 Best American Talent, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
2022 Still, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
2022 Going Home, Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council, Wilsonville, OR
2022 Love: In Real Life, Old Town Art Center, Chicago, IL
2022 And Boldly We Go, The Martin, Chicago, IL
2021 BFA Thesis Show, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL
2021 Making It, Wellness Center Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021 Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2018 Moments, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2025 Vermont Studio Center Residency with Fellowship / Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (forthcoming)
2025 Ragdale Foundation Residency / Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL (forthcoming)
2025 Digital Weaving Residency / Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH (forthcoming)
2025 Winter Residency with Fellowship / Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC (forthcoming)
2025 Winter Residency / Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY (forthcoming)
2024 Winter Residency with Fellowship / Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2023 Ox-Bow Merit Scholarship / Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI
2022 W.A.R.P Residency / The Weaving Mill, Chicago, IL
2022 SPARK Grant / Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL
2022 Spudnik Press Cooperative Fellowship, Chicago, IL
2018-21 Distinguished Scholarship / School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Press
2022 The Weaving Mill W.A.R.P Residency. https://www.theweavingmill.com/xingyi-zhao-2022
2022 Cultivate Featured Artists Interview.https://www.cultivategrandrapids.org/post/cultivate-featured-artist-xingyi-zhao
2022 Felicia Dechter, “You gotta have heart - and art - for Valentine’s Day,” Skyline, February 9-15.
2018 Chong Shi, "Xingyi Zhao--First Attempt to Contemporary Making," June 5th.http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4nqWSZag52fLg2LTyjXaxw
Artist Talks / Workshops
2023 Graduate Lecture Series: How to Tie A Knot, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
2022 Graduate Lecture Series: How to Grow A Vegetable Lamb, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
2022 Residency Workshop with Envision Unlimited / The Weaving Mill, Chicago, IL