Yuyang Zhang (b. 1993, Chinese, he/him) is a Portland, Oregon based multi-disciplinary artist. He holds a BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Purdue University and an MFA in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art. His work reflects the experience of being a chronically online diasporic gay through the lens of pop culture ephemphra and melodrama. Zhang enthusiastically references Taylor Swift and Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. Scarlet Witch in his work.

He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at Blue Sky Gallery (Portland), and Fuller Rosen Gallery (Philadelphia). Group exhibitions include Portland Chinatown Museum, Heaven Gallery (Chicago), B-Part Gallery (Berlin, Germany), among others. Zhang has been featured in publications including New York Times, Oregon ArtsWatch

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