Yeni Mao was born in 1971 in Guelph, Canada to Chinese parents. His childhood was spent in the U.S., Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently, he lives and works in New York City. He holds a BFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, and studied bronze casting at Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, CA. He works in painting, drawing, sculpture and installation. Yeni Mao’s work has been exhibited extensively in the U.S. and Asia.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS:
2008 New Museum store, in concordance with Against Nature, New York, U.S.
2008 SOLO; Artware Editions, New York, U.S.
2008 ICFF, Artware Edtiions, New York, U.S.
2008 Pulse Art Fair, VIP room featured artist, Artware Editions, New York, U.S.
2008 SEWN, East Asia Contemporary, Shanghai, China
2007 Pulse Art Fair, Artware Editions, Miami, U.S.
2007 Materia Dolorosa, The History of Disappearance, Galeria Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile
2007 To Raise One Question After Another, Songzhuang Art Festival, Beijing, China
2007 One Year of Experimental Art at Lashihai, Lijiang Studio, China
2007 SEWN, Shang Element Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China
2007 Public Presentation, Lijiang Studio/140 sqm Gallery, Shanghai, China
2007 Bei Gao Open Studio, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
2007 Another Take-Another Taste, Lijiang Studio, Zhongdian, Haidong, and Shanghai, China
2007 The Circular Exhibition, Hun Gallery, New York, U.S. and Seoul, Korea
2006 Far From Home; Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, U.S.
2006 GLAAD Out Auction; Metropolitan Pavilion, New York , U.S.
2006 Diversity & Solidarity; I-Gallery, New York, U.S.
2006 The Square Foot Show; Art Gotham, New York, U.S.
2005 Dumbo Art Under The Bridge; Goodesign Studios, Brooklyn, U.S.
2004 SOLO; Wrestlers, Flowers and Birds; Jon Tomlinson Enterprises, New York City
2004 SOLO; Paintings and Drawings; Backbone, New York City,
2004 Houseworks; Heti Baker, Brooklyn, U.S.
2003 SOLO; Yeni Mao: Paintings/Drawings; Chela Gallery, Baltimore
2002 Deviations Group Show; Nigel Hamill Gallery, New York, U.S.
1997 Our Dieties; Ise Cultural Center, New York, U.S.
1995 Moonlight Pour; Artworks Gallery, Berkeley, U.S.
1994 Moonlight Pour; Artworks Gallery, Berkeley, U.S.
1994 Rikshaw; Workspace, San Francisco, U.S.
1993 DestinAsian; North Lakeside, Chicago, & South Shore Cultural Centers, Chicago, U.S.

EDUCATION:
1993 BFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1995 Artworks Foundry, Berkeley, CA

RESIDENCIES:
2007 Red Gate Gallery; Beijing, China
2007 Lijiang Studios; Lashihai, Yunnan, China

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
SEWN: Chile/China 2008
Contemporary Art Studio 2008
New York Seoul; July 2007
Domino Magazine; April 2006
The World Ahead; Baltimore City Paper 11/19/03

COLLECTIONS:
Artware Editions
BBC Productions Corporate
GLAAD
Lijiang Studio
Nicoykatiushka Foundation for the Arts
Various private collections

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Remains Lighting, Design and Engineering
Face Design, design/build architecture firm
Parsons School of Design, Guest Critic, Concepts
Modelsmith International, metal and wood fabrication
Artworks Foundry, Bronze art foundry