Zoe Yin
| Zoe Yin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2001 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Contemporary painter and novelist |
Zoe Yin (simplified Chinese 尹亮景 born in 2001) is an American contemporary painter and novelist. Boston WCVB-TV, China Central TV, China Education TV, Cleveland WCPN Radio, THNKR-TV, China Daily call her a child prodigy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Background
Yin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother, Yuemao Xu, is a real estate developer. Her father, Dr. Yizhong Yin, is a businessman. Her older sibling, Victoria Yin, is also a child prodigy painter and poet.
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 International Art Expo New York at age 8.[9]
Yin has been represented by galleries in America and China since age nine, and became internationally known.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Her first museum exhibition was at the World Art Museum in Beijing, China when she was ten.[1][2][3][7] At the same time, her art book with her sibling “Art World Child Prodigy Siblings-- Victoria Yin, Zoe Yin” was published in English and Chinese.[17]
Yin was interviewed by CCTV (China Central TV) cultural express,[1] China Education Television TV,[2] and CCTV worldwide broadcasting program cross over and painted live in front of a worldwide audience.[3] Yin was also interviewed by Boston WCVB-TV Chronicle.
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).
References
- 1 2 3 "Prodigy Siblings Hold Exhibition in Beijing CCTV News, CCTV culture express, China Central TV, Beijing, China November 2011".
- 1 2 3 "Interview with China Education TV 1 Arts & Calligraphy, December 2011, Beijing, China".
- 1 2 3 "Interview with CCTV cross over, November 5, 2011, China Central TV, Beijing, China".
- ↑ "Cleveland Ohio WCPN Around Noon, Live Radio Interview with Dee Perry, November 16, 2010".
- 1 2 "Young Prodigies Dazzle The Art World".
- 1 2 "Art Prodigy Compared to Matisse".
- 1 2 "Get Up, Close and Personal with Genius, CHINA DAILY, October 25, 2011".
- ↑ "Art in the Park this Saturday".
- ↑ "Artist Highlights: A Rising Star Zoe Yin 8 year old" (PDF).
- ↑ "Cover Story "Brush With Fame"—Strokes of Genius, The Andover Magazine, North of Boston Living" (PDF).
- ↑ At What Age Will Your Creativity Peak? | The Creativity Post By THNKR | Oct 28, 2012
- ↑ Child Prodigies Bring Artistic Talents to Beck Center
- ↑ Still Coloring Out Of The Lines: Young Artists
- ↑ Child Prodigies Bring Artistic Talents to Northeast Ohio 11/15-12/31
- ↑ "Yin Sisters Artists’ Reception, November 12, 2010".
- ↑ "Hattie Larlham And Beck Cafe Host Yin Sisters Artists Reception".
- ↑ 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.