Xinyi Yang is a New York City based illustrator.
“I like to be called Xinyi (pronounced Shinyi/欣怡), but if you call me Jessie, I will turn around and say hello to you as well!”
"I capture and magnify the moments of beauty and warmth that exist in common life. The context of my illustrations much like a soft meringue melting on the tongue enables the audience to make sense of it slowly. I highlight the eclecticism in 19th and 20th-century architecture and decorative arts as my influence. These forms are seeds for the mundane when architecture serves as a space, a scene, and an atmosphere. In my works, their presence is interdependent with characters.”
Xinyi studies at MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts and i Jungle Illustration.
Awards:
AKA Design Competition 2023
Calendar, Runner-up
Communication Arts 2023
Illustration Annual 64, Shortlisted artist
i Jungle Illustration Awards 2022
Self-Promotion, Merit Awards Winner
Society of Illustrators 2022
Illustrator 65, Jury Selection
American Illustration 2022
AI 41, Chosen Winner
Exhibitions:
2023
Illustrators 65: Uncommission, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
2022
Libraries “Art of the Book” Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Form & Formula, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2021
New York Link Future, ESA Studio, New York, NY
Earth Action Week, Pratt Institute, Online
Fairs:
2024
Sunnyday Art Market, Exhibitor, 04/27
Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase, Exhibitor, 04/13
2023
MoCCA Art Festival, Exhibitor, 04/01 - 04/02