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