Andie Yao

Andie Yao is an emerging visual artist whose creative path has been shaped by insatiable curiosity and formative years in Brooklyn, NYC, and across Europe. His work reflects this synthesis of experiences, and often communicates the beauty, struggle, and mystery he sees in every day life.

Oil painting is his medium of choice as it embodies the richness and depth of those subjects. They take on a subtle magical quality to them while still remaining grounded in realism. His style is further inspired by neoclassical and romanticist aesthetics, however with contemporary elements. A sense of the divine in all things is central to the work, in which nature often acts as a relief to our human constructs — without diminishing that those constructs can be beautiful in and of themselves. He values building upon the collective experiences of ages past, living fully present, and asking important questions about our future.

Andie’s work has appeared in group exhibitions in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Chelsea, and the Lower East Side, NY; as well as in the Mission District of San Francisco. He lives in Brooklyn, where his studio practice is an actively expanding paradigm.

2026 The Art Students League, New York, NY
2025 Root Division, San Francisco, CA

2016 BFA Hunter College, New York, NY
2013 - 2015 Cont Ed., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2025 Super Hyper Local, The Drawing Room: Annex, San Francisco, CA
2024 Future Tense, The Drawing Room: Annex, San Francisco, CA
2024 Artists of the Met, Spring Gala, New York, NY
2023 Gallery Henzo - Soirée Henzo, Chelsea, New York, NY
2022 Interactive Art Show, Williamsburg Art Club, Brick Aux, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Featured Artist, AAROS at Downtown Community TV Center, New York, NY