Reflections - Limited Edition of 8 Print

Artist Website: Haoyun Erin Zhao is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, California, working in printmaking, painting, sculpture, and installation. Growing up in Southern China where ethnic art and cultures inspired Zhao’s early interest in how hand-repetition involved creating intricate patterns and forms, she was motivated to develop a creative expression that unifies body and mind. The artist’s relocation to the United States at the age of seventeen introduced her to a new set of cultures and influences. As her exposure to eastern and western influences grows and intersects, it led her interest to explore and investigate multicultural influences on human psychology, aesthetics, and activity. Rooted in her study of Eastern and Western Philosophy, Zhao’s work explores the intangibility of perception through the physicality of her materials. Paying particular attention to the interaction of light, color, and form, Zhao uses transparency and abstraction to mimic the ethereal and elusive nature of human consciousness. Through her practice, the artist continues to experience and explore the connections between physical objects and non-physical mediums (e.g., light, emotion, consciousness, etc.) Commissioned by IBM in 2020, Zhao created a mixed media installation that explores the relationship between art and blockchain technology to promote sustainability. She’s the recipient of Facebook Open Arts/Artist in Residence, Edition/Basel Printmaking Residency (Basel, Switzerland), Kala Art Institute Artist in Residence (Berkeley, U.S.), Mission Gráfica Printmaking Residency (SF, U.S.), In Cahoots Residency (Petaluma, U.S.), Hearts in SF Project by Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Thousand-Island Lake Art Project (Zhejiang, China), etc. The artist’s work has been published in various magazines and exhibited in museums, galleries, and art fairs at venues such as de Young Museum, Art Santa Fe Contemporary Art Fair, International Print Center New York, Galerie Kuchling Berlin, Root Division SF, Sanchez Art Center, Glass Rice Gallery, The Compound Gallery Oakland, etc. Her work is in the collections of Facebook, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Boston Children’s Hospital, Guizhou Minzu University (China), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NYC), Kala Art Institute, and numerous private collections.