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Zoe Yin

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Zoe L Yin
Born2001
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Contemporary painter and novelist

Zoe L Yin (simplified Chinese 尹亮景; born 2001) is an American contemporary painter and sculptor. Boston WCVB TV, Cleveland WCPN Radio, CTITV Taiwan, CTI Asian, THNKR-TV, China Central TV, China Education TV, China Daily call her a child prodigy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Background

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Yin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Dr. Yizhong Yin, is a biomedical scientist. Her older sibling, Victoria L Yin, is a child prodigy painter and poet. Yin graduated cum laude from Phillips Academy Andover and is currently attending Columbia University.

Career

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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 Art Expo New York at age 8,[9] has since been represented by galleries in America and China, and became internationally known.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

In 2010, Beck Center for the Arts, Ohio, exhibited Yin's works when she was nine. The World Art Museum in Beijing, China exhibited her work in 2011 when she was ten.[1][2][3][7] Yin's art book with her sibling “Art World Child Prodigy Siblings-- Victoria Yin, Zoe Yin” was published in English and Chinese.[17]

Yin painted live on CCTV worldwide broadcasting program cross over.[3] She was featured in the Daily Beast, China Daily, China News, Boston WCVB-TV Chronicle, BTV Beijing, CTI Asian, CCTV (China Central TV) cultural express,[1] China Education TV,[2] and CTITV Taiwan.

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.

In 2018, Yin launched www.museumofstudentarts.org, a web platform for students around the globe to share their creative works.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Prodigy siblings hold exhibition in Beijing. english.cntv.cn (October 18, 2018)
  2. ^ a b c World Famed Child Prodigy Siblings Zoe Yin and Victoria Yin, China Education TV 2011. YouTube (February 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  3. ^ a b c Cross Over 2011-11-05 Victoria Yin and Zoe Yin. english.cntv.cn (June 11, 2011)
  4. ^ Zoe and Victoria Yin, Apollo’s Fire & Local Bookstores. ideastream.org (November 16, 2010)
  5. ^ a b Young Prodigies Dazzle The Art World. YouTube (September 18, 2012). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  6. ^ a b Art Prodigy Compared to Matisse. YouTube. Retrieved on November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Get up, close and personal with genius|Art. chinadaily.com.cn (October 26, 2011). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  8. ^ Bray, Bethany (September 17, 2009) Art in the Park this Saturday. Andover Townsman.
  9. ^ ArtExpo New York 2010. artexponewyork.com
  10. ^ Diver, Jill. Strokes of genius. The Andovers, pp. 39–48
  11. ^ At What Age Will Your Creativity Peak?. Creativitypost.com (October 28, 2012). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  12. ^ Child Prodigies Bring Artistic Talents to Beck Center. Lakewoodobserver.com (November 4, 2010). Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  13. ^ Osband, Joanne. (September 4, 2010) Still Coloring Out Of The Lines: Young Artists. Stillcoloringoutofthelines.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 2019-11-22.
  14. ^ Child Prodigies Bring Artistic Talents to Northeast Ohio 11/15-12/31. broadwayworld.com
  15. ^ YIN SISTERS ARTISTS’ RECEPTION. Beck Center for Arts (November 12, 2010).
  16. ^ Hattie Larlham And Beck Cafe Host Yin Sisters Artists Reception – Mantua, OH – May 15th, 2012. Fineartamerica.com. Retrieved on November 22, 2019.
  17. ^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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