Xinyi Zhang

Statement

Xinyi Zhang is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Honolulu, Hawaii. She creates visual and sensory artworks that highlight spiritual themes in the personal and collective unconscious, bringing awareness to the transformational journeys of the soul. Her works depict fantastical landscapes, metaphorical symbols of nature, and channeled objects representative of archetypes from a personal mythology. Recent works have explored themes of feminine power and multidimensionality. Through her art, she hopes to connect viewers to their own journeys of healing and transformation.

With a formal background in computer science and engineering, Xinyi works with traditional mediums in a visceral and intuitive way and brings in technology and new media as a way to further enhance forms of expression.

Her art has been exhibited in contemporary galleries and community spaces in California and Hawaii.

GlogauAIR Project

The “Healing Garden” is an art project I have been developing to facilitate the process of personal healing and transformation through visual symbols. The concept is inspired by my own experience of working with archetypal imagery in my art practice as a way to heal trauma, release limiting beliefs, and reclaim personal power. Many of my paintings depict objects channeled from this sacred liminal space. Recently, I have created “Healing Garden Objects” as a way for the wider public to interact with this beautiful sacred space. These objects – representing aspects of memory, personal identity, or hopes and wishes – are constructed by myself with the aid of generative AI and presented in the form of physical photo stickers as keepsakes for the participants.

For my residency, I plan to extend the “Healing Garden” project further by constructing the Garden as a virtual 3D immersive space, accessible by all who interact with it. The intent is to inspire personal as well as collective transformation in a shared space. In this form, participants can request “Healing Garden Objects” for themselves or others, or for specific causes affecting communities around the world – with the hope that these positive energies will be reflected visually for all to see. I will also be continuing my artistic practice with traditional mediums and interfacing with spiritual themes that enter into my awareness during my residency.

New media and Painting

CV Summary

Self-taught, studied visual art under:

• Larry Robinson at Oakdale Painting Studio, San Francisco, CA
• Michael Markowitz at 23rd Street Studio, San Francisco, CA

Education

• 2014 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
• 2018 Masters of Science in Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Exhibitions

• 2022 Healing Garden Objects Performance: Still and Moving Center, Honolulu HI; HEART of Honolulu Festival, Honolulu HI
• 2022 Resting Spirit Meditative Installation, Still and Moving Center, Honolulu HI
• 2022 Healing Garden, PekeKai Coffee, Honolulu HI (solo)
• 2022 Small Works, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2022 Women Rising, The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
• 2021 Transformational Energies, The Arts at Marks, Honolulu, HI
• 2020 Women Rising, The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA

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