Multi-disciplinary artist Chin Chih Yang was born in Taiwan, and has resided for many years in Lower Manhattan. He received his BFA from Parsons and his MS from Pratt Institute. He has been a recipient of the Urban Artist Initiative Fellowship, a fellowship from the New York State Council for the Arts, a fiscal sponsorship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a public art project commission from Queens Council on the Arts/DOT, and was awarded a gold medal from the Creativity Annual Awards for creative achievement in photography. 

    His work has been featured at the Queens Museum, the Chelsea Museum, the Godwin-Ternbach Museum, and the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival. Exhibitions and performances include: “America is looking,” which was selected by the Bronx Council On The Arts for exhibit at The Nathan Cummings Foundation Gallery; “Human Sculpture,” selected for the “It’s not easy” exhibit at Exit Art; and “Outer Space,” selected by Flux Factory for the “HouseBroken” exhibit.

    A great proponent of public art, Chin Chih has enacted his projects in outdoor spaces, including the UN, where he infamously projected a giant Taiwanese flag onto the building, and Union Square Park, the site of his recent popular art event, “Burning Ice.” He is currently working towards the completion of a large-scale interactive installation called “The Control of Fear,” which will lead participants into a direct awareness of the effects of natural and man-made disasters on the human psyche, engendering a consciousness of compassion thereby. 

    Chin Chih's work has been highlighted in The New York Times twice last year alone, this year he has been an interview by Humphrey Hawksley - BBC world news - on a special program on NYC Artists work on “Corruption” issues and he has also received coverage from the Taipei Times, CBS, NY Art Beat, the Village Voice, Time Out New York, Flavorpill, Daily News and Art Asia Pacific magazine.