Liyan Zhao

Biography

Liyan Zhao is an artist working primarily in moving image. Her practice, rooted in relational and ecological concerns, looks at the ways that our intimate knowledge of the world is embodied and passed on between individuals, between species, and across generations. Working alongside human and more-than-human collaborators, she creates assemblages that acknowledge our shared implication in a collective existence filled with both grief and wonder. She holds an MFA from Yale University and an MFA in Cinematic Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.