Hometown: New York
Based in: New York
Yeachin received her BFA at National Taiwan Normal University and her MFA at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is known for her rhythmic forms and decisive brush marks made with a certainty rooted in Chinese calligraphy, and the infinite time and space dynamics of Chinese painting.
She paints with layered ink, acrylic, and oil colors on paper, canvas, wood, and fabric. Yeachin generates tension with the intimate scale of the smaller paintings and their colossal internal energy. Her large scale paintings use big brushwork to draw the viewer in and then explode joyously with energetic color and invigorating mark-making. Her subjects cover both the visible (objects, patterns, symbols) and the unseen (force, emotion, momentum).
Now based in upstate New York, Yeachin has exhibited her work at notable venues as the Painting Center in Manhattan, the New York State Museum in Albany, and the Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY.
Yeachin’s work is held in private collections around the world, including in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Her original work and design are also included in corporate collections including Bellagio (Las Vegas), The Ritz-Carlton (Washington, D.C. and Chicago), Azabu Miami Beach, Nobu Miami Beach (Miami, Florida), Rosewood Hotel (Hong Kong), Andaz Shenzhen Hotel (China), Toranomon Hills Residential Towers (Tokyo, Japan), and other renown venues.
Yeachin Tsai, United States of America
Painting
$ 5,000
What inspires you?
Nature and humanity, energy and space.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Playful, delightful, powerful.
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Paul Klee, Morandi, Rothko, Miro, Cezanne, Matisse, Alexander Calder, Bada Shanren, Huai Su, Sanyu, Yayoi Kusama, Ruth Asawa, Hilma af Klint.
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Brush.
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
"Everything Changes." Said by Zen master Shunryu Suzuki.
Where do you go for inspiration?
Landscape of the inner mind and outer phenomenal world.
Exhibitions
Solo: "Nature Songs" at the Lake George, New York
2021
“The Unusuals”, The Painting Center, Chelsea, NYC
2019
“Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region” Exhibition at The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York
2019
“AQUACHROME”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2017
“Great Places and Spaces”, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
2016
Yeachin Tsai Recent Work, McDaris Fine Art, Hudson, NY
2015
“Response to Nature”, Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Chatham, NY
2014
“Family Album”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009
International Art Show, Lennox Gallery, Central London
2004
“A Message From New York”, NYC and Sky Gallery in Osaka
2003
“Talking with Nature”, The Gallery, Taipei
1993
Awards
New York State Council on the Arts Grant
2021
Mona Ruth Brickman Memorial Artist of the Year Award, NY
2020
Charles G. Shaw Memorial Award, Brooklyn College, CUNY
1995
Exhibitions
Solo: "Nature Songs" at the Lake George, New York
2021
“The Unusuals”, The Painting Center, Chelsea, NYC
2019
“Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region” Exhibition at The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York
2019
“AQUACHROME”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2017
“Great Places and Spaces”, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
2016
Yeachin Tsai Recent Work, McDaris Fine Art, Hudson, NY
2015
“Response to Nature”, Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Chatham, NY
2014
“Family Album”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009
International Art Show, Lennox Gallery, Central London
2004
“A Message From New York”, NYC and Sky Gallery in Osaka
2003
“Talking with Nature”, The Gallery, Taipei
1993
Awards
New York State Council on the Arts Grant
2021
Mona Ruth Brickman Memorial Artist of the Year Award, NY
2020
Charles G. Shaw Memorial Award, Brooklyn College, CUNY
1995