Annie Chen Ziyao is a curator and artist based in New York. She co-founded :iidrr Gallery in 2020 and co-founded Flowing Space in 2024. Chen received her B.A. in Art & Art History and Business from St.Lawrence University in 2018 and an MFA in Photo, Video, and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts in 2021. Her work has been featured in exhibitions nationally and internationally, which includes New York, Miami, Chicago, Rome, London, Beijing, and Slovenia.
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Curated Exhibitions
2025
Kexuan Zhao’s solo exhibition - As Fleeting as Dew and Lightning, New York
The Cup Speaks, Harvard Ceramics Studio x Flowing Space, New York
Group Exhibition:Pause·Sip·Breath, New York
Group Exhibition: In Good Company, New York
2024
Threads of Connection: Textile Dialogues in a Changing World, New York Textile Month
THE LIVINGROOM RHAPSODY, Allen Street Gallery-Leroy Street Studio, New York
Objects Without (Home), 3nter.org & :iidrr Gallery, New York
Phantasmal Beings, :iidrr Gallery, New York
The Ephemeral: Kyoka Katori Solo Exhibition, New York
El Otro, El Mismo, Yuchen Wang Solo Exhibition, New York
2023
Bamboo Whispers, Silvanna Shen Solo Exhibition, New York
Peachtree Symphony, Dannie Niu Solo Exhibition, New York
Participated Exhibition
2023
Cement, Tail of a Gecko, Temple Gallery & Tutu Gallery, New York
Transcending the Ideal, Pfizer Building, Curated by Virginia Ingram, New York
2022
Untitled Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Invisible Shadow, Three Shadow Photography Art Center, Beijing, China
Age of the Bimbo, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Auto Focus. A Portrait of the Self Exhibition, MILLEPIANI, Rome, Italy
Dare to, LATITUDE Gallery & Asian Creative Foundation, New York, NY
Island of Light, NYUcssa, New York, NY
Emerging Artists Exhibition, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
Failings, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
NOW + Here, The EVAC, New York
Splinters in the ongoing normal, Project Gallery V, Brooklyn, NY
2021
BODY ECSTATIC BODY ECLECTIC BODY ECCENTRIC: Young film/video artists screening, ULAY Foundation, Ljubljana, Slovenia
POROUS MODES, Field Project, NY
Your Milieu, Arthill Gallery, London
Women’s Work Group Show, Indianapolis Art Center, Indiana
Photoville Festival, New York
SVA Alumni Film & Animation Festival, Best of 2020 & 2021 Screening, New York
2020
Where’s the remote, sit still projects, New York
2019
Children of Entertainment, PIL, Beijing
AWARDS
2021 Honorable Mention, Tripvill International Film Festival
2021 SVA Alumni Film Festival Best of 2021
2019 - 2021 Alice Beck-Odette Scholarhips
Publication & Press
2025
GRIT DAILY – Annie Chen Ziyao: From Curator to Entrepreneur, Transforming New York’s Art Scene https://gritdaily.com/annie-chen-ziyao-transforming-new-yorks-art-scene/
L’Officiel Monaco - When Art Becomes a Room to Live In
https://lofficielmonaco.com/art-culture/when-art-becomes-a-room-to-live-in/
Whitehot Magazine - Annie Chen Ziyao's The Cup Speaks at Flowing Space Gallery, NYC
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/at-flowing-space-gallery-nyc/7080
Curbed / New York Magazine - Blocky Face Ceramics, Brazilian Modernism, and More Design Finds
https://www.curbed.com/article/design-edit-blocky-ceramics-brazilian-modernists-and-more.html
Artron Interview | Annie Chen Ziyao: Creating Space-Centered Art That Brings Life Back Into Art — Artistic Practice as Spatial Work
https://news.artron.net/20250619/n1142123.html
2024
Madison Graph – Curated Solo Exhibition: Kyoka Katori https://madisongraph.com/kyoka-katoris-solo-exhibition-in-new-york-a-luminous-journey-into-modern-womanhood/
Ritz Herald – Curated Solo Exhibition https://ritzherald.com/fashion-designer-silvanna-shen-unveils-bamboo-whispers-at-iidrr-gallery/
Li Tang - Art Show | :iidrr Gallery Presents Group Exhibition: Threads of Connection
https://litang.community/2024/09/25/art-show-iidrr-gallery-presents-group-exhibition-threads-of-connection/
2022
Cliché Magazine - The Thought-Provoking Artwork Ms. Meta Meta Was Presented in “Failings” by Ejecta Projects https://clichemag.com/art/the-thought-provoking-artwork-ms-meta-meta-was-presented-in-failings-by-ejecta-projects/
Varsity - The Last Cut: Annie Chen’s Tthinkings Toward Urbanization https://www.varsity.co.uk/sponsored/the-last-cut-annie-chens-thinkings-toward-urbanization
The Art Insider - Annie Chen Ziyao: The Diversity Of Her Works Is What Makes Her Unique https://www.art-insider.com/annie-chen-ziyao-the-diversity-of-her-works-is-what-makes-her-unique/3904
USA Art News - Annie Chen Ziyao: Takes Social Problems into Account https://usaartnews.com/art/annie-chen-ziyao-takes-social-problems-into-account
Film Daily - Annie Chen Ziyao: Takes Social Problems into Account https://filmdaily.co/craft/spotlight/annie-chen-ziyao/
Hudson Weekly - The Talent Artist Annie Chen Ziyao Presents Her Latest Project Ms. Meta Meta to the Public https://hudsonweekly.com/the-talent-artist-annie-chen-ziyao-presents-her-latest-project-ms-meta-meta-to-the-public/
Madison Graph - Annie Chen Ziyao: A Thinker, More Than Just A Designer https://madisongraph.com/annie-chen-ziyao-a-thinker-more-than-just-a-designer/
2021
SVA ContinuEd Project Space
https://sva.edu/features/continued-project-space-annie-chen-ziyao
SIA School of International Art
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BGEJgmgzSSe04m8tPI7mPg
2020
Sangluo Fashion Brand – Cast in short-film project
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1zZSlTbcQ9DUJ8oxnnKG7A
Curated Exhibitions
2025
Kexuan Zhao’s solo exhibition - As Fleeting as Dew and Lightning, New York
The Cup Speaks, Harvard Ceramics Studio x Flowing Space, New York
Group Exhibition:Pause·Sip·Breath, New York
Group Exhibition: In Good Company, New York
2024
Threads of Connection: Textile Dialogues in a Changing World, New York Textile Month
THE LIVINGROOM RHAPSODY, Allen Street Gallery-Leroy Street Studio, New York
Objects Without (Home), 3nter.org & :iidrr Gallery, New York
Phantasmal Beings, :iidrr Gallery, New York
The Ephemeral: Kyoka Katori Solo Exhibition, New York
El Otro, El Mismo, Yuchen Wang Solo Exhibition, New York
2023
Bamboo Whispers, Silvanna Shen Solo Exhibition, New York
Peachtree Symphony, Dannie Niu Solo Exhibition, New York
Participated Exhibition
2023
Cement, Tail of a Gecko, Temple Gallery & Tutu Gallery, New York
Transcending the Ideal, Pfizer Building, Curated by Virginia Ingram, New York
Very Naughty Super Trashy, Tutu Gallery, New York
2022
Untitled Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Invisible Shadow, Three Shadow Photography Art Center, Beijing, China
Age of the Bimbo, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Auto Focus. A Portrait of the Self Exhibition, MILLEPIANI, Rome, Italy
Dare to, LATITUDE Gallery & Asian Creative Foundation, New York, NY
Island of Light, NYUcssa, New York, NY
Emerging Artists Exhibition, Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
Failings, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
NOW + Here, The EVAC, New York
Splinters in the ongoing normal, Project Gallery V, Brooklyn, NY
2021
BODY ECSTATIC BODY ECLECTIC BODY ECCENTRIC: Young film/video artists screening, ULAY Foundation, Ljubljana, Slovenia
POROUS MODES, Field Project, NY
Your Milieu, Arthill Gallery, London
Women’s Work Group Show, Indianapolis Art Center, Indiana
Photoville Festival, New York
SVA Alumni Film & Animation Festival, Best of 2020 & 2021 Screening, New York
2020
Where’s the remote, sit still projects, New York
2019
Children of Entertainment, PIL, Beijing
AWARDS
2021 Honorable Mention, Tripvill International Film Festival
2021 SVA Alumni Film Festival Best of 2021
2019 - 2021 Alice Beck-Odette Scholarhips
Publication & Press
2025
GRIT DAILY – Annie Chen Ziyao: From Curator to Entrepreneur, Transforming New York’s Art Scene https://gritdaily.com/annie-chen-ziyao-transforming-new-yorks-art-scene/
L’Officiel Monaco - When Art Becomes a Room to Live In
https://lofficielmonaco.com/art-culture/when-art-becomes-a-room-to-live-in/
Whitehot Magazine - Annie Chen Ziyao's The Cup Speaks at Flowing Space Gallery, NYC
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/at-flowing-space-gallery-nyc/7080
Curbed / New York Magazine - Blocky Face Ceramics, Brazilian Modernism, and More Design Finds
https://www.curbed.com/article/design-edit-blocky-ceramics-brazilian-modernists-and-more.html
Artron Interview | Annie Chen Ziyao: Creating Space-Centered Art That Brings Life Back Into Art — Artistic Practice as Spatial Work
https://news.artron.net/20250619/n1142123.html
2024
Madison Graph – Curated Solo Exhibition: Kyoka Katori https://madisongraph.com/kyoka-katoris-solo-exhibition-in-new-york-a-luminous-journey-into-modern-womanhood/
Ritz Herald – Curated Solo Exhibition https://ritzherald.com/fashion-designer-silvanna-shen-unveils-bamboo-whispers-at-iidrr-gallery/
Li Tang - Art Show | :iidrr Gallery Presents Group Exhibition: Threads of Connection
https://litang.community/2024/09/25/art-show-iidrr-gallery-presents-group-exhibition-threads-of-connection/
2022
Cliché Magazine - The Thought-Provoking Artwork Ms. Meta Meta Was Presented in “Failings” by Ejecta Projects https://clichemag.com/art/the-thought-provoking-artwork-ms-meta-meta-was-presented-in-failings-by-ejecta-projects/
Varsity - The Last Cut: Annie Chen’s Tthinkings Toward Urbanization https://www.varsity.co.uk/sponsored/the-last-cut-annie-chens-thinkings-toward-urbanization
The Art Insider - Annie Chen Ziyao: The Diversity Of Her Works Is What Makes Her Unique https://www.art-insider.com/annie-chen-ziyao-the-diversity-of-her-works-is-what-makes-her-unique/3904
USA Art News - Annie Chen Ziyao: Takes Social Problems into Account https://usaartnews.com/art/annie-chen-ziyao-takes-social-problems-into-account
Film Daily - Annie Chen Ziyao: Takes Social Problems into Account https://filmdaily.co/craft/spotlight/annie-chen-ziyao/
Hudson Weekly - The Talent Artist Annie Chen Ziyao Presents Her Latest Project Ms. Meta Meta to the Public https://hudsonweekly.com/the-talent-artist-annie-chen-ziyao-presents-her-latest-project-ms-meta-meta-to-the-public/
Madison Graph - Annie Chen Ziyao: A Thinker, More Than Just A Designer https://madisongraph.com/annie-chen-ziyao-a-thinker-more-than-just-a-designer/
2021
SVA ContinuEd Project Space
https://sva.edu/features/continued-project-space-annie-chen-ziyao
SIA School of International Art
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BGEJgmgzSSe04m8tPI7mPg
2020
Sangluo Fashion Brand – Cast in short-film project
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1zZSlTbcQ9DUJ8oxnnKG7A