Biography

A Young Yu (b. 1990) is a Korean-American artist based in New York. She received her MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University and BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design. She has exhibited at venues such as the Museum of Art and Design, New York; Christie’s Inc., New York; Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York; Artist Alliance, New York; Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami; LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York; Time Square Space, New York; the Jewish Museum, New York.

Yu was awarded the Artist In the Market (AIM) Fellowship by the Bronx Museum of Arts, the Individual Artist Fellowship by the MidAtlantic Foundation of Arts, the Gold Prize by the AHL Foundation, and the Artist Session by Recess Gallery. She has also participated in artists residencies at Sculpture Space, New York; Dongguk University, South Korea; School of Visual Arts, New York; Catwalk Art Institute, New York.