Dai Ying

Dai Ying, born in 1983 in Emei Mountain, Sichuan, China, currently lives in New York, Los Angeles, and Beijing. Dai began practicing art at the age of five, studying Chinese calligraphy and painting. After moving to New York in 2011, she began working as a full-time artist and has been creating ever since. Her works reflect her reflections on gender, desire, and identity politics amidst the experience of the great diaspora, opening new dialogues on women's rights and post-socialism.

Dai Ying's artistic endeavors span a wide range of mediums, including mixed-material canvas paintings, large installations, performance art, and video. Growing up amidst this natural, massive energy field, Dai internalized the nurturing forces of the mountain’s water and soil, which have become integral to her artistic practice. Her works explore the political and emotional interplay between the self and the world, examining how personal identity is influenced by the sociopolitical events of her environment.