Yongqi Tang

Born in 1997 in China, Yongqi Tang is an artist and educator based in Seattle, WA. Since 2015, she has studied and worked between China and the United States. She now teaches as an assistant professor at Central Washington University. Her practice explores themes of femininity and the diasporic experience, examining how the construction of narratives shapes cognition and challenges the stability of self-image in both private and public spaces. By reconstructing classical imagery and mythology, Tang’s work seeks to preserve and reimagine the past, creating a personal dimension where time, memory, and resonance unfold. Her works explore a variety of materials such as oil, watercolor, acrylic, and charcoal.

Recent solo exhibitions have been mounted at Latitude Gallery, New York; Le Scalze, Naples; Jupiter Contemporary in Miami, FL; T293 Gallery in Rome, Italy. She has participated in residencies including Fountainhead Residency(2024), Amazon AIR Program(2023), and Field Projects(2022). She is recipient of the 2025 Greg Krucera &Larry Yocom Fellowship,Artist Trust GAP Award (2023), Bernie Funk Artist Scholarship (2022), the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists Scholarship Award (2022). Her art has been covered in numerous outlets, including Artnet, New American Paintings, Whitehot Magazine, Booooooom, Impulse magazine, and elsewhere.

Courses taught include:

ART 150 - Introduction to Drawing

ART 250 - Figure Drawing

ART 350 - Mixed Media Drawing

ART 450 - Advanced Drawing