In the city of wind, I found my heart's embrace, Where summer's warm caress kissed every tear-streaked face. The sunrise on Lake Michigan, a moment so divine, Painted hope upon the waves as they danced in morning's shine. But in the midst of beauty, bitter memories reside, Heartbroken moments lingered, casting shadows far and wide. Yet time, a fleeting traveler, takes us on its flight, Leaving echoes of our past, both the darkness and the light. As I bid farewell to your cherished shore, I carry with me all these feelings, woven at my core. Uncertain is the future, a path yet to unfold, But I'll embrace it bravely, with stories left untold.

Weiyang Gao

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I am a Chinese artist who currently works in New York. I received my BFA in 2018 from Boston University and my MFA in painting and drawing in 2021 from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. My paintings blur the categories of figuration and abstraction. Within them, I utilize themes of pattern, space, and light in relation to the human body to discuss and critique the constructions of systems of belief. Being an artist with a multi-cultural background, I have insight into the many ways people have used and abused culture and history to create barriers and divisions within the broader spectrum of humanity. Within my paintings, I addresse the feelings of being oppressed by those barriers and divisions while looking for places that could transcend both culture and history. I have shown at the Sloan House in Boston, Guayaba Gallery in Union City, Visionary Project in New York, Research House of Asian Art and FLXST Contemporary Art Gallery in Chicago, etc.