Yu Cheng is a New Jersey–based painter whose work draws on everyday encounters, remembered spaces, and images within images. Working primarily in oil, Cheng creates quiet scenes in which observation, memory, and perception overlap.

EDUCATION
2024 MFA in Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
2021 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS *Solo exhibitions
2026 The 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2026 In the Mood for Love, VillageOneArt Gallery, New York, NY
2025 Out of the Shadows, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
2025* Waking Life, VillageOneArt Gallery, New York, NY
2025 Formless, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
2025* In Stillness, Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, MA
2025 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Art Exhibition, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA
2025* Take a Seat, Bromfield Gallery, MA
2024 The Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition, Boston City Hall Gallery, MA
2024* In Light and Shadow, Dana Hall Gallery, MA
2024 New Talent, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 Emerge Contemporary Art 15th Anniversary Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2022 Between You and I, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA

SELECTED AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2025 Governor’s Citation for Artistic Contribution, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2025 Creative Individuals Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council
2024 The Scattergood-Moore Artist-in-Residence Program, Dana Hall School, Wellesley, MA
2024 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2023 Boston Children’s Museum Art Competition Winner
2023 Dana Pond Competition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University