Yi Cheng’s (b.2000, Shanghai) practice focuses on paintings that are informed by his daily life and encounters. Yi’s works are a moment in time captured then distilled and transformed through the nature of his lens. The resulting pictures are shaped by his feelings and memory into a painting that recalls back to lived experiences. Yi’s works often contain a sense of atmosphere and mood that permeates his paintings, evoking a feeling and conjuring up emotions within the viewer while leaving the painting open to interpretation.

Yi Cheng is an emerging Asian Australian artist from Melbourne/Naarm. He graduated from RMIT’s School of Art, graduating in Fine Art (Painting) 2022.

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Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) RMIT University, 2022

Shows

Fifty Squared, Brunswick Street Gallery, 2022

RMIT Graduate Exhibition: Fine Art, 2022

Young Talent Exhibition, The Affordable Art Fair (Melbourne), 2023

Head on Photo Awards, Head On Foundation, 2023