About
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
- 2024MFA in Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
- 2021Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
Selected Exhibitions
* Solo exhibition
- 2026Muses and Members, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
- 2026Unbounded Nature, The Bethune Center, Jersey City, NJ
- 2026The 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
- 2026In the Mood for Love, VillageOneArt Gallery, New York, NY
- 2025Out of the Shadows, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
- 2025Waking Life*, VillageOneArt Gallery, New York, NY
- 2025Formless, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
- 2025In Stillness*, Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, MA
- 2025Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Art Exhibition, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA
- 2025Take a Seat*, Bromfield Gallery, MA
- 2024The Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition, Boston City Hall Gallery, MA
- 2024In Light and Shadow*, Dana Hall Gallery, MA
- 2024New Talent, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2023Emerge Contemporary Art 15th Anniversary Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
- 2022Between You and I, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
Selected Awards & Residencies
- 2025Governor’s Citation for Artistic Contribution, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- 2025Creative Individuals Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council
- 2024The Scattergood-Moore Artist-in-Residence Program, Dana Hall School, Wellesley, MA
- 2024The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
- 2023Boston Children’s Museum Art Competition Winner
- 2023Dana Pond Competition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University