Yike Zhang is a Chinese-born artist based in the Bay area of California. Zhang's passion for art began at an early age, and after studying traditional oil painting for over four years, she earned a Bachelor's degree in oil painting from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts in China. She later pursued a Master's degree in Fine Art from California College of The Arts, where her focus shifted towards textile as her main medium.
Zhang's work centers on the idea that everyone's life is shrouded in an invisible, larger environment, and that by exploring private stories, we can see reflections of the outside world. Through her art, Zhang seeks to create a dialogue between past and present, tradition and innovation, and the personal and universal. With a focus on domestic craft, Zhang believes that textile is an intimate way to uncover truth and meaning.