Haoyun Erin Zhao is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, California, working primarily in painting, printmaking, and installation. Born in China and relocating to the United States at seventeen, Zhao’s practice is shaped by the intersection of Eastern and Western philosophical traditions.
Her work explores how color, form, and symbolic imagery can reveal the invisible structures that connect perception, emotion, and the natural world. Drawing from early training in calligraphy and ink painting as well as later engagement with Western art and philosophy, Zhao creates layered compositions in which translucent forms, calligraphic gestures, and symbolic motifs interact within shifting visual environments.
Zhao is a recipient of numerous artist residencies, including Swatch Art Peace Hotel Residency (Shanghai, China), Golden Foundation for the Arts Residency (New York, U.S.), Meta Open Arts Residency (Burlingame, U.S.), Edition/Basel Residency (Basel, Switzerland), and Kala Art Institute Residency (Berkeley, U.S.).
Her work has been exhibited at institutions including the de Young Museum, the Exploratorium Museum, and the International Print Center New York. Zhao’s works are held in collections such as Google, IBM, LinkedIn, ICBC, Meta, Kaiser Permanente, Boston Children’s Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and numerous private collections.