Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang is a transdisciplinary artist and scholar who works across the sciences, art, and history to examine humans’ relationships with nature and culture. His work has been exhibited from Oklahoma to Yokohama, including commissions for the 14th Istanbul Biennial (2015) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (2016). Yang's writings span ecology, aesthetics, and philosophy and can be found in Art Journal, Leonardo, Biological Theory, and Antennae. He holds a PhD in biology, an MFA in visual arts, and is an associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For knowledges, Yang will create installations using books, objects from collections across the University of Kansas, and other materials to explore the Earth as a living system.