Sun Tianyi
Born 1996 in Kaifeng, China. Lives and works in New York.
EDUCATION
2022
MFA, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York
2020
MFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
2017
BA, Communications and Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, University of Washington, Seattle
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2025
40 Epochs, VH AWARD, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria
40 Epochs, Hyundai Visionhall, Hyundai Motor Group University, Yongin, South Korea
2024
All Paradises, s+t with JDJ, New York
Warmer Layers, Helena Anrather Gallery, New York
Means of Production, Shisanwu, Glendale, NY
2023
FROM_LISTENERS, Segue Reading Series, Artists Space, New York
2020
In Search [indistinct conversations], Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles
2018
Penumbra, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Powder, Slip House, New York
Close to the Clouds: Encountering Digital Diasporas, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2025
gmtc sessions #3, gmtc, New York
The 6th VH AWARD, Singapore Art Week 2026, Singapore
The 6th VH AWARD, Haus der Elektronischen Künste, Basel, Switzerland
VH AWARD Exhibition, Hyundai Motorstudio 798 Art Zone, Beijing
When one language licks another, Below Grand, New York, NY
2024
Nostalgic Mayfly / 恋旧蜉蝣, Rockbund, Shanghai, China
Penser avec Baudrillard, Columbia in Paris, Paris, France
Can Thought Go On Without a Body?, Stilllife, New York
Workloop, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
Bodiless Body, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2023
5x5, 99 Canal, New York
Drawings by Sculptors, Helena Anrather Gallery, New York
Text-ure 2023, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea
2022
An Asterism, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, New York
2021
Re-Body, Sheila Johnson Design Center, New York
Left Unsaid Miss(in) Personae, COPE NYC, Brooklyn, NY
Drawn To Paper, The City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2020
ARCHIVE MACHINES, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles
The 35th Made in California Exhibition, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Streetview Video Series, OXY Arts, Los Angeles
Law of the Excluded Middle, Proxy Gallery, Los Angeles
Slice: A Juried Cross-Section of CA Art, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Annual Exhibition, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles
2019
The 12th City of Kaifeng Annual Juried Exhibition, Kaifeng Culture Exhibition Hall, Kaifeng, China
Mid-Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles
2017
Operations in Space, The Alice Gallery, Seattle, WA
LECTURES AND TALKS
2024
数字时代的艺术与内容：边界的模糊与创作的新维度, Stilllife at Rockbund Museum, Shanghai, China
2023
Navigating the Artist Visa Process, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
Research and Practice, Parsons, The New School, New York
Visiting Artist Lecture, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Digital Media, Smith College, Northampton, MA
2022
Spatial Practices: Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2020
Tianyi Sun Artist Q&A, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles
Alterbridge, Artist Panel, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Collaboration Lecture with Maria Nordman, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025
Voyles, Thea. “The real thing with Tianyi Sun.” Odalisque Magazine“
Artisle Talk｜VH AWARD —— 新媒体艺术的悖论与可能.” Artisle Talk
Chan, Dawn. “Q&A with Dawn Chan and the 6th VH AWARD Finalists: Machine Patterns.” Hyundai Artlab
Ekstrand, Anna Mikaela. “Words Are Material in Tianyi Sun’s Sculptures at Below Grand.” Cultbytes
Song, Arianna. “这些创作者，并不惧怕AI的到来.” 新周刊
2024
Wu, Jenny. “Love, Melancholy, Anger, and Surprise: Asian Artists Explore the Emotional Side of AI.” ARTnews
Wu, Jenny. “愛と憂鬱、怒り、そして驚き──「AIのエモーション」を探求するアジア
アーティストたち.” ARTnews JAPAN
Thieu D'Amico, Sofia. “Means of Production.” Office Magazine (New York)
Wu, Jenny. “Exposing the Seams of Art and Commerce.” The AMP (New York)
Deng, Qingyuan. “New York Artists Leading with Zany, Cute, and Interesting.” Whitehot Magazine (New York)
Israel, Alexandra. “Tianyi Sun and Fiel Guhit’s Digital Soundscape Adds to AI-Debate.” Gritdaily
Ekstrand, Anna Mikaela. “On Henry Street, Tianyi Sun Works with Simulacra and Cuteness.” Art Spiel
Brown, Jennifer. “How to Be an Inclusive Leader.” Contributing Editor
2023
Wu, Jenny. “The Simulacra Talk Back in the Art of Tianyi Sun.” Arte Fuse
“Interiors & Intimacies.” Vassar Review, no. 8.
Wozniak, Stephen. “FROM_LISTENERS.” Whitehot Magazine (New York)
Pei, Gang. “Tianyi Sun: Transcending boundaries between image, object, physical and digital.” Artron
Villarreal, Jose. “CHAPTER_: Reconfiguring time and narrative.” artdaily
Cheng, Ye. “Tianyi Sun - between line and space.” Artron (China)
2022
Wu, Xiaoxiao. “Disposable Utensils.” Sina News (China)
Liu, Ziyuan. “How can digital art help art change the world.” Orient Today
2020
Wouk Almino, Elisa. “Los Angeles: A Year in Review in Art and Culture.” Hyperallergic
SELECTED AWARDS
2025
Backslash Art Award, Cornell Tech, Cornell University, New York
Finalist, The 6th VH AWARD, Hyundai Artlab, Korea
2024
Artist in Residence, EYEBEAM, New York
Artist in Residence, NARS Foundation, New York
2023
Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
Artist in Residence, 99 Canal, New York
2022
AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship, AICAD
2021
AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship, AICAD