About
Xiao He (b. 1998, Chengdu, China) is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, CA. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and completed a drawing year program at the Royal Drawing School, London. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibition at Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA (2025), and group exhibitions at 4C Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2023); Art Capital, Paris, France (2022); Upstream Gallery, New York, NY (2022); Huacui Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai, China (2022). She has been awarded residencies at the Cubberley Artist Studio Program, Palo Alto, CA (2024), and Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA (2023). Her work has been featured in Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine, ShoutoutLA, and VoyageLA, and her mixed-media artist’s book A Collection of Random Thoughts is part of the permanent collection at the Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, Chicago, IL.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA, 2018
Artist Interviews and Press
Artforum Art Guide, A Whole Night
Open Art, The Double Life of a Painter (English) (Chinese)
CanvasRebel Magazine, Interview with Xiao He
ShoutoutLA, Meet Xiao He | Artist
VoyageLA, Meet Xiao He
Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine, 10 Questions with Xiao He
Solo Exhibition
2025 Solo exhibition, A Whole Night, Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA
Group Exhibitions
2024 Palo Alto Art Center, What's Cookin'?: Art about food, culture and community, Palo Alto, USA
2024 Project Molène, Shadowed Utopia, Oakland, USA
2024 Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, San Francisco Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA
2024 Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, There’s no telling time, Los Angeles, USA
2024 Alma Rise Gallery, Embodied Perspectives, Berkeley, USA
2024 Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, Other Days, Los Angeles, USA
2024 Royal Drawing School Breakers Gallery, Drawing Beyond , London, UK
2023 Summer Exhibition, The Gallery at Green & Stone, London, UK
2023 4C Gallery, Q2 exhibition, Los Angeles, USA
2023 San Francisco Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, USA
2022 2nd SKYLINE International Exhibition, Villa Venino, Novate Milanese, Milan, Italy
2022 Grand Rapids Art Prize, Michigan, USA
2022 Art San Diego, Solo Artist, San Diego, USA
2022 Art Santa Fe, Solo Artist, Santa Fe, USA
2022 MuseConnect Gala and Art Auction, New York, USA
2022 Artexpo New York, New York, USA
2022 Art Capital, Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris, France
2021 Barcelona International Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2021 Biennale di Genova, Genoa, Italy
2021 Shanghai Postwave Art Fair, Shanghai, China
2021 Long Island City Artists, Drawings in a Time of Renewal, New York, USA
2021 Upstream Gallery, Layers of Time, New York, USA
2021 Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Black and White, Pennsylvania, USA
2021 Art Gallery 118 / Out My Window, New York, USA
2018 Show Don’t Tell, Design Exhibition at Chicago Design Museum, Chicago, USA
2018 SAIC BFA Exhibition, Chicago, USA
2017 Book 062, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, USA
2017 A Collection of Random Thoughts, currently part of the permanent collection of Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, Chicago, USA
2016 Love’s Many Mouths, Performance Art, Ballroom Projects, Chicago, USA
2016 Abandoned Practice Art Installation, Sullivan Gallery, Chicago, USA
Artist Residencies
(upcoming) 2025 Dumfries House, The King’s Foundation, Scotland, UK
2025 W.A.R.P. Artist Residency, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2024 Cubberley Artist Studio Program, Palo Alto, USA
2023 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, USA
Awards and Public Collections
2017 Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, Chicago, USA