Bio
Yiyun Chen ( go by Chen ) , is a photographer and artist based in Ohio. His work explores solitude and shared presence in public landscapes with a quiet, observational approach, offering viewers room to slow down. His series Whispers in the Breeze, made around Lake Erie, was featured in a 2025 solo exhibition at Rosewood Arts Center in Kettering, Ohio.
He has exhibited at Transformer Station of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and in group shows across the Midwest and abroad. A solo exhibition, Highway Musician, is scheduled at 1839 Contemporary Gallery in Taipei in 2027.
Chen holds an MFA in Photography and Related Media from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a BA in Studio Art from Cleveland State University. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Photography and Video at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Collections
CWRU The Putnam Collection
Mandel Foundation
Cleveland Art Association
GAR Foundation
RIT Wallace Libraries
Cleveland State University
Private collections
Yiyun Chen ( go by Chen ) , is a photographer and artist based in Ohio. His work explores solitude and shared presence in public landscapes with a quiet, observational approach, offering viewers room to slow down. His series Whispers in the Breeze, made around Lake Erie, was featured in a 2025 solo exhibition at Rosewood Arts Center in Kettering, Ohio.
He has exhibited at Transformer Station of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and in group shows across the Midwest and abroad. A solo exhibition, Highway Musician, is scheduled at 1839 Contemporary Gallery in Taipei in 2027.
Chen holds an MFA in Photography and Related Media from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a BA in Studio Art from Cleveland State University. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Photography and Video at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Collections
CWRU The Putnam Collection
Mandel Foundation
Cleveland Art Association
GAR Foundation
RIT Wallace Libraries
Cleveland State University
Private collections