I HAVE TO LEAVE WITH RELUCTANCE | 我必带着眷恋离开

Qiaosen Yang is a Brooklyn-based Chinese Bai ethnic artist and designer. He graduated from The University of Central Missouri in 2018 with a BFA in graphic design and recently completed his MFA in studio art with an emphasis in sculpture at Pratt Institute in 2023. He has also learned traditional forging techniques from Mr. Huazao Wang, a Chinese Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. Currently, Qiaosen Yang is working as an artist and a metal-shop technician in NYC, and he holds the position of academic secretary at the Yunnan Graphic Designer Association in Yunnan Province, China.