Credit: Santiago Columbo MiglioreroYuhanxiao (Maggie) Ma is a US-based research-driven multimedia artist and PhD student at DXARTS (University of Washington). Her practice lies at the intersection of speculative fiction, science, and ethics, blending critical inquiry with parafictional storytelling. Through 3D fabrication, casting, physical computing, and multimedia installation, she explores how technological and scientific systems shape lived experience and reveal the often-overlooked consequences of innovation.
Informed by phenomenology and critical theory, Ma both employs and critiques emerging technologies to examine their broader societal implications. Her work has been exhibited internationally at major venues including Art Electronica (Linz), as well as in New York, Barcelona, and Shanghai. She has participated in residencies such as the DOM Art Residency (Barcelona), SVA’s Bio Art Residency (New York), and the year-long Gallatin WetLab program on Governors Island.
contact: info@mayuhanxiao.com
Informed by phenomenology and critical theory, Ma both employs and critiques emerging technologies to examine their broader societal implications. Her work has been exhibited internationally at major venues including Art Electronica (Linz), as well as in New York, Barcelona, and Shanghai. She has participated in residencies such as the DOM Art Residency (Barcelona), SVA’s Bio Art Residency (New York), and the year-long Gallatin WetLab program on Governors Island.
contact: info@mayuhanxiao.com
Education
2029 (expected) Ph.D. in Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2024 B.A. in Media, Arts, and Technology, Minor in Philosophy, NYU Gallatin, New York, NY
Awards, Fellowships, and Residencies
2026-29 Full Fellowship, Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), University of Washington, Seattle, WA ($128,000 tuition remission + stipend and benefits)
2026 UW Provost Block Funded Scholarship ($5,000 total), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2025-26 Artist in Residence, NYU Gallatin WetLab, New York, NY
2025 Grant Recipient, Black Homeplaces, Black Communication and Technology Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2025 Artist-Researcher, Fall Institute: Computer Class, Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto, Ontario
2024 Artist in Residence, DOM Art Residency (Fully Funded), Barcelona, Spain
2024 Artist in Residence, School of Visual Arts Residency in Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art, New York, NY
2024 Thesis Honors: Conceptual and Expressive Potential of a "Truthful Lie”, New York, NY
2023 Winner of the Visual Art Prize, Gallatin Review (Volume 38), New York, NY
2023 Dean’s Honor Society Member, awarded a Fully Funded Trip to Dakar, Senegal
Solo / Two-Person Exhibitions
2025 Guinea Pigs: You May Be Eligible, Two-Person Show (with Anna Ren), THE BLANC, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 CASA, The 14th edition of Art Nou 2025, Barcelona, Spain
2025 Materials and Metaphors, Online Group Exhibition, presented by DOM Art Residence (Artsy.net)
2025 Open Hardware Summit-Exhibition Session, Edinburgh, Scotland
2024 What can we do to deserve aliens’ attention?, DOM Gallery (Utopia46), Barcelona, Spain
2024 Metabolically Yours, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2024 Scene Not be Seen, John Molloy Gallery, New York, NY
2024 1-800-I-WAS-SCAMMED.COM, CultureHub, New York, NY
2024 11:59, THE BLANC, New York, NY
2024 To Be a Part and Apart, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2023 Useless Machines, THE BLANC, New York, NY
2022 IMA Show, New York University, New York, NY
2021 IMA Show, New York University Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2019 Sugar Art Society, Nanjing Academy of Art, Nanjing, China
Inclusion in Publication
2025 Featured Artist: Yuhanxiao (Maggie) Ma, Femmes Designers. Listed among interdisciplinary women in STEAM for research-driven multimedia work exploring the ethics of science and technology
2024 “Artist Interview: Yuhanxiao (Maggie) Ma (October 2024),” DOM Art Residence YouTube
2024 “Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Pharmaceuticals in Yuhanxiao Ma’s ‘Modest Witnesses’,” Lo’Ammi
2024 “Encara som a temps d'agradar als extraterrestres?” ara
2024 “DOM Art Residence (Barcelona) celebra su segunda edición,” exibart
2024 “Solutio,” Labocine - October 2024 issue THE ECOSYSTEM
2024 “Meet Yuhanxiao (Maggie) Ma,” CanvasRebel Magazine,
2024 “Artist Homepage: Yuhanxiao (Maggie) Ma,” The Gallatin Galleries
2024 “Artist in Residence 2024,” DOM Art Residence
2023 Managing Co-editor of Visual Arts, Gallatin Review (Volume 39)
2023 “Déjà vu,” Gallatin Review (Volume 38, p.69)
2023 “The Pills,” Confluence
Research Experience
2021-22 Research Assistant, Craft Computing with Prof. Margaret Minsky, NYU Shanghai, China
2019-22 Visiting Researcher, VeriMake Research Lab, Nanjing, China
Teaching / Lectures
2025 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Make Believe: Parafiction and Speculative Design (Prof. Inmi Lee), NYU Shanghai, China
2024-25 Teaching Artist, 3D Printing and STEAM classes, DIVAS for Social Justice, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Summer Teaching Artist, Little Prince Academy (NGO), Cappadocia, Türkiye
2021-23 Instructor, Programming Classes in Python, Triangular Plus Training Center, Nanjing, China
2021-22 Teaching Assistant, E-Textile Wristband Workshop, NYU Shanghai, China
Speaking Engagements
2025 Visiting Artist, Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
2025 Invited Presenter, The Guinea Pig Eligibility Test (with Anna Ren), Expanded Conference, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria — accepted for joint presentation; delivered by Anna Ren as I was unable to attend due to visa restrictions
2025 Invited Speaker, Rethinking Temporal Perception: Rewired Clocks and Water Systems, Open Hardware Summit, Edinburgh, Scotland
2025 Guest Critic, Open Call (Prof. Blair Simmons), NYU, New York, NY
2024 Invited Panelist, Physical Computing in Artistic Practice (Prof. Yeseul Song), NYU, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Invited Speaker and Exhibiting Artist, Public Program: Artist-Led Tour, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2023 Invited Presenter (on behalf of Prof. Margaret Minsky), Computer Embroidery and E-Textiles, Fablearn/Constructionism Conference Educator Panel, New York, NY