Credit: Santiago Columbo MiglioreroYuhanxiao (Maggie) Ma is an object-fascinated research artist. Her work revolves around the social and critical implications of technology, exploring how technological innovations and societal structures influence our lived experiences. She uses a range of media, including 3D fabrication, multimedia installations, crafting (casting and molding), and performance art.
Her process involves in-depth research on specific topics, which she then presents through various media to spark discussion. Influenced by her engagement with the phenomenological tradition in Western continental philosophy, each of her pieces encourages a critical examination of the established norms and structures that govern our perception of our experiences.
Ma's notable residencies include the DOM Art Residence (Barcelona) and SVA's Bio Art Residency (New York). Her work has been exhibited in New York's TheBLANC Gallery, Gallatin Galleries, and internationally in Barcelona and Shanghai. She is currently in a year-long Artist-in-Residence program at Gallatin WetLab.
Her process involves in-depth research on specific topics, which she then presents through various media to spark discussion. Influenced by her engagement with the phenomenological tradition in Western continental philosophy, each of her pieces encourages a critical examination of the established norms and structures that govern our perception of our experiences.
Ma's notable residencies include the DOM Art Residence (Barcelona) and SVA's Bio Art Residency (New York). Her work has been exhibited in New York's TheBLANC Gallery, Gallatin Galleries, and internationally in Barcelona and Shanghai. She is currently in a year-long Artist-in-Residence program at Gallatin WetLab.
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
2024-25 Artist in Residence, NYU Gallatin WetLab, New York, NY
2024 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 THE BLANC, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
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
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 Speaker, Rethinking Temporal Perception: Rewired Clocks and Water Systems, Open Hardware Summit, Edinburgh, Scotland
2024 Panelist, Physical Computing in Artistic Practice (Prof. Yeseul Song), NYU, NY
2024 Exhibiting Artist and Speaker, Public Program: Artist-Led Tour, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2023 Presenter, Exploring Computer Embroidery and E-Textiles, Fablearn/Constructionism Conference Educator Panel, New York, NY