Born in China, Yan Kong grew up in Taiwan and Hong Kong. At 18, she came to the United States to attend college. Although her formal education centered on science, Kong decided to pursue art upon obtaining Permanent Residency in 1978. She studied drawing and painting at the Art Students League for three years. Kong began as a figurative painter and studied art at museums. Gradually over the years, she has found her voice using light and color in a unique way to create imagery of landscapes and abstractions.

EXHIBITIONS: (*SINGLE SHOW)
2002 Leaps and Bounds, Curator and participant, Phoenix Gallery, 568 Broadway, NYC.
Warm Days, Blue Skies, Curator and participant, Manhattan Borough President Office, Municipal Building Gallery, 1 Center Street South, NYC.
Ruffled Feathers, Puffin Room, Curator and participant, 435 Broome Street, NYC.
2001 EAT ART 4, A.I.R, Gallery, 40 Wooster Street, NYC.
Subject Matters, Curator and participant, 568 Phoenix Gallery, NYC.
*456 Gallery, 456 Broadway, NY., NY 10013, sponsored by the Chinese American Arts Council.
6 Asian Women Artists, Studio Gallery, 205 W88th Street, NYC
2000 AAWAA 2000, Phoenix Gallery, 568 Broadway, NY.
EAT ART 3, A.I.R. Gallery,40 WoosterSt.,2/F,NY.,NY10013.Curated by Yan Kong.
1999 EAT ART 1, Steinbaum Kruass Gallery, 132 Greene Street, NY. Curated by Yan Kong.
A PRISMATIC MIRROR, Curator and participant, Asian American Women Artists Alliance Members Annual Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, 568 Broadway, NY
EAT ART 2, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, 132 Greene Street, NY. Curated by Yan Kong.
1998 * WINNER OF 1997 JURIED EXHIBITION, Synchronicity Space, 55 Mercer Street,NY.
ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN The NEW WORLD, AAWAA ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION. New World Art Center, 250 Lafayette Street, NY. Curated by Norma Cohen, Director of the Smithtown Arts Council.
*Studio Gallery, 115 Bowery, New York
Nexus Gallery, 345 East 12th Street, NY
Nexus Gallery, 345 East 12 Street, NY
Bowery Gallery, 121 Wooster Street, NY
IN THE NAME OF TIBET, Blue Mountain Gallery, 121 Wooster Street, NY
Nexus Gallery, 345 East 12th Street, NY
1997 *OPEN AIR, 24-6 AVE. Gallery, 24, 6th Ave.,Brooklyn, NY
Synchronicity Space, 55 Mercer Street, NY
Nexus Gallery, 345 East 12th Street, NY
1996 Interactive World, San Mateo, CA
1995 Hong Kong Fung Ping Shan Museum, Hong Kong

AWARDS AND HONORS
1998 SOLO EXHIBITION FROM THE 9th ART COMPETITION, Synchronicity Space, NYC.
1999 Grant recipient from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund for an after school program in NYC.

ARTICLES AND REVIEW
2001 Exhibition Review, October 15th , "FROM THE MAYOR'S DOORSTEP", by Piri Halasz, http://piri.home.mindspring.com/poct99.html
Exhibition Review,March 1 15th , "FROM THE MAYOR'S DOORSTEP", by Piri Halasz,
http://piri.home.mindspring.com/poct01.html

PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
2002 Interview by Janet Coleman on Asian American women experience, WBAI.
1999 ASIAN WOMEN ARTISTS ON ART AND LIFE. Asian Pacific Forum, WBAI.
2003 ASIAN AMERICAN SPOTLIGHT, Asian Cine Vision, cable TV.

EDUCATION: 1978-1980 Art Students League
1972-1974 Purdue University, Graduate Studies Research Program.
1967-1971 Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York B.A.