About



XY Zhou (they/them) is a New York City-based visual artist whose practice spans writing, painting, ceramics, textiles, and design. In their work, XY explores how cultural traditions are translated between generations, countries, and artistic media. Their work has been shown at Pocket Utopia, Gallatin Galleries, am:pm Gallery, Underland Gallery, Welcome to Chinatown, ‘B’ Dry Goods, and supported by NYU Gallatin and the Bobby Anspach Memorial Foundation. They were a 2022 Jiggle n’ Juice Digital Resident, 2022-2023 Newington-Cropsey Foundation Humanities Fellow and T.S. Eliot Fellow, 2023 FabNYC LES Young Artist of Color Fellow, and 2025 Asian American Arts Alliance What Can We Do? Grantee. XY is a part of the publishing collective Active Chapter, which puts out a semi-annual journal, zines, and periodicals in support of the local artistic scene. XY wants to know everything and live forever.


EDUCATION
New York University Gallatin | Bachelor of Art Individualized Study/Law and Society 


SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Nothing is Fixed, Old Stone House, Brooklyn, NY
2025 Mother May I?, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2025 How do We Play Festival, Kaleidoscope Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Underfoot and Overtones, Pocket Utopia, New York, NY
2024 On Group, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2023 Winter Ceramic Show, Welcome to Chinatown Hub, New York, NY
2023 Death Masquerade, Underland Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 First Come, First Hung ‘B’ Dry Goods, Brooklyn, NY
2023 A Reach to Gauge, FABnyc, New York, NY
2023 Senior Showcase, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2023 Gallatin Arts Festival, Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY
2022 Gallatin Arts Festival Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY 


SELECT PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS
2025 UN/BOUND, Exhibition, Pfizer Building, Phoenix House of NY|LI, Brooklyn, NY
2025 In the Mood for Love, Paper Publication/Archive, Active Chapter & A4, New York, NY
2025 Inside Recovery Services, Trans Opinions Periodically, Active Chapter, New York, NY
2025 Edition 0: Confessions of Love, Paper Publication/Journal, Active Chapter, New York, NY
2023 Ouroboros and Theories of Immortality: Everything Begins and Ends in an American Landscape, Essay,  Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 
2023 The Scenes, Radio Play/Podcast, WNYU, New York, NY
2023 you make me feel real, Online/Paper Publication, Jiggle n’ Juice Collective, Glasgow, UK
2022 Awakening of the Window Washer, Poem, Confluence, New York, NY
2022 Awakening of the Window Washer, Poem, The Gallatin Review, New York, NY
2022 Porcelain Girl 03, Poem, Confluence, New York, NY
2021 Starring Balthus as the Cheshire Cat, Essay, Confluence, New York, NY
2021 Suburban Wasteland, Codependency, Despair, Print Publication, West 10th, New York, NY


TALKS & PERFORMANCES
2025 Chinatown Storytelling Festival, Think!Chinatown, New York, NY
2024 Artist Talk, Pocket Utopia, New York, NY
2023 Memorial Readings, Bobby Anspach Memorial Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Young Professionals Night, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY


AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, & RESIDENCIES
2025 Artist Residency, Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio Residency, Southampton, NY
2025 What Can We Do? Artist Grant, Asian American Arts Alliance, New York, NY
2023 T.S. Eliot Fellowship, The Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
2023 Lower East Side Young Artists of Color, FABnyc, New York, NY
2022 Humanities Fellowship, The Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
2022 Prickly Pear Digital Residency, Jiggle n Juice, Digital Residency

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current
OCULA: Contributing Writer
Phoenix House New York | Long Island: Program Coordinator, Art of Advocacy

Past
FABnyc: Teaching Artist
Sotheby’s Institute of Art: Senior Program Coordinator
International Studios & Curatorial Program: Communications Intern
NYU Gallatin: Book Designer, Communications Assistant
Greenwich House Pottery: Studio Technician
Fu Qiumeng Fine Arts: Gallery Assistant