Alum Leah Ke Yi Zheng's Solo Show Profiled by Cultured Magazine

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) alum Leah Ke Yi Zheng (MFA 2019) was recently featured in Cultured in a new profile exploring her evolving painting practice and first solo institutional exhibition at the Renaissance Society, Change, I Ching. The article highlights Zheng’s shift from traditional canvas to Chinese silk and her ambitious new body of work: a series of 64 paintings inspired by the ancient Chinese text I Ching. In conversation with Cultured, Zheng reflects on the quiet space Chicago has provided for her artistic growth since graduating from SAIC.