Yanya Yang engages in both art and design, holding a Master of Fine Arts from Indiana State University. Furthering her educational pursuits, she continued her studies at the Basel School of Design in Switzerland and the Royal College of Art in England. She has served as an assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University, Marshall University, and later taught at Morehead State University.
Yanya's work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in US, France, China, Russia, and Poland. A lifelong learner, Yanya actively explores diverse artistic horizons. In her current artistic pursuits, Yanya aims to evoke emotion and convey conceptual ideas through the simplicity of artistic elements.
Passionate about leveraging art and design as potent forces for driving positive social change, she co-founded "Design Interest," offering pro-bono art and design services for charitable causes.