Everyday Ink

I worked as a photojournalist at the prestigious Ren Jian (人間, People) Magazine in Taiwan in my late twenties. To stay true to the subjects I reported on, I traveled to many remote areas, cities, and towns across Taiwan, staying for extended periods to build genuine relationships with the people I was focusing on. The magazine is remembered for its powerful social documentary photography and in-depth investigative journalism. During those formative years, the minority communities with fragile voices whom I encountered—and the places I visited—left a profound and lasting impact on me as a fellow human being. Recently, I have been deeply honored to be invited to participate in this meaningful photography exhibition alongside all those renowned photographers:   Unseen Lives: Reportage Photography from Ren Jian Magazine, 1985–1989 Below is an introduction of the show from the exhibit venue MoNTUE, Museum of National Taipei University of...

In case you are interested, Oct. 2nd, my online talk on “Nature Songs” solo exhibition (hosted by gallery director Laura Von Rosk.) The YouTube link is here: https://youtu.be/6pXKiy9rvJo “Nature Songs”, paintings by Yeachin Tsai September 29 – October 30 at the Courthouse Gallery of Lake George Arts The Courthouse Gallery is located at the side entrance of the Old County Courthouse, corner of Canada and Lower Amherst Streets, Lake George, NY. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday 12 – 5 pm, Saturday 12 – 4 pm, and all other times by appointment. For more info visit: https://www.lakegeorgearts.org/event/yeachin-tsai

The Myth of Zhuangzi. By Yeachin Tsai. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 56 inches, 2019 Showing at the  2019 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region  Curated by Victoria Palermo Hyde Collection Friday October 11 – December 4, 2019 Artists’ Reception: Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 2-5 pm at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York The Myth of Zhuangzi: "IN THE NORTHERN DARKNESS there is a fish and his name is K'un. The K'un is so huge I don't know how many thousand li he measures. He changes and becomes a bird whose name is P'eng. The back of the P'eng measures I don't know how many thousand li across and, when he rises up and flies off, his wings are like clouds all over the sky. When the sea begins to move, this bird sets off for the southern darkness, which is the Lake of Heaven." The Myth of Zhuangzi 莊子, acrylic on canvas. 30 x 56 inches

I love Mary Oliver’s poems. I love to walk with her scenery through those magical, simple words. Like the one pagraph I read this morning: I often think of Beethoven rising, when he couldn’t sleep, stumbling through the dust and crumpled papers, yawning, settling at the piano, inking in rapidly note after note after note. ~Mary Oliver, 1935, Dream Work In my upcoming show: Winter Joy, the simple images came from “note after note” - it is often the result of many mistakes and trying... Finally there is one sastisfying composition that I can settle with. The opening is on Jan. 25, 2019, Pause Gallery at the downtown Troy, NY. You are cordially invited! Please read Dr. Robert R. Shane’s essay on the show here: https://www.yeachintsaifineart.com/the-musicality-and-mysticism-of-the-mundane

Exhibition news! Group show at the Scarlet Seven Gallery, downtown Troy: “Endless Forms Most Beautiful.” The ​artists’ ​reception: 1/26/2018, Fri. 6-9 PM, Troy Night Out. The address of the gallery is: 137 4th St, Troy, NY 12180. The show’s duration is from 1/26-2/18. I am showing a whole body of new paintings, some are 6 feet with vibrant colors, dynamic momentum and energy. I hope you enjoy them! Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery Yeachin's Current Work

Yeachin Tsai Painting Show: Floating World   Meet the Artist: 4/30, Sat. 2 to 5 PM   Artist Website: www.yeachin.net   Email: auspiciousink@gmail.com

Coil of Joy , 2014 Acrylic on rice paper mounted on paper 18 × 14 in 45.7 × 35.6 cm Price Link Walter Wickiser Gallery New York

"Going East" mixed media on paper. This work will be shown at a group show in a Hudson gallery. Please come to the opening if you are nearby. LOCATION: LIMNER GALLERY, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534. DATES OF SHOW: January 30 - February 22, 2014 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 1, 5-7pm "Going East"- There is no place is home, so every place becomes home. Home is the palace where my mind dwells; if I lost my mind, I lost home. "East" is the direction where I know, I am aware - of my mind. Mixed media on rice paper, mounted on acid-free paper. The size is 22 by 15 in.