Yi-Chun Maggie Cheng was born in Taipei, Taiwan.

Studied in Chicago, IL, USA. Now based in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Professional Experience

2025 Oct - Photographer, Happinez Magazine Online Training Video Project, The Netherlands

2019 Feb to Present - Freelance Artist

2019 May to 2021 June - Volunteer Photographer, Tree House Humane Society, Chicago, IL

2019 Dec to 2020 June - Photographer & Social Media Manager, Compound Yellow Gallery, Oak Park, IL 

2018 Nov - Artist Talk Host and Coordinator, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL

Education

2018 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis on Photography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2015 - Associate in Arts, Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL

Exhibitions

2019 - Breaking the Myth: Anti-Model Minority Show, Agitator Gallery, Chicago, IL

2018 - Momenta, Fall 2018 Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL

2017 - A A C C C G G H J J L W – A Pop Up Group Show, Gallery No One, Chicago, IL

2015 - Voices of Dissonance Echoes of Clarity, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL

Visiting Artist Presentations/Workshops

2021-05-06 - Alum Artist Book Reading with Yi Chun (Maggie) Cheng: Dismantling Microaggressions, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Artist Talks

2019-09-07 - Breaking the Myth: Anti-Model Minority Show Closing Talk, Agitator Gallery, Chicago, IL

2018-11-28 - Microaggression: Artist Book Reading and Talk, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL

Print Media

Cheng, Yi Chun (Maggie), HOME, Chicago (IL), 2017, Print

Cheng, Yi Chun (Maggie), Microaggression, Chicago (IL), 2017, Print

Collections

Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Chicago, IL