Victoria Yau (aka “Vickie,” 1939 - 2023) was an acclaimed artist of a variety of mediums (acrylic, watercolor, fabric, and ink and brush) whose works have been displayed in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian, the American Academy of Design (New York), the Illinois State Museum as well as some of Chicago’s once renowned art galleries, including the Fairweather Hardin Gallery and the Dorthy Rosenthal Gallery.

Between 1993 and 2006, Victoria’s works were also shown in solo exhibits in Tokyo, Japan (Shu Yu Gallery, Shirota Gallery, Kamakura Gallery), Tianjin, China (Nankai University), and Taiwan (Taipei Museum of Art, Cultural Art Center of Kaoshiung, Pristine Harmony Art Center, Color Field Art Space).

As Harold Hayden, the senior art critic for the Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago, IL), wrote in the 1980s,

“Victoria Yau is one of the brilliant artists who have found individual ways of expression using traditional techniques for modern purposes. She has great skills with the brush, keen observation for the character and moods of nature, and the gift to make visual poetry from her observations and her feelings.”

Born to a prominent family in China during a period of turmoil, Victoria was trained by some of China’s leading art instructors, most notably Professors Sun To-Zee and Fu-Chen Fu. She was educated formally at National Taiwan University (Philosophy), University of Puget Sound (Fine Arts, BA 1961), and UCLA.

Combining Eastern and Western philosophies into her art work, Victoria wrote,

"The creation of my art work is like giving birth to my offspring. They are the daughters I never had...My emphasis is always to enrich the inner content of my creative project...Subtlety is often the basis for the serenity in my work."

For more information about Victoria's work, please email VictoriaYau.Artist@gmail.com