Our Instructors
Michael Sheng
Michael Sheng is a New York-based visual artist and educator. Born in a family of artists in Shanghai, China, 1977.
His extensive experience of being both a fine artist and teaching artist enable him to truly understand a variety of artistic genres, techniques, and teaching methods, His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and art museums, including the MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America), Hamptons Fine Art Fair at the Southampton Art Center, Gallery 456 / Chinese-American Arts Council, The New York State Museum, The National Arts Club, The Salmagundi Art Club, The Society of Illustrators and Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
In addition, Michael is the recipient of numerous awards and honors such as:
The Scholastic Art Award, work exhibited at the Courtyard Gallery, World Financial Center, NYC.
Winner of the Seventh Congressional Art Competition, Washington D.C.
Finalist of the RSVP Annual Competition, NYC.
Finalist of the Strathmore Illustration Contest, USA
Over the years, Michael has also built a career as a print designer in the fashion industry, his clients included:
Greg Norman Collection, Anthropologie, Calvin Klein Girls, Hanes, and Jeff Koons Studio.
He has studied at the Outreach Program of Cooper Union, Department of Fine Arts, New York. Abroad program of Renaissance Art at Polimoda Florence, Italy, and received a Bachelor degree of Fine Arts in Illustration at Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Tony YIN
Tony grew up in an artistic household from Shanghai, China. His father was an artist, and he was a huge influence on the development of Tony’s artistic interests. After going through an extensive art education much of his life, he took on the career of a successful art director and designer.
Tony is currently an award-winning Senior Art Director at A+E Networks. He is responsible for creative projects across 4 cable networks: Lifetime, History, FYI, and A&E. He plays an instrumental role in the conceptualization and production of the marketing campaigns for A+E’s original series and movies.
He is super excited to have the opportunity to venture into the world of Art Education. This new found passion had not only rekindled his love for art but also sparked a new interest in teaching and mentoring. He truly believes his life long work in the creative world, wether it’s professional or personal, had prepared him for this role of an educator. It’s not only fulfilling to see his students, young or old, thrive and improve, their artwork is inspiring and motivating for him to improve his own artistic ability.
Art is an ever-changing and ever-gorwing endeavor. It had mold and shaped Tony in so many positive ways, and he can’t wait to share that knowledge and experience with the new Art Nest family.
