(b. 1994 Taipei, Taiwan, lives and works in Oakland Bay Area, CA)

Yingling Lin is a ceramic sculptor based in San Francisco, CA. She grew up in Taipei, Taiwan where traditional pottery is well-respected and deeply rooted.
She is trained in graphic design and has a keen eye for color assortment. She started as an Interior Design Major when she first attended the Academy of Art University but later changed to Fine Arts Sculpture Major when she realized that it was her true passion because she found more connection with clay. Ceramics is the most dynamic form of expression in our intricate world.

Yingling's works have been exhibited at the Academy and she has contributed to several public park murals. She interned with John Toki, a well-known sculptor in the Bay Area, experimenting with different textures and with different materials in ceramics thereby enhancing ceramic functioning. After the internship, she worked at Sara Paloma’s ceramic studio as a studio manager and potter, working on manufacturing quality decorating forms for Macy’s department stores and custom orders. She works with another well-known clay manufacturer, Laguna Clay Company, using her knowledge of materials to help Laguna Clay expand internationally.

She also collaborated with John Natsoulas Gallery to work on oil paintings and ceramic projects for hotels and gallery group shows. Currently, she is the owner of Yolin Art Studio sharing her love of ceramics to the neighborhood of Oakland and teaches wheel thrown ceramic sculpture at Academy of Art University.