In Wang Yang's whimsical world, humans have abandoned their most frivolous creations and left them to their pets. Dogs, cats, birds, and one pig revel in the joys of a domesticated utopia complete with water sprinklers, ferris wheels, manicured lawns, and abandoned mansions. With a disciplined hand and years of study, Wang Yang brings the paintings' muted palette, unambiguous settings, precisely rendered body parts, and understated mastery of perspective together in a story of animals uninhibited and independent from humanity.

Wang Yang was born in Shanghai, China and graduated from the Graphic Design Department of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She currently lives and works in Beijing.