Yva Neal (b.1973, England) is a creative radiator and one of Chicago’s leading installation artists. Her 20-year career in product design, visual retail design and landscape design realizes a dense skill set matched only by her warmth and passion for her work.
Yva’s studio is located in the world-recognized Zhou B Art Center in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood. Her current focus, creating awareness through interaction, stems from her forays into studying plant medicine and mycology in Illinois and the Amazon.
Many of Ms. Neal’s pieces are experiential, from her fine art series of rock-stacking cradles inviting a Zen-like meditation to a “fun-art” mushroom themed inflatable bounce-house designed to allow adults to find their inner child through bouncing. Her MOSSome installations use natural materials to create color and texture while she transforms space with nature.