Chando Ao (b.1990, Fengdu, CN) lives and works in New York, US. Ao gained his BFA from Tufts University (Boston, US) in 2016. Selected exhibitions include: “Sponsoring Thoughts,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2026) (forthcoming); “Cell Repair,” organized by Eidmann Gallery, Tara Downs, New York, US (2026); “Meme to Jam,” J7 Art Museum, Beijing, CN (2025); “Creative Machine,” Taikang Art Museum, Beijing, CN (2024); “When the Monster is Speaking,” Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, CN (2024); “Brains and Beauty: At the Intersection of Art and Neuroscience,” Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, US (2024); “Machine Violence,” Postmasters Gallery, New York, US (2023). He has participated in residencies at Cornell Tech, New York, US (2024–2025) and New Museum, New York, US (2023–2024).