YU Zhengnan (b. 1993, China) is a contemporary artist and printmaker based in Houston, Texas. He received his BFA in Printmaking from Shandong University of Arts in 2017 and his MFA in Printmaking from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 2021. His artistic practice centers on printmaking, combining expressionist visual language with existential themes to explore the human condition and individual experience. His representative works include Built from Below and the Mending series.

His works have been featured in numerous professional art exhibitions at the international, national, and regional levels, receiving various awards and honors, and are held in the collections of dozens of art institutions. In 2022, YU relocated to the United States. In 2025, he founded HueStone ART Studio, extending his artistic practice into commercial murals and commissioned artworks. With over a decade of experience in mural painting, his selected projects and collaborations include Mr. Crabby’s, JPOT, NIKUBOL, Harmony, and other commercial establishments. He currently lives and works in Houston as an independent artist.