Yiwei Ma (Drew) is a Chinese filmmaker and artist specializing in photography and oil painting. She is currently pursuing a BA degree in Studio Art at Stony Brook University. “Thoughts about the current situation of society and the way of artistic expression” is the topic she has been pursuing during her undergraduate years. She believes one of the connections between “society and art” is: art pieces are mirrors of reality.

Her fine artworks were shown in galleries in Long Island, United States, including The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Stony Brook, NY; Gallery North, Setauket, NY; Sunwood Estate, Old Field, NY. She is the recipient of awards including the Virginia Fuller Award and Sunwood Competition.

Her film Loneliness was presented at the Undergraduate Film & Script Showcase at Stony Brook University in 2021 and won the Best Film Award from Mastic Beach Mini Indie Film Festival.