Mikki Mengyi Xu is a Visiting Instructor at Pratt Institute. They is proficient in English. Colleagues describe them as "I had the pleasure of having Mengyi in my digital matte painting class for the MFA Computer Arts program at School of Visual Arts in New York. I give an award for the most promising student every term, and Mengyi was the recipient of that for the Spring 2012 semester. Mengyi's color sense is outstanding--I looked forward to seeing her assignments because I knew each one would be creative, beautifully rendered, and thoughtful. Mengyi has a great work ethic; she never complains, and looks at each new challenge as an opportunity to bring her unique vision to the process. I unreservedly recommend her as both an artist, and a person."