Bio
Education
1996 M.F.A.Printmaking University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1994 B.F.A. Painting; Minor: Art History Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1993 Summer Program Pratt in Venice, University à Di Bell’Arte, Venice, Italy
1992 Semester Exchange Hogeskool vor de Kunsten, Amsterdam, Holland
Exhibitions
2014
Inhabited,Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden, North Salem, NY *
2013
Place-making: Re-Envisioning White PlainsCurated by Naz Munroe, Arts Westchester, White Plains, NY
Beyond Their Years: A Look at Youth from Victorian Times to Today,Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Remembered/Reimagined,Dowd Gallery, S.U.N.Y. Cortland, Cortland, NY *
Drawing the MindCurated by Andrea Kantrowitz, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Tree HuggerKenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
2011
Elm Fountain,35th Anniversary Community Art Commission, Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
Multiple, Limited, Unique: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Center for Book Arts,New York, NY
Sofia Paper Biennial, Curated by Thalia Vrachapoulos, Ameritas Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria
Castle Gallery The College of New Rochelle
Crossing Disciplines: Books!,Norman Schaffler Gallery, Pratt Instititute, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Umwelten,Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY
Spotlight,Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Slate Gallery, Northside Piers Lobby Installation, Brooklyn, NY *
2008
Art Bar Artists 2008-2009, Ithaca Fine Chocolates at the Commons, Ithaca, NY
Beyond a Memorable Fancy Curated by Michelle Levy, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Project Space. NY. NY
Inter.Play at Metropoles Charles B. Wang Health Center, Asian American Art Center, New York, NY
Alchemy Curated by Jennifer Field, Gowanus Studio Space,Brooklyn, NY
In Residence: Recent Projects from Sculpture Space Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Project Space, NY
Other Other Curated by Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Longwood Arts Project, Bronx, NY
The StoryMuseum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Local Growing ConditionsCurated by Kenise Barnes, Westchester Arts Exchange,White Plains, NY
2007
Evidence Kleinert-James Gallery, Woodstock, NY
Open Studio Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
Workspace Exhibition Dieu Donne Papermill, New York, NY
Faculty Exhibition 92nd St.Y, New York, NY
2006
Celebrating Winter Through Nature Curated by Erica Strongin and Melissa Calderon,Wave Hill House Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Ragdale’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
ExpanseCurated by Alexandra Rutsch Studio 12N @ resolution, New York, NY
Sojourn:New Paintings, PierpontCommons,The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI*
2005
Third Annual Juried Exhibition Galeria Galou, Brooklyn, NY
Inaugural Print Exhibition Curated by Marilyn Kushner and Nancy Princenthal, The Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY
2004
BiennialDetroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
Sculptural Prints The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Trans∙Plant NEA Arts Grant Commission, Arts Exchange, Westchester Arts Council,White Plains, NY.*
2003
Perspectives: Artists of Chinese Descent, New York Curated by Jennifer Keane, Creatures for Culture Inc.Traveling Exhibition,Firehouse Gallery,Nassau County Community College,Garden City, NY
The Metaphoric Body: Contemporary Sculpture from Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Munson Williams-Proctor Art Institute, Utica, NY
Press Russel Hill Rogers Gallery,Southwest School of Arts and Crafts,San Antonio, TX
Residuum Curated by Donna Sharrett, Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, New York, NY
Permeable Boundaries Curated by Jennifer McGregor, Glyndor House Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
The Human Presence Curated by Rosemary Erpf, Westchester Arts Exchange, White Plains, NY
Perspectives: Artists of Chinese Descent and New York Curated by Jennifer Keane, Creatures for Culture,
Inc. Traveling Exhibition, Queens College Art Gallery, Queens, NY
2001
New Prints 2001 / Autumn International Print Center New York, New York, NY
AUGUSTartCurated by Michelle Levy and Jeremy Broomfield, RAW space, New York, NY
Locations: Real and Imagined Curated by Rosemary Erpf, Westchester Arts Exchange, White Plains, NY
Memory Curated by Eddie Torres, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY
Summoning the Ghosts Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY.*
Fifteen Asian American Artists University Art Gallery, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
49 Days to Silence Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock University,Slippery Rock, PA *<
2000
Exploring HeritageMaurice N. Flecker Gallery,Suffolk County Community College,Selden, NY
EAT ART 3 A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Asian American Women Artists Alliance Annual ExhibitionPhoenix Gallery,New York, NY
Skin Deep Gallery Korea, New York, NY
Good Business Is the Best Art Flat File & Slide Project The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
Contemporary Art 2000 Curated by Jill Martinez Krygowski, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA.
1999
Eat Art 2 Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY
Size MattersCurated by Michael Weiss, Gale Gates et.al.Brooklyn, NY
Taranto Collection Gallery Taranto, New York, NY
ReOrient: Four Young Asian American Artists Postcrypt Gallery, Columbia University, NY
Impure Photography III Curated by Dolores Zorreguieta, Gallery Taranto, New York, NY
Artist in the Marketplace: 19th Annual Exhibition Curated by Marysol Nieves and Lydia Yee,Bronx
Museum of the Arts,Bronx, New York. Catalog
1998
Un-Defining…Print Curated by Cynthia Greig,Detroit Artists Market,Detroit, MI.Catalog
1996
Paper Daughter Rackham Center Gallery, University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MI*
Young American Printmakers Print Exchange Curated by Alexa Horochowski, National Museum of the
Graphic Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Solo Exhibitions
Artist Grants, Fellowships & Awards
2013 Arts Westchester,"Placemaking" Public Art Proposal Invitation, White Plains, NY
2011 Sculpture Space, 35th Anniversary Art Commission, Utica, NYk
2009 Corporate Commission, Edelman, New York
2008 Urban Artist Initiative/ NYC, Artist Fellowship, New York, NY
Center for Book Arts, Emerging Artists Workspace Residency, New York, NY
2007 Percent for Art, Public Art Commission for PS/IS 263M, New York, NY
Sculpture Space, Artist Residency, Utica,NY
2003 National Endowment for the Arts, Westchester Arts Council Commission,White Plains,NY
2002 Dieu Donnè Papermill, Workspace Residency, New York, NY
2001 New York Foundation for the Arts, Special Opportunities Stipend
2000 Lower East Side Printshop, Special Editions Fellowship,New York, NY
1999 New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists Fellowship
Ragdale Foundation, Artist Residency, Lake Forest, IL
1998-1999 Bronx Museum of the Arts, Artist in the Marketplace Program, Bronx, NY
1996 University of Michigan School of Graduate Studies, Rackham Thesis Grant, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan School of Graduate Studies, Rackham Discretionary Fund
University of Michigan School of Art &Design, Travel Grant
Center for the Education of Women,Critical Difference Grant, Ann Arbor, MI
1995 University of Michigan Residential College, RC Players Performance Grant
1994-1996 University of Michigan School of Graduate Studies, Rackham Merit Fellowship
1994 National Arts Clubs, Bernard Hans Hessel Memorial Award in Drawing, New York, NY
1990-1994 Pratt Institute, Charles Pratt Scholarship, Brooklyn, NY
Professional Services
2010-2014 Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute Advisory Committee, Utica, NY
2011-2012 Public Art Panelist, Percent for Art, New York, NY
2007 Art Mentor, Curious Arts Project, Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY
2003-2005 Visual Arts Panelist,New York State Council on the Arts,New York, NY
2004 Juror,The Uniqueness of Printmaking,Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2002 Grants Panelist, Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO Awards, Bronx, NY
Guest Speaker, New Rochelle High School Art Awards Ceremony, New Rochelle, NY
2001 Juror, Student Art Exhibition, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Grants Panelist, Arts Alive Project Grants, Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY
2000 Judge of Awards, Annual Juried Exhibition, New Rochelle Art Association, New Rochelle, NY
1997-1999 Grants Panelist, Grants to Artists & Organizations, Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY
Visiting Artist Lectures
May 2009 Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
May 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
June – July 2007 Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
November 2002 S.U.N.Y. Oswego, Oswego, NY
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
March 2002 Queens College, Flushing, NY
March 2000 Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
April 2000 Multicultural Center, S.U.N.Y. at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
Collections
Edelman, New York, NYNational Museum of the Graphic Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dieu Donnè Papermill, New York, NY Museum of the Chinese in America, New York, NY
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY Taranto Gallery, New York, NY
Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY Private Collections
Professional Experience
2008 – current
Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY
Part Time Assistant Professor,School for Design Strategies, Parsons First Year Program
3D Studio 1, Body as Form, Body and Place, Space & Materiality, Soft Structures
2001 – current
The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Adjunct Professor, Printmaking, Sculpture of the Absurd, Graduate Division of Art & Communications
Illustration, and New York Art Scene, School of Arts &Sciences
2007 – current
Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Workshop Instructor, Painting, Printmaking & Pastel, Visual Arts Education Program
2005 – current
The Art Center of the 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Instructor, Fine Art,Beginning to Advanced Watercolor, Basic and Intermediate Drawing
2002 – 2013
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Visiting Assistant Professor, Foundation & Advanced Drawing, School of Art & Design
Introduction to Foundation Art, Pre-College Program, School of Continuing Education
2007
Center for Urban Pedagogy, Brooklyn, NY
Teaching Artist,“Freedom and Incarceration”
Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Guest Curator, “Ornamental Instincts,” November 23, 2007 – January 13, 2008
1997 - 2003
The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Director, Castle Gallery
1996
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Assistant Director, ArtVentures,
Publications
EGG Magazine.“Heir/Air/Loom.” Tapei, Taiwan, May 2004. p. 16.
Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images. Edited by M. Evelina Galang. Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2003. Art, p.194.
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. Washington State University Press, Pullman, Washington, Volume XXI, Number 1 of 2, 2000. Cover art, pp.20 –26.
Driving Women: Women, Identity, and the Automobile. Exhibition Catalog. (Co-Curator) Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, NY, April 2001.
Another Story Altogether. (Co-Curator) Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, NY September 2000.
Bibliography
Michelle Levy, Beyond a Memorable Fancy. Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Project Space, 2008.
Georgette Gouveia, “Environmentally Artistic.” The Journal News. May 16, 2008.
Patricia C. Phillips, Workspace Program 2001-2007. Dieu Donne Papermill, 2007.
Benjamin Genocchio, “Attractive & Accessible, But is That All There Is?” The New York Times. December 23, 2007.
Evan White, “24 Hour Sculpture.” WKTV. July 26, 2007, Local Broadcast, Utica, NY.
Paul Smart, “Plenty to Talk About.” Woodstock Times. April 12, 2007, Smart Art, p. 22-23.
Nicola LaRosa, “A Warm View of Winter.” The Riverdale Press. December 7, 2006, Better Living, B1.
Henning, Roni, Screenprinting: Water-based Techniques. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2nd Edition, 2005.
Rachel Hyman. “13 Artists, One Galleria Galou.” BLOCK Magazine. June 24, 2005, Canvas.
Phaedra Robinson. “Detroit Jewels.” MetroTimes. October 6, 2004, Art.
Erica S. Brath. “Body Rocking.” Syracuse New Times Net. February 2004, Art.
Georgette Gouveia. “Snap To It.” The Journal News. October 5, 2003, Arts & Culture, p.3E.
D. Dominick Lombardi. “Views of Nature…” The New York Times. September 28, 2003, Art Reviews, p. 8.
Roberta Hershenson. “Ties That Bind.” The New York Times. August 24, 2003, Arts & Entertainment Footlights, p.8.
Susan Hodara. “Places in the Home Where There’s Comfort, Peace or Quiet.” The New York Times. September 29, 2002.
“Working Proof.” Art on Paper. May-June 2002, p.71
Linda Lambroso. “Artists Open Their Studios.” The Journal News. May 31, 2001, Weekend Section, p. 3G
“Best Bet: Ghosts, Represented By Feet, Go On Display.” The Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY. May 3, 2001, p.6.
Franklin Sirmans. “Special Editions Fellowships 2000.” Editions 2001. Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY, April 2001, pp. 5-7, 12-13.
Phyllis Braff. “Exploring Heritage.” The New York Times. October 29, 2000, Art Reviews, p. 22.
“Third Annual ‘Eat Art’ Opening: Food and Art Reflect Cultural Diversity.” Xin Dao Daily. September 10, 2000, Eastern US News.
The Korea Times. March 23, 2000, p. A17.
20 Years / 20 Artists Contemporary Art 2000 exhibition catalog. Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, March 2000.
Nakamura, Marie-Pierre. “Au Menu...Wennie Huang, C’est Completement Food!” Art Actuel. January 2000.
Alliance for the Arts. September 1999, Kids Culture Calendar section.
NY Arts Magazine. September 1999, p. 57.
Wang, Ming Yen. “Thirty-six Outstanding Emerging Artists Group Exhibition Opens Today: Among them, Two American-born Chinese artists, Wennie Huang and Wei-Li Yeh
.” World Journal. July 8, 1999.
Nieves, Marysol and Lydia Yee. Artist in the Marketplace Nineteenth Annual ExhibitionCatalog. Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York: 1999.
Colby, Joy Hakanson. "Artist Market Unleashes Most 'Undefined' Show Yet." Detroit News. May 4, 1998.
Grieg, Cynthia. Un-Defining...Print exhibition catalogue. Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, Michigan, 1998.