Exhibitions
TAO HUANG: 50 / JOURNEYS
Slocumb Galleries (ETSU) / 232 Sherrod Dr. , Johnson City, TN October 28 - November 20th
Tao Huang
ETSU Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries proudly present ’50 / Journeys: Tao Huang’ from October 27 to November 20, at the Slocumb Galleries with closing reception and artist’s speak on November 19, Thursday from 5 to 7 pm, with Guest of Honor Dr. Joe Bidwell, Dean of the Phil & Martha Bachman College of Arts & Sciences.
The exhibition features two series, visual evidences of Dr. Tao Huang’s journeys as an artist / designer, and scholar traversing the continents of Asia, North America and Europe. Originally from Guangzhou, China, then educated in Beijing and the US, Dr. Huang’s design and scholarship are visages and landscapes of her distinct view of the world, the liminality of being an Asian woman in Western academia, she eloquently describes her journeys as negotiating the “elusive boundaries between belonging and estrangement, connection and solitude, openness and self-preservation.”
Dr. Tao Huang currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Art and Design at ETSU. She has over 30 years of professional experience across multiple design fields in mainland China and the United States, including design research, product design, UX design, interior design, advertising, post production animation, branding, and packaging design.
Dr. Huang holds a BS in Industrial Design, an MFA in Industrial Design, and a PhD in Architecture and Design Research. Before joining ETSU, she held faculty and administrative positions at Guangdong University of Technology, Columbia College Chicago, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The Slocumb Galleries are supported by ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee, Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts, Arts Fund from the East Tennessee Foundation and the Tennessee Arts Commission. Located at Ernest C. Ball Hall, 232 Sherrod Drive, ETSU campus. Viewing hours are weekdays from 9am to 5pm with extended hours during receptions and by appointment. For more information or to schedule a visit, please email contrera@etsu.edu or send text message to 423.483.3179. Parking and handicapped access available.
