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jin-ya Huang remember when About Jin-Ya Huang Upon arrival to the United States after being raised in Taipei, Taiwan, until the age of 13, Jin-Ya Huang was inspired to remember her childhood and relate it to her new life. As she struggled with her East-West identity, dealing with issues of being an Asian woman in America, Huang realized this was a subject she wanted to address in her work. She found her translation through abstract photography, by which she is able to convey her history with meaning, hold on to the present, and project the future.

About Remember When Sous les Etoiles Gallery is pleased to introduce Remember When, a series of new photographs by Jin-Ya Huang, her second exhibition with the gallery. Playing on the edge while maintaining the highest precision in her abstract, defocused imagery is what makes Jin-Ya Huang’s art so special. With modesty and elegance, she shows the viewer how her roots are the breeding ground of her inspiration.

The photographer gathers memories in order to save them from loss and to overcome her past. She leads us through her own childhood, her fear of oblivion and the symbolic events of her life. “I wanted this series of work to turn into a level of timeless subconscious…that the first look of the image becomes so familiar to the viewer; perhaps he/she recognizes it as his or her own memory. I’ve witnessed and personalized these souvenirs that can create an empty/fulfilling feeling, just as life often does.”

“Remember when…” is a familiar expression often used with people we have not met in a long time, a line that always prefaces conversations, monologues or stories, which could become timeless.“ It’s like an aspect of an oral tradition ” said Huang. These souvenirs then may surface as happiness, or perhaps bitterness, and nostalgia. This exhibition includes four sequences experienced as an assemblage of moments, showing a gradual integration of her American way of life while still questioning the foundations of her family ties.

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jin-ya Huang remember when Solo Exhibitions: 2008, Sous Les Etoiles, New York NY 2004 Cast, Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, TX 2003 Jin-Ya Huang, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX 2002 Jin-Ya Huang: Diaspora, Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, TX 2001 Focus, University of Texas at Dallas Art Gallery, Richardson, TX

Group Exhibitions: 2008 Painting Continuum, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2007 Mulcahy Modern ‘07, Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, TX 2006 Mulcahy Modern at the Belmont, Dallas, TX 2006 Mulcahy Modern ‘06, Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, TX 2004 Decade: Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition, Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, TX 2002 Glasstire: 10 Texas New Media Artists, Houston, TX 2001 Dia De Los Muertos, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX 2000 Click Chicks, Artlington Museum of Art, Artlington, TX

Selected Reviews and Broadcasts: Baker, Sam. ‘This I Believe’. KERA 90.1 NPR, Aired April 20, 2007.

Terranova, Charissa.‘Girl Power Mystique'. Dallas Observer, June 3, 2004.

Mitchell, Charles Dee. ‘Tech Talk’. The Dallas Morning News. April 23, 2003.

Kutner, Janet. ‘Dallas Artist Brings Painter’s Mentality’. The Dallas Morning News. Novomber 13, 2002.

Lectures: 2008 Kara Walker, Drawing in the Galleries, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX 2007 Southern Methodist University Continuing Education Course, The Rachofsky House Collection, Dallas,TX

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Remember When - 2011 30 x 40 Edition of 1 $1,800

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Four Musketeers - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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We Were Young - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Celebration - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Mom Was So Chic - 2011 16 x 22 Edition of 1 $1,000

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Spring Blossoms - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

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Maine - 2011 11 x 14 Edition of 1 $700

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Time Flies - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

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Just Sit Still - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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First Snow - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Trick or Treat - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

Let’s Dance - 2011 16 x 22 Edition of 1 $1,000

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Hold Me - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Little Rascal - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Make a Wish - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

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Green - 2011 11 x 14 Edition of 1 $700

Double Happiness - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

Cowboys and Indians - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

State Fair - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

WB Frog - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Team Work - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Come Visit Soon - 2011 8 x 12 Edition of 1 $500

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Autograph Please - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

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Great Catch - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

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Snow Ball Fight - 2011 12 x 8 Edition of 1 $500

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Wild Thing - 2011 14 x 11 Edition of 1 $700

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