Killion Huang 黄加煜

Killion Huang (b. 1999) graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York and currently lives and works in Shanghai. His practice delves into queer narratives and the significance of intimacy in contemporary society, employing painting as a medium to explore the interplay of light and shadow—peering into the fissures of darkness while probing the boundaries between touch and limitation. "Celebration" serves as his visual leitmotif, manifested through cultural collisions and corporeal investigations that construct an idealized sanctuary of eros—a realm where love flourishes tenderly in silhouettes. Killion’s brush traces the journey from object to subject, capturing faces, bodies, stories, and souls with equal reverence. He positions himself as a quiet chronicler, documenting the liminal spaces where identity and desire converge. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across Shanghai, Brussels, Paris, and New York, and is held in public collections throughout China and Europe.

 

Education

2018 - 2022  BFA New York School of Visual Arts

2015 - 2018  China Academy of Art Highschool

 

Solo Exhibitions

2025   In case I don't see you, Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai, CN

2025   Art Paris 2025 solo booth, EDJI Gallery, Paris, France

2024   Reflections, EDJI Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2023   Silhouetted Love, EDJI gallery, Brussels, Belgium

 

Group Exhibitions

2025   Minutiae sed Magna, Iris Art Museum, Suzhou, CN

2025   lexicon, 1969 Gallery, New York, USA

2025   En Route II, Hdm Gallery, Beijing, CN

2024   Foundations, Artsy online art fair

2024   The Retinue of Dionysus, Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai, CN

2024   X collection 202: portrait of a man, X Museum, Beijing, CN

2024   Foundations Summer 2024, Artsy online art fair

2024   ART021, Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai, CN

2024   treat or trick, Toku Gallery, Nanjing, CN

2024   portrait of an artist, Cob Gallery, London, UK

2023   Enigmas of Identity, EDJI Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2023   Pride Unprejudiced, EDJI Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2023   Art on paper fair, Brussels, Belgium

2022   SVA Senior Show, SVA Gallery, New York, USA

2022   Untitled art fair Miami, Miami, USA

 

Institution Collections

Song Art Collection, Beijing, CN

Iris Art Museum Collection, Suzhou

Thérapia Residency Collection, Paxos, Greece

PTSD Collection, Hong Kong, CN

X Museum, Beijing, CN

The Dumenil Collection, France