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
2026 The Arcana, EDJI Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
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
2026 Crystal Boys and Others, Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai, CN
2025 Everything and nothing has changed, The Independent People, Singapore
2025 Minutiae sed Magna, Iris Art Museum, Suzhou, CN
2025 lexicon, 1969 Gallery, New York, USA
2025 Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), COB Gallery, London, UK
2025 En Route II, Hdm Gallery, Beijing, CN
2025 ART021, Nan Ke Gallery, Shanghai, 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