RAINyHUANG  

Yongyi (Rainy) Huang is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores intergenerational memory, migration, and cultural belonging. Born in Guangzhou, China and now based between Victoria and the Greater Vancouver area, she draws from her own decade-long journey as a new immigrant to reflect on the quiet dynamics of identity and belonging within diasporic households. Her work traces gestures of care, adaptation, and remembrance, opening space for reflection on what it means to belong in a rapidly shifting world.

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Working across installation, video, etching, and mixed media, Huang creates immersive environments and visual narratives that transform intimate stories into shared experiences. Her materials often blur the boundary between the personal and the collective, inviting viewers into moments of stillness, empathy, and memory.

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She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of Victoria, a BDes in Industrial Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and a certificate in Interior Design from BCIT. In 2024, she was awarded the Audain Travel Award, supporting her 2025 research residency in Jingdezhen, China. Her work continues to unfold through projects that examine cultural transmission and the invisible threads passed between generations.

 

For Huang, visual art is not simply a form of expression - it is a way to navigate and reinterpret the complexities of the human experience. Her practice is a dialogue between the ephemeral and the tangible, where memory and materiality intersect to spark meaningful connections.