Xiaorui Huang’s “Between Ash and Light” Opens at Coil & Cord in Brooklyn
Coil & Cord Studio presents Between Ash and Light, the first solo exhibition in New York City by painter and mixed-media artist Xiaorui Huang. The show opens with a public reception on Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 6:30–9 pm and remains on view through June 20, 2026 at 200 6th Street in Brooklyn.
Between Ash and Light brings together large-scale paintings combining vigorous brushwork, layered mixed media, and collage to engage directly with personal and collective stories. Huang’s work centers themes of feminism, environmental justice, political resistance, and the struggles of marginalized communities in Asian American contexts and beyond.
The exhibition includes Huang’s Anger series, created in response to the deadly 2022 fire in a predominantly Uyghur neighborhood of Urumqi, Xinjiang, which sparked protests across China. The series transforms grief and collective resistance into visual testimony. A member of the artist-run cooperative Bowery Gallery, Huang has shown work in New York at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center and Powerhouse Arts, and internationally at the Saatchi Gallery in London.
Exhibition Details
Show: Between Ash and Light
Artist: Xiaorui Huang
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 28, 2026 | 6:30–9 pm
On View: May 28 – June 20, 2026
Venue: Coil & Cord Studio | 200 6th Street, Suite 2B #1, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Hours: Saturdays 1–6 pm and by appointment
Website: coilandcord.com | @coilandcord
