
Huang Shaoan continuously focuses on transregional cultural flows, extending observations of the contemporary spiritual world through her work in Taiwan, Japan, and China. Deeply interested in the creative practices of art in seeking alternative futures, from 2018 to 2020, she lived in Kyoto, researching initiative art activities from the 1980s to the present. Through sampling local art ecosystems, she aims to capture the dynamics in contemporary art, particularly the interactions between local and global contexts under globalization. Whether working within or beyond art institutions, she is keen on developing collaborations with artists across diverse mediums.
Huang Shaoan lives and works in Taipei and is currently the art program supervisor at the Hong Foundation. In her role, she facilitates art sponsorship mainly through commissioned projects. Recent exhibitions include "Ghost in the Sea: Musquiqui Solo Exhibition" (2024), "Banana Coin: LI Kuei-Pi Solo Exhibition" (2023), and "TRANSISTORS" (MoCA Taipei, 2022). Previously, she has also coordinated and edited the research publication "Meridians of Region-Writing Art History and Curating Contemporary Culture in the Philippines and Taiwan" (2021). As an independent curator, her recent curatorial projects include "To the Sea, with Her Names" (Cyprus, 2023), "Walking through the Shadows" (Taiwan, 2022), and "Yesterday's Tomorrow is Today/Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow" (Vienna, Tokyo, 2019, co-curation). She is also engaged in the extended research of the exhibition "Charting the Contours of Time" with the art collective Ghost Mountain Ghost Shovel (2024). Huang Shaoan has previously contributed to institutions such as MoCA Shanghai and the Modern Art Museum Shanghai and Taiwan Visual Art Archive.