Ruoxi Hua
Ruoxi Hua (b. 1999, Suzhou, China) is a New York-based artist who primarily works with representational paintings. Hua has exhibited in numerous group shows, including GODZILLAS at Latchkey Gallery in New York, NY (2024), MARKS at A Space Gallery in Brooklyn NY (2024), Echoes of Presence: Trace at Paris Koh Fine Arts in Fort Lee, NJ (2024), and THIRD PLACES at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH (2024). Notably, Hua was selected as one of the finalists for Season 21 Grand Jury Awards by Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH (2024). Born and raised in Suzhou, China, Hua traveled from China to the US in 2017 to attend The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where he double-majored in studio art and biology, along with a minor in philosophy, and received a Bachelor of Science degree. Currently, he is a second-year MFA Fine Art candidate at School of Visual Arts in New York.
Ruoxi Hua is an artist whose current work consists of a series of paintings on wood panels, focusing on disregarded places in urban environments. Inspired by his experience of living by himself for almost seven years in a foreign country, he became intrigued by the concept of “non-places,” places where people remain anonymous, not belonging, and therefore estranged. These places are common and necessary to function in society: side streets, alleyways, public bathrooms, subway stations, parking lots, grocery stores, etc. However, as he passes through them routinely every day, it becomes clearer to him that these spaces are built for maximal function and minimal aesthetics. They are used for efficient transportation, efficient consumption, and even efficient excretion. Carefully observing and analyzing these spaces gives him the feeling as if he is trapped in a maze, both in time and space—everywhere looks identical and indifferent, as if there may be no escape. The spaces he encounters often feel devoid of personality, defined by their sheer mundaneness.
EDUCATION
2025 MFA Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York NY
2022 BS, Art and Art History (studio concentration) & Biology,
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA
2020 Mt Gretna School of Art 2020 Summer Intensive Program, New York NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 I belong (t)here, Seven House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Exit: Escape and Rebirth, A Space Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Breaking Dawn: A Quite Revolution, theBlanc, New York NY
Trace, Jakupsil, Astoria NY
2024 Marks, A Space Gallery, Brooklyn NY
THIRD PLACES, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH
GODZILLAS, Latchkey Gallery, New York NY
Echoes of Presence: Trace, Paris Koh Fine Arts, Fort Lee NJ
2023 A Generous Kingdom VIII, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, online
2022 Chasing Ghosts VII, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, online
Democracy in Danger, Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
Rites of Passage, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH
Studio Art Senior Exhibition, Andrews Gallery, Williamsburg VA
2nd Annual Greatest Student Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, online
2nd Annual Printmaking Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, online
Being Seen, The Artists Gallery, Fredrick MD
W&M Studio Art Senior Capstone Show, Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg VA
AWARDS | FELLOWSHIPS
2025 Alumni Scholarship Award, School of Visual Arts Alumni Society, New York NY
2024 Finalist, Season 21 Grand Jury Awards, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH
2023 MFA Fine Arts Departmental Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York NY
2022 Third Place, 2nd Annual Greatest Students Exhibition, The In Art Gallery
2021 Joseph Palin Thorley Memorial Scholarship for the Study of Art, Art & Art History Department, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA
The Caitlin Clavette Memorial Scholarship, Art & Art History Department, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA
