About
Manman Huang
Bio:
Manman Huang ( born in Chengdu, China) is a contemporary painter based in Maplewood, New Jersey. Working primarily in watercolor and oil, Huang’s practice spans a diverse range of subject matter. She is currently focused on expressive brushwork and vivid color palettes that depict natural motifs such as florals and landscapes, as well as scenes from New Jersey town life.
Huang’s work is dedicated to portraying the beauty in everyday life, creating timeless visual narratives rooted in a poetic observation. Her important series include the Maplewood Towns and Gardens projects, which explore nostalgia, community, and the emotional resonance of her immediate environments.
Huang has exhibited at the Newark Museum of Art, the NJ Arts Annual 2023, Rutgers University, and the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. Her work is held in the collections of the historic Durand Hedden House and the Maplewood Library, as well as by private collectors throughout the United States and internationally. She also teaches watercolor classes in Maplewood, contributing to arts education and community engagement. Huang proudly supports her local community and contributed her signature zodiac ink artwork for Lunar Fest New Jersey from 2023 to 2025, which has been featured broadly in local media, including CBS NY. She holds degrees in sociology and history, which inform her artistic perspective. She resides in Maplewood, New Jersey with her family.
Statement:
"Painting is a deep love and life-long pursuit -- I took a winding route through studies in19th century Chinese-American trade and once considered a path in higher education. However, quarantine opened up new perspectives and time alone to rediscover a well-sprung desire to react to the developing world and people around us through art and color."
Artistic Resume
Selected solo and group exhibitions:
2025 Elation, The Newark Arts Festival 2025 Exhibition. NJPAC, Newark, NJ.
2025 Things we carry: a contemporary Asian experience, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2025 Unveiled25, Herb + Milly Iris Gallery, South Orange, NJ.
2025 State of the Art 2025, Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2024, Art Uncorked, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ.
2024, The Wae Open, Heidi Gallery, Livingston, NJ.
2024, REIMAGINING, The Newark Arts Festival 2024 Exhibition. Newark Museum of Art. Newark, NJ.
2024, Fluid Forms, 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ.
2023, Cross Cultural Perspectives, The Newark Arts Festival 2023 Exhibition. Newark Museum of Art. Newark, NJ.
2023, Legacies: Contemporary Newark Artists and Their Stories, Rutgers University. Newark, NJ.
2023, Streets, Paper Mill Playhouse Gallery, Millburn NJ.
2023, New Jersey Arts Annual 2023, "Mother Nature vs Human Nature: The Inequity of Climate Resilience", The Noyes Museum. Atlantic City, NJ.
2022, “Sunday in the Park with Asher”, Exhibitions and Plein air demo, The Durand-Hedden House. Maplewood, NJ.
2022, Legacies: Contemporary Newark Artists and Their Stories, Rutgers University. Newark, NJ.
2022, Revival, Post-Pandemic Visions, 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood NJ.
2021, Unprecedented: Art Responds to 2020, View Arts, Old Forge, NY.
Art fairs:
2025, SOMA Studio Tour, 1978 Arts center, Maplewood, NJ.
2024, SOMA Studio Tour, 1978 Arts center, Maplewood, NJ.
Selected collections:
Durand Hedden House, Maplewood, NJ.
Maplewood Library, Maplewood, NJ.
Manman Huang’s work is collected by various private collectors in China and the United States.
Selected press:
CBS NY news, “Interview”, about the Huang’s artworks for Lunar Fest NJ 2025 in online resource at https://www.instagram.com/p/DFWnWfHNIld/ consulted on February, 2025
The Noyes Museum of Art, “Artist Highlight for NJ Arts Annuel 2023- Manman Huang - Mother I ” in online resource at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q5plHbroXY&t=19s consulted on June, 2023
NJ.COM, “Artwork from 32 women on display in storefront windows of N.J. downtown will inspire you” in online resource at https://www.nj.com/essex/2022/03/artwork-from-31-women-on-display-in-storefront-windows-of-nj-downtown-will-inspire-you.html consulted on March, 2022
Tapinto.net, “Livingston Multicultural Parents Association Hosts Ink-Painting Workshop for Local Youth” in online resource at https://www.tapinto.net/towns/livingston/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/livingston-multicultural-parents-association-hosts-ink-painting-workshop-for-local-youth consulted on August, 2021
Professional contributions:
2024-present, Instructor for watercolor class, Maplewood Senior Center, Maplewood, NJ.
2023-2025, Designed the artwork for the Lunar Fest NJ, which appeared in advertisements, headline artwork and merchandise. Maplewood, NJ.
2021-2024, Quarterly, Ink painting workshops, Maplewood Library, South Orange Library, Livingston Library.
2023, Judge for the Millburn Lunar New Year Drawing Contest, Millburn, NJ.