Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville is excited to present our 2024 Open Call winner, Ming Ying Hong, in a solo exhibition, On the Edge of... The exhibition features several large-scale drawings that transform our gallery space into an immersive experience that explores the perspectives of Chinese assimilation in the American South. As an artist identifying through multitudes: Chinese, a Southerner, an American, and an immigrant, Hong employs large self-portraiture to amplify the convergence of social identities experienced across the Chinese Diaspora. Fractured representations of self are embodied alongside iconography synonymous with Chinese identity: double fish, dragon statues of Chinatowns, meandering patterns of serving dishes, and more. Hong employs these symbols as artifacts of colonization and globalization, reflecting the complexities of assimilation: how does one blend in with a dominant culture, while embracing the origins of one’s heritage?

On the Edge of... will be on view from February 23 to March 30, with an artist reception in our Hampton Station gallery space on Friday, March 1, 6 - 9 PM. Hong will also be presenting an artist talk open to the public on Wednesday, February 28 starting at 5 PM at Furman University (Furman Hall 214).

About the Artist

Ming Ying Hong is an interdisciplinary artist born in Guangzhou, China, and currently based in Rhode Island. Her work has been exhibited internationally in spaces such as Zabludowicz Collection in London, UK; CICA Museum, in Gimpo, South Korea; The Attleboro Arts Museum in Massachusetts; and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis in Missouri. Her work has been published in many publications including New American Paintings and Manifest’s International Drawing Annual. Hong received her B.F.A. from the University of Kentucky and was a Danforth Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, where she received her M.F.A. in Visual Art. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).