Lorraine Ko Huang, born in Los Angeles, California, is a Chinese American artist who developed her paintings during the 1970’s thru the 90's. This was a period of profound social and political shifts in the United States. In 1963, Betty Friedan published “the Feminine Mystique” which initiated a demand by women for more than the right to vote. It was this call for social equality that allowed more women to participate in the largely male art world. As the society evolved, it became aware and accepted differing cultural and gender identities. The sciences, both biology and physics were growing rapidly. It is in this milieu that Huang’s paintings were created.Huang holds a BS in Landscape Architecture from UC, Berkeley, CA. and a MA in Chinese and Japanese Studies from Columbia University. She pursued extensive studies in Chinese painting and brush work in NY and Taiwan, studying with master painters, C.C. Wang, Chang Ku-nien and Chang Chao Sun. Thus, grounding her work in both Eastern and Western artistic traditions. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Goethe Gallery in Taipei, the Community Folk Art Gallery in Syracuse, and the Willard Straight Gallery at Cornell University.In the late 90’s, Huang discovered “Painting from the Source” workshops conducted by Aviva Gold, a fiercely independent artist who taught painting, not with training from education, culture, or societal norms, but from within oneself.
