[BCMA] Fwd: Hua Jin, My Big Family opening reception April 19, 7-9pm at Richmond Art Gallery

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Subject: 	Hua Jin, My Big Family opening reception April 19, 7-9pm at 
Richmond Art Gallery
Date: 	Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:09:22 -0700



Richmond Art  Gallery*/
Hua Jin/**/, /**/My Big Family/***

*April 20 -- June 10, 2012**
**Opening Reception: Thursday April 19, 7--9pm***

The photographic and video works comprising the exhibition, /My Big 
Family/, are part of a long-term project by Vancouver based artist, *Hua 
Jin*, that explores a changing family structure in China as a result of 
its population control programs, particularly the One-Child Policy 
established in 1979. Jin, who was three years old at the time, belongs 
to one of the first generations affected by the mandate. The project, 
begun in the summer of 2010, documents over fifty relatives living in 
northern and eastern China as they attend to their daily tasks. /My Big 
Family /dually functions as a portrait of a specific family and as a 
cultural portrait of an evolving China, undergoing dramatic economic and 
social transformations.

*Jin*lived in Shanghai for more than 20 years before moving to Vancouver 
in 2007. She was trained as an animator and graphic designer and has 
worked as an artistic creative Director for more than 10 years.  Her 
works have been shown in exhibitions in China, Netherlands and Canada 
since 2005. Her photo--based works are included in many publications and 
private collections, as well as the public collection of Museum of 
Contemporary Art in Shanghai (MOCA).

An Artist Talk and Tour will be held on Saturday June 2, 1:00--2:00pm. 
The exhibition continues until June 10. The Richmond Art Gallery thanks 
ABC Photo for their generous support of the exhibition. The Richmond Art 
Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Richmond, the 
British Columbia Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia.

*Richmond Art Gallery **
*www.richmondartgallery.org
<http://www.richmondartgallery.org7700/>180-7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond BC V6Y 1R9
Tel: 604.247.8300
Email: gallery at richmond.ca <mailto:gallery at richmond.ca>

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