JENNY “JETA” TANG
b. 1991, San Francisco, California
Lives and works in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

  • 2026

    Urban Nest, Hui Manu-o-Kū: Manu-o-Kū Art Collection, Capitol Modern, Honolulu, HI. Added to permanent collection, September 2026.

    Circuit board assemblage on wood panel. Created from salvaged circuit boards and wiring, the work considers electronic waste and the effects of urbanization on Manu-o-Kū habitat.

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    2025

    Asscent of the Divine Ass, Tomorrow Today, Burning Man, Black Rock City, NV, August 25–31, 2025.

    Immersive, participatory installation engaging sight, touch, smell and sound. Daily meditations were held as part of the live performance component.

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    2024

    Feral Roots. Exhibited at Downtown Art Center, Honolulu; Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg; and Las Laguna Gallery, online. February–March 2025.

    Debut photographic performance series shot at Nuʻuanu Pali, exploring the pressure women face as they “age out” of society through the nude female body and shibari, set against centuries-old banyan trees.

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  • 2026

    FAUNA: Animal Imagery (Woven in the Wind Extended ), East West Center, Honolulu HI. April 12–August 30, 2026

    Woven in the Wind: A Community Celebration of Manu-o-Kū, Capitol Modern (Digital Mini Gallery), Honolulu HI. February 4–April 4, 2026

    2025

    Arts of Pride, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI. October 3–31, 2025.

    Nude Nite, Nostalgia, Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg, FL. March 20–22, 2025.

    Women in Art, Las Laguna Gallery, Online Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA. March 6–31, 2025.

    Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i 2025: The Sixteenth Annual Statewide Survey Exhibition, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, HI. Sponsored by Pacific New Media. Juried by Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art. February 7–22, 2025.

  • 2026

    Second Place, Best Independent Journalism, Society of Professional Journalists Hawaiʻi Chapter, July 29, 2026.
    Second Place, Student Feature Journalism in Any Media, Society of Professional Journalists Hawaiʻi Chapter, July 29, 2026.

    2025

    Hon Chew Hee Scholarship, The Hon Chew Hee Estate Foundation, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.

    2024

    Library Treasures Scholarship, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

  • 2026

    Arts & Culture Column, Honolulu Civil Beat
    July 2026–Present

    Examination of Hawaiʻi’s creative culture through a civic lens.

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    2025

    Ethics in Crisis: Recontextualizing Psychiatric Interventions through Care Ethics, Horizons Journal, vol. 10, December 2025.

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    The Art of Saving Coral with Jason deCaires Taylor, Seawords, vol. XLVII, no.6, p. 6. University of Hawaiʻi Marine Option Program, October 2025.

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  • 2025

    Ordonio, Cassie. “Art of Letting Go’: Hawaiʻi Artist Reconciles with Her Past at Burning Man.” Hawaiʻi Public Radio, September 25, 2025.

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  • 2029

    B.A. Studio Art, B.A. in Philosophy
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI

    Certificate of Completion, Marine Option Program