HYPHEN GALLERY
Hyphen Gallery is a contemporary art space in Dallas dedicated to showcasing emerging and established artists of color (POC) across diverse practices including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, and mixed media. Under the curatorial vision of Christina Hahn, Hyphen Gallery centers cross-cultural narratives, amplifies underrepresented voices, and creates space for dialogue, community, and innovation. With a focus on immersive exhibitions, artist talks, and collaborative projects, Hyphen Gallery invites audiences to engage deeply with art that bridges cultures, challenges perspectives, and celebrates creative expression.
Nos Cortaron las Alas y Aún Volamos
a solo exhibition by Karla Ramirez-Santin
Hyphen Space presents a powerful solo exhibition by Karla Ramirez-Santin.
In Nos Cortaron las Alas y Aún Volamos, Karla Ramirez-Santin uses an intersectional lens to share stories of sacrifice, labor, and love from the perspective of first- and second-generation immigrants. Through a combination of collaboration and autobiographical storytelling, Ramirez-Santin humanizes these experiences, highlighting both shared threads and individual complexities, while juxtaposing them with the negative portrayals often found in mainstream media. The exhibition’s title draws from the Spanish phrase: “Me cortaste las alas” (“You cut off my wings”), a metaphor for having one’s dreams, aspirations, or freedom taken away. By shifting the subject to “Nos Cortaron las Alas” (“They cut off our wings”), Ramirez-Santin emphasizes collective struggle and resilience, culminating in the hopeful affirmation: “y Aún Volamos” (“and yet we fly”). With this work, Ramirez-Santin aims to help immigrant families feel seen, heard, and comforted amid today’s terrifying and unpredictable political climate. The exhibition reminds viewers that regardless of citizenship status, we all seek and deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
From November 1st to December 31st, Hyphen Space offers a tenderly compelling view into the stories of immigrant families, as told by Karla Ramirez-Santin. Curated by Christina J. Hahn.
Previous Gallery Shows
Hyphen Space presents “Prelude”: a solo exhibition by iconic artist Assandre Jean-Baptiste, aka HUEYDYNAMITE.
Prelude invites viewers to glimpse the iridescent wings of Jean-Baptiste’s portraiture work, as he shifts his focus to immortalize those in his community. Through his hands, mortals become gods and laymen become legends. Jean-Baptiste’s personal pantheon are flesh and blood, multifaceted human beings in the Dallas art scene who have influenced the artist. In addition to the series of twenty-eight small-scale portraits of tastemakers, the exhibition will also feature two large-scale paintings on loan and a series of graphite sketches by the artist. Curated by Christina J. Hahn.
Join us for a bold, vibrantly intimate lens into Assandre Jean-Baptiste’s personal pantheon.
In honor of our show, Hyphen has collaborated with @HueyDynamite to create a bespoke drink inspired by PRELUDE, only available for a limited time during the duration of the exhibition.
📍Opening Reception: 8/15/2025, 8 PM - 11 PM
🗓️Exhibition Duration: 8/15- 9/20/2025
EX(SPIRO)
By Anthony Tuning Huang
Hyphen Space presents: EX(SPIRO)
a solo exhibition by Taiwanese American artist & printmaker Anthony TungNing Huang
This exhibition features a series of refined monotype prints and expressive Chine-collé works exploring themes of time, observation, and our connection to the universe.
EX(SPIRO) is a meditative journey into the polarity of the human experience: “spiro,” Latin for breath and inspiration, nested within “exspiro” exhalation and death.
EX(SPIRO) invites you to step into a portal sometimes traveled in solitude, other times in solidarity reflecting on our own existential journeys and the rhythms that shape our lives.
SUMMER REUNION
a group show guest-curated by Dejion Duncan (akaBASEFORYOURFACE).
Hyphen Gallery and Christina Hahn present: Summer Reunion
a group show guest-curated by Dejion Duncan (akaBASEFORYOURFACE).
This exhibition features emerging and established artists of color based in North Texas across practices of photography, collage, soft sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, and painting. Summer Reunion is an unfiltered, untranslated recollection of summer nostalgia: of the familial relations and cross-cultural connections formed in a time and place of unspoken freedom.
PRELUDE
a solo exhibition by iconic artist Assandre Jean-Baptiste, aka HUEYDYNAMITE
