Gibson House Exhibitions
Give Face 给面子 (Gěimiànzi)
June 26th, 2025 – May 16th, 2026
GIVE FACE 给面子 (Gěimiànzi) is an interdisciplinary exhibition unearthing and regrounding past, present, and future narratives of Chinese diaspora in the Sacramento Valley in the sweeping and ever-expanding story of what we currently call California. Historical objects trace the impact of Chinese Americans on Yolo County through the things they left behind, while contemporary artworks woven throughout the exhibit call our attention to their lived experiences, intimacies, and complexities. Using both documentation and speculation, artist Bz Zhang’s work creates dialog between Western ideas and a Chinese-diasporic cultural inheritance and offers ways to “give face” to (that is, to honor or show due respect for) Chinese ancestors in the US West. The stories of Chinese diaspora in Yolo County and the US West span oceans and continents, and their contributions transcend our infrastructures (from railways to agriculture) into the social and cultural fabric of our nation. Their stories are ours to carry into the shared futures we must build.
Gibson House
512 Gibson Road, Woodland CA 95756
Artwork pictured: Bz Zhang, Bǎijiā 百家 / 百加 (Hundred Families / Hundred Californias), Cotton, silk, brocade, aluminized fiberglass, 88 x 88 inches, 2025. Constructed in collaboration with David Treuer (Minnesota Ojibwe).
Exhibition Open Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 12:00pm-4:00pm
Select Saturdays | 8:00am – 4:00pm
6/28, 7/19, 8/16, 9/27, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20, 1/17, 2/21, 3/21, 4/18, 5/16
Yoloarts Saturday Tours | 1:00pm and 2:00pm
Special Events
Woodland Stroll Through History
October 4th, 2025 | 11:00am – 4:00pm
Yoloarts Art Farm
October 25th, 2025 | 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Programming Schedule
Exhibition Opening
June 26th, 2025 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Curators’ Tour – Sarah Bartlett and Bz Zhang
June 28th, 2025 | 1:00pm
Chinese Restaurant Project Presentation – Professor Chin, UC Davis
August 16th, 2025 | 1:00pm
Contact Museum Curator Sarah Bartlett with any questions or inquiries. sarah.bartlett@yolocounty.gov, (530)908-9421.
