Bio
Wang Zi 王紫 (born in Nanjing, China) is an artist-educator based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. She has a Bachelor's degree in Printmaking (OCAD) and a Master's in Arts Management and Administration (SDA Bocconi, Milan). She is currently pursuing an MFA in Visual Arts at York University. She has shown works in the Ontario Legislative Assembly, Métis Space (HK), Art Bank Canada, and Richmond Hill Public Library. She has facilitated arts and cultural programs in various institutions, including the Royal Ontario Museum, CAMH, the City of Ottawa and the City of Richmond Hill.
When she's not making art, she loves teaching kids, going to weddings, and sharing her terrible jokes with interesting souls.
Artist Statement
My practice consists of printed objects, performance, songwriting and community-based art informed by family history and the observed discomfort of cultural and linguistic misinterpretations. Through reconstructing scenes and artifacts, I use literal and connotative forms to examine the state of people in foreign settings: compromises that are overlooked, perplexities that remain unresolved, and emotions that are self-censored. I believe that shared humanity is what connects us.
Education
York University, Master in Fine Arts (expected Fall 2025)
SDA Bocconi, Master in Arts Management & Administration
OCAD University, BDes in Advertising, BFA in Printmaking
Soochow University, Summer Research Fellow
Acquisition & Collection
Art Bank - Canada Council for the Arts, OCAD University Library, Richmond Hill PublicLibrary, Silver Hotel Group , Toronto Public Library, York University Library AMPD collection
Grants & Awards
2024 Canadian Graduate Scholarship, Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
2024 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2024 Open Studio Award, OCAD University, Toronto
2024 Sharon Merkur Memorial Award, OCAD University, Toronto
2024 Artists in the Library, Toronto Arts Council
2023 Fellowship, York University Graduate Scholarship
2019 Guggenheim Bilbao Scholarship, SDA Bocconi
2019 Untapped Competition National Finalist, Artist Project,Toronto
2016 Ontario-Jiangsu Research & Design Exchange Program