Bio
Wang Zi 王紫 (born in Nanjing, China) is an artist-educator based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. She has shown works in the Ontario Legislative Assembly, Métis Space (HK), Art Bank Canada, etc. She has facilitated arts and cultural programs in various institutions, including the Royal Ontario Museum, CAMH, the City of Ottawa, and Toronto Public Library. Her recent art projects have been supported by SSHRC (Joseph-Armand Bombardier) grant and Toronto Arts Council. She is a Guggenheim Bilbao scholarship recipient.
Artist Statement
My practice consists of printed objects, performance, soundmaking, and socially-engaged 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 of Fine Arts in Visual Arts
SDA Bocconi, Master in Arts Management & Administration
OCAD University, BDes in Advertising, BFA in Printmaking
Soochow University, Research Fellow
Acquisition & Collection
Art Bank - Canada Council for the Arts, OCAD University Library, Richmond Hill Public Library, Silver Hotel Group , Toronto Public Library, York University Library AMPD collection, private collection in Canada, Switzerland and Italy
Selected 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
Full CV available upon request