Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
EMILY
ZOU
DRAWING, PAINTING, ILLUSTRATION
“In my thesis work, I record personal narratives and human interactions, most of which are seen through the lenses of mental illness and trauma. ”
Emily is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Canada who specializes in drawing, painting, and illustration but also loves to work with ceramics and digital processes. She studied Fine Art at DJCAD (Dundee, Scotland) and graduated in the spring of 2020 from OCAD University (Toronto, Canada) with a BFA in Drawing & Painting.
Drawing Painting Illustration
2020, Festival of the Body
OCAD University
2020, 10th Anniversary Awenda Inspired
OCAD University
2020, Empowering Recovery - The 2020 Mental Health Europe Empowerment Webinar
Mental Health Ireland (online)
2020, Drawing & Painting Class of 2020 GradEx105 Show
Propeller Art Gallery and OCAD University (online)
2020, Art Prom
OCAD University
2019, Ada Slaight Studios Celebration
OCAD University
2018, Silent Auction
E11even, Toronto
2018, Beam On
Old Town Hall, Newmarket
2018, ART x BISSELL 2018 Art & Mindfulness
Claude T. Bissell Building, University of Toronto
2017, Mindfulness: The Power of Art
Old Town Hall, Newmarket
2017, 36th Manning Awards Symposium
OCAD University
2016, #10000ALLIES
Covernotes Cafe, Richmond Hill
2016, OCAD U First Year Celebration Show
OCAD University
2016, Awenda Exhibition
OCAD University
2016, Drawing at First Sight
OCAD University
2016, Positivi-tea Show
OCAD University
2020, Anne Adler Kagan Award
OCAD University
2019, Frances Lea Ziegler Memorial Scholarship
OCAD University
2019, St. George's Society of Toronto Bursary in Art & Design in Honour of Rosalie Sharp
OCAD University
2018, Women's Art Association of Canada Lynne Ritchie Scholarship
OCAD University
2018, Marsh Urquhart Memorial Scholarship
OCAD University
2017, Sully Corth Memorial Fund Scholarship
OCAD University
2016, Project 31 Drawing and Painting Award
OCAD University
2015, Delaney Entrance Scholarship
OCAD University