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Wang

Zi

aka. 王紫,

“a curious frog”

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Originally from Nanjing, China, Wang Zi 王紫 is an artist-educator who currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Zi has attained her BFA in Printmaking from OCAD University. As a Guggenheim Bilbao scholarship recipient, she completed her Master's degree at SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Her artworks have been seen at venues including the Legislative Assembly of Ontario(CA), Métis Space (HK), Serpa Gallery (CA), and Richmond Hill Public Library(CA). She has been teaching and facilitating arts and cultural programs in various institutions, including the Royal Ontario Museum, CAMH (Center for Mental Health and Addiction), City of Ottawa, City of Richmond Hill, Red Cross Canada, etc.When she's not making art and doing all the above activities, she loves teaching kids, going to weddings, and sharing her terrible jokes with interesting souls.
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Printmaking & Publications
Major Completed, 2024
SDA Bocconi
Master's in Arts Management and Administration
Major Completed, 2020

printed objects performance community-based art songwriting

2024, Project Cocoon x Toronto Public Library
Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Canada
2024, Future Proof 2024
Open Studio, Toronto, Canada
2024, Art a la Carte
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
2024, Members' Winter Juried Show
Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, Canada
2023, Paraline
Midnight Arcade, Toronto, Canada
2023, Doors Open Ottawa
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Canada
2023, Art à la Carte
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
2023, Awagami International Mini-print Exhibition
Yoshinogawa City, Japan
2022, Poetry Hologram
Toronto International Authors Festival, Toronto, Canada
2022, Alone, Together
Ignite Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022, Homecoming-Project Cocoon (solo)
Richmond Hill Public Library, Richmond Hill, Canada
2024, Future Proof 2024
Open Studio
2024, Canada Graduate Scholarship
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
2023, Artist in the Library
Toronto Arts Council
2019, Guggenheim Bilbao Entrance Award
SDA Bocconi
2019, Untapped Artist
Artist Project
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