Meet the Artist

Nala

Ren

Sculpture

“Joyful, lovable objects made from common materials and everyday magic. ”

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🐉Nala is a multidisciplinary artist working in Toronto. An amalgamation of soft sculpture, puppetry, miniatures, and 3D modelling, her work often features aspects of East Asian magical realism and Western fantasy, the staples of her childhood as a Chinese immigrant. She dreams of making props for film and television, bringing mythical creatures to life, and becoming a dragon.
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Sculpture/Installation
Major Completed, 2023

Soft Sculpture Miniatures Puppetry Art Dolls 3D Modelling

2022, Mary Ella Dignam Scholarship
Women's Art Association of Canada
2021, Sully Corth Memorial Fund Scholarship
OCAD University
2020, W.P. Drysdale Scholarship
OCAD University
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