Katharine Meng-Yuan Yi 易夢原
Education
2014 BFA Visual Arts University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Sean Cao 曹硕
Education
2016 BFA Visual Arts Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada
2013 Exchange Program Fresco & Painting Conservation Studio Art Centre International, Florence, Italy
Exhibitions
2022 After Care, John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2019 Alchemist’s Elixir, Digital Carnival, Richmond World Festival, Richmond, BC, Canada
Public Art Projects
2021 From Water to Earth, Commissioned by the City of Richmond, Permanent Public Artwork, Richmond, BC, Canada
2020 Roadside Diary, Commissioned by the City of Vancouver as part of Platforms 2020: Public Works Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Eight Immortals Crossing The Sea, Commissioned by the City of Vancouver, Chinatown Mural Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Collaborative Projects
2021 Spirit Dragon, Public Installation, In collaboration with Lam Wong, Funded by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and Fire Dragon Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Hot & Noisy Bagua Chinatown Mahjong Art Social, In collaboration with Youth Collaborative for Chinatown, BC Artscape, Sun Wah Centre, Vancouver, Canada
2019 2020 MAU Calendar, In collaboration with Makers Artists United (Elisa Yon), Vancouver, Canada
Community Engagement and Activities
2019 ‘Eight Immortals Story Time’: Multilingual Story-telling, Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Finding the Eight Immortals, In collaboration with eight Chinatown local shops and culture venues, Vancouver
2018 Calligraphy Workshop for Chinatown Locals and Seniors, Sun Wah Centre, Chinatown, Vancouver
2018 Foot Reading, Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Fundraiser, Vancouver,BC, Canada
Commissioned Work
Alexandra Greenway Integrated Public Art (City of Richmond, 2020-2021)
Platforms 2020: Public Works (City of Vancouver, 2020)
Chinatown Mural Program Grant (City of Vancouver, 2019)
Talks
Chinatown Mural Showcase, Artist Panel and Guided Tour, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden, Vancouver, Canada (October 06, 2019)
Selected Bibliography
Contentious Walls: Inscribing Conflicts into Vancouver’s Chinatown Murals, Friederike Landau-Donnelly, Contemporary Public Arts and the Contested Urban Public Space Vol.3/No.2, Public Art Journal, February 5th, 2022
Inaugural ‘Fire Dragon Festival’ Happening in Chinatown This Weekend, Thalia Stopa, SCOUT Vancouver, September 20, 2021
「火龍節」+「麵食飄香」啟動，首屆活動豐富增添華埠活力, 星島日報 Sing Tao Daily, September 19, 2021
6 powerful artworks will be displayed across Vancouver this week, Elana Shepert, Vancouver Is Awesome. September 10, 2020
New Vancouver billboard pays homage to frontline workers, Simran Singh, Urbanized. September 11, 2020
Artworks emerge on City-owned platforms to combat isolation, Nicholas Hansen, SEO Vancouver, September 12, 2020
「八仙過海」壁畫亮相華埠 獲讚活化唐人街小巷典範 , 明報 Ming Pao, September 02, 2019
Vancouver-based artists open studios for Eastside Culture Crawl, Anil Sharma, CTV NEWS. November 15, 2018