An artist talk series presented by Chinese Canadian Museum and Museum of Vancouver. This talk is part of a virtual series featuring artists whose works are on display as part of the multi-site exhibition A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia.

Experience the living culture and lesser known histories of Vancouver Chinatown through the creations and collaborative initiatives of Chinese Canadian artists Elisa Yon and Stella Zheng. They will bring us behind the scenes and walk us through the creative process and inspirations for their celebrated community-oriented projects featuring the people, spaces, and happenings of Chinatown:

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Time: 7:00 to 8:00PM PST
Platform: Hosted on Zoom Webinars* in English.
Fee: Donations on sliding scale ($1-$5)

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Artists

 

Elisa Yon’s art practice is situated at the intersection of architecture, public art and social practice. Her recent work includes Makers Artists United (2018-present), a long-term artist initiated project that brings together the neighbourhood's artists, designers and makers in reimagining the function of souvenirs for Vancouver’s Chinatown. Her projects aim to create safe spaces for shared art experiences that engage themes of cultural identity, site-specificity, intangible heritage and lesser-known histories. Elisa completed a Master of Applied Art (MAA) from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) from University of Waterloo. She is currently Public Art Projects Coordinator with the City of Richmond.

Stella Zheng is an artist and illustrator based on the traditional, unceded and occupied territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations aka Vancouver. She utilizes a mix of traditional Chinese art-making tools and digital mediums to create illustrations that explore the intricacies of the Chinese diaspora and her identity. She strives to use illustration as means to present honest, multifaceted, and nuanced representations of Chinese culture that are often ignored.

 
 

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