Education:
Honours Bachelor of Arts With Distinction (Hons. B.A.) 2013, University of Toronto
Specialist: Visual Studies
Minor: English Literature and Music History & Culture
Honours Bachelor of Arts With Distinction (Hons. B.A.) 2013, University of Toronto
Specialist: Visual Studies
Minor: English Literature and Music History & Culture
Solo Exhibitions:
2020 Abundance, Patel Gallery, Toronto (upcoming)
Abundance, Artspace, Peterborough
2019 Accent, The New Gallery, Calgary
With You At All Times, Rotblott’s Discount Warehouse, Toronto
2018 The Ties that Bind, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Core21, Oshawa
Aesthetic of Surfaces, Museums of Mississauga, Mississauga
A Place For Wholesome Amusement, FENTSTER, Toronto
2017 Accent, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
Accent, Y+ Contemporary, Scarborough
2016 Shellie Zhang, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
Abundance, Artspace, Peterborough
2019 Accent, The New Gallery, Calgary
With You At All Times, Rotblott’s Discount Warehouse, Toronto
2018 The Ties that Bind, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Core21, Oshawa
Aesthetic of Surfaces, Museums of Mississauga, Mississauga
A Place For Wholesome Amusement, FENTSTER, Toronto
2017 Accent, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
Accent, Y+ Contemporary, Scarborough
2016 Shellie Zhang, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
Select Group Exhibitions:
2020 Division of Labour, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington
2019 Baroque Ball, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
SALON, Patel Gallery, Toronto
Undomesticated, Koffler Centre for the Arts, Toronto
New Ho Queen: UNDIVIDED, Gardiner Museum, Toronto
The Breadth of Distance, Humber Galleries, Toronto
The Red Envelope Project, Tea Base, Toronto
SNAP, TD Bank, Toronto
2018 Working Conditions, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia
Queen Gallery Grand Opening, Project Gallery, Toronto
Home Away Home, Kensington Market, Toronto
Summer Group Show, Project Gallery, Toronto
CONVENIENCE, 187, Toronto
SNAP, TD Bank, Toronto
Salon 44, Gallery 44, Toronto
2017 Gifts by Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto
Common Goods, Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario
In pursuit of the perfect pose, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Xpace Cultural Centre Fundraiser Exhibition & Sale, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
Mother Tongue, Varley Art Gallery, Markham
LAND, Toronto Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto
Art South Hampton, Bridgehampton, New York
2016 GAL’s Third Annual Art Auction Fundraiser, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
For the People, 416 King Street West, Toronto
OH SO T.O., Katzman Contemporary, Toronto
AAF Stockhome, Stockhome
AAF Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Art South Hampton, Bridgehampton, New York
Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Blindspots, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
Identity Kit, Public House of Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political Candy, The Pendulum Project, Toronto
Hard As Nails, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, Toronto
2015 Outside Of Space 空间之外, WORKJAM, Chaoyang District, Beijing
GAL’s Second Annual Art Auction Fundraiser, OCAD U Student Gallery, Toronto
ARTATTACK!, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
More Decent Exposure, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga
2014 Ghost Hole 666, S.H.I.B.G.B.S., Toronto
Homer’s Odyssey, Videofag Gallery, Toronto
Hit Parade, P|M Gallery, Toronto
Feminist Art Conference, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto
The Sex Show, Gallery 1313, Toronto
2013 Little Salon: These Post-Neo-Pop Like Days, Walnut Contemporary, Toronto
Global Aesthetics, Hart House, University of Toronto
2019 Baroque Ball, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
SALON, Patel Gallery, Toronto
Undomesticated, Koffler Centre for the Arts, Toronto
New Ho Queen: UNDIVIDED, Gardiner Museum, Toronto
The Breadth of Distance, Humber Galleries, Toronto
The Red Envelope Project, Tea Base, Toronto
SNAP, TD Bank, Toronto
2018 Working Conditions, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia
Queen Gallery Grand Opening, Project Gallery, Toronto
Home Away Home, Kensington Market, Toronto
Summer Group Show, Project Gallery, Toronto
CONVENIENCE, 187, Toronto
SNAP, TD Bank, Toronto
Salon 44, Gallery 44, Toronto
2017 Gifts by Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto
Common Goods, Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario
In pursuit of the perfect pose, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Xpace Cultural Centre Fundraiser Exhibition & Sale, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
Mother Tongue, Varley Art Gallery, Markham
LAND, Toronto Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto
Art South Hampton, Bridgehampton, New York
2016 GAL’s Third Annual Art Auction Fundraiser, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
For the People, 416 King Street West, Toronto
OH SO T.O., Katzman Contemporary, Toronto
AAF Stockhome, Stockhome
AAF Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Art South Hampton, Bridgehampton, New York
Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Blindspots, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
Identity Kit, Public House of Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political Candy, The Pendulum Project, Toronto
Hard As Nails, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, Toronto
2015 Outside Of Space 空间之外, WORKJAM, Chaoyang District, Beijing
GAL’s Second Annual Art Auction Fundraiser, OCAD U Student Gallery, Toronto
ARTATTACK!, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
More Decent Exposure, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga
2014 Ghost Hole 666, S.H.I.B.G.B.S., Toronto
Homer’s Odyssey, Videofag Gallery, Toronto
Hit Parade, P|M Gallery, Toronto
Feminist Art Conference, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto
The Sex Show, Gallery 1313, Toronto
2013 Little Salon: These Post-Neo-Pop Like Days, Walnut Contemporary, Toronto
Global Aesthetics, Hart House, University of Toronto
Residencies:
2019 AKA Artist-Run, Saskatoon
2017 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
PEERS Projects, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
2015 PEERS Program, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
2017 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
PEERS Projects, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
2015 PEERS Program, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
Publications & Press:
2019 Abundance, Y+ Contemporary & Artspace, Scarborough and Peterbrough
Issue 36.6, Blackflash Magazine
Pink & Green No. 2
Our Chemical Romance: MSG as a Love Story, New Gallery, Calgary
2018 West End Phoenix, Oct 2018
Peripheral Review 2018
In the Body, Winter 2019, Canadian Art
Fusion Cuisine: With Added MSG, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto
Aesthetic of Surfaces, Museums of Mississauga, Mississauga
亞洲藝術計畫「工作條件」展 述說移民工背後故事, Worldjournal
3 Asian American artists talk labor: The emotional, the invisible, the inconsequential, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Shellie Zhang Recovers Spectral Traces from a Diasporic Past, Canadian Art Magazine
Two Neon Forms on College Street are Reminders of Toronto’s Immigrant Past, The Toronto Star
Focus Mandarin , OMNI Television
Issue 41.2., Rooms Magazine
Art explores Toronto’s Jewish, Chinese communities, The Canadian Jewish News
Shellie Zhang, Akimbo Connects
Inspired by corner stores this art show confronts ‘convenient’ Asian stereotypes, CBC Arts, Canada
2017 Looseleaf Magazine, Vol. 4, Toronto
Parking Lot: Shellie Zhang
How MSG Hysteria Became a Chinese Food Problem, Daily Vice, Canada
In Pursuit of the Perfect Pose, Gallery 44, Toronto
Yellow Fever, Vol. 2, Toronto
2016 Intersections: The Clapback, Toronto
Xpace 2015-2016 Anthology, Toronto
Bad Sport, Good Sport, London, Ontario
Blindspots, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
It’s Still Privileged Art, A Space Gallery, Toronto
Tough as Nails: Transgressive Queer Glamour, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, Toronto
2015 新楓采, New Maple Mining Series Profile, Fairchild TV, Scarborough
More Decent Exposure, Fairchild TV, Scarborough
Living Arts Gallery showcases upcoming trendsetters in art, Mississauga News, Mississauga
2014 SHIFT, Issue 2.1, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Toronto
2013 The Hart House Review: Canadian Literary and Arts Magazine, Toronto
The UC Review, University College, Toronto
The Trinity Review, Trinity College, Toronto
Issue 36.6, Blackflash Magazine
Pink & Green No. 2
Our Chemical Romance: MSG as a Love Story, New Gallery, Calgary
2018 West End Phoenix, Oct 2018
Peripheral Review 2018
In the Body, Winter 2019, Canadian Art
Fusion Cuisine: With Added MSG, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto
Aesthetic of Surfaces, Museums of Mississauga, Mississauga
亞洲藝術計畫「工作條件」展 述說移民工背後故事, Worldjournal
3 Asian American artists talk labor: The emotional, the invisible, the inconsequential, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Shellie Zhang Recovers Spectral Traces from a Diasporic Past, Canadian Art Magazine
Two Neon Forms on College Street are Reminders of Toronto’s Immigrant Past, The Toronto Star
Focus Mandarin , OMNI Television
Issue 41.2., Rooms Magazine
Art explores Toronto’s Jewish, Chinese communities, The Canadian Jewish News
Shellie Zhang, Akimbo Connects
Inspired by corner stores this art show confronts ‘convenient’ Asian stereotypes, CBC Arts, Canada
2017 Looseleaf Magazine, Vol. 4, Toronto
Parking Lot: Shellie Zhang
How MSG Hysteria Became a Chinese Food Problem, Daily Vice, Canada
In Pursuit of the Perfect Pose, Gallery 44, Toronto
Yellow Fever, Vol. 2, Toronto
2016 Intersections: The Clapback, Toronto
Xpace 2015-2016 Anthology, Toronto
Bad Sport, Good Sport, London, Ontario
Blindspots, Xpace Gallery, Toronto
It’s Still Privileged Art, A Space Gallery, Toronto
Tough as Nails: Transgressive Queer Glamour, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery, Toronto
2015 新楓采, New Maple Mining Series Profile, Fairchild TV, Scarborough
More Decent Exposure, Fairchild TV, Scarborough
Living Arts Gallery showcases upcoming trendsetters in art, Mississauga News, Mississauga
2014 SHIFT, Issue 2.1, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Toronto
2013 The Hart House Review: Canadian Literary and Arts Magazine, Toronto
The UC Review, University College, Toronto
The Trinity Review, Trinity College, Toronto
Collections:
Drake Hotel Permanent Art Collection
TD Bank Corporate Art Collection
TD Bank Corporate Art Collection
Writing:
2019 The moon is doing her best., Circa Art Actuel, Montreal
2018 43.654°N 79.385°W, Xpace, Toronto
2016 Model Minority, C Magazine, Issue 132, Toronto
Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance, Art Asia Pacific Magazine Online, Hong Kong
Animating The Antiquated Song Dong, Art Asia Pacific Blog, Hong Kong
Yoko Ono: Golden Ladders, Art Asia Pacific Magazine, Issue 97, Hong Kong
2018 43.654°N 79.385°W, Xpace, Toronto
2016 Model Minority, C Magazine, Issue 132, Toronto
Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance, Art Asia Pacific Magazine Online, Hong Kong
Animating The Antiquated Song Dong, Art Asia Pacific Blog, Hong Kong
Yoko Ono: Golden Ladders, Art Asia Pacific Magazine, Issue 97, Hong Kong
Select Speaking Engagements:
2020 Karen Tam & Shellie Zhang in Conversation, Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto
2019 Reel Asian Roundtable, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Innis College, Toronto
Neither fortunes nor flowers last forever #1, Scarborough Museum
Exhibition Proposal Writing Workshop, Xpace, Toronto
Make MSG Great Again, Foodies of Colour
ArtWorks, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto
2018 Trampoline Hall, June
2017 Creative Time Summit: Of Homelands and Revolutions
University of Toronto, Visual Studies Course, The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Toronto
C Magazine 132: Conversations about FORCE, TPW Gallery, Toronto
2016 Is it Worth It? Let Me Work It, 8-11, Toronto
2020 Karen Tam & Shellie Zhang in Conversation, Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto
2019 Reel Asian Roundtable, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Innis College, Toronto
Neither fortunes nor flowers last forever #1, Scarborough Museum
Exhibition Proposal Writing Workshop, Xpace, Toronto
Make MSG Great Again, Foodies of Colour
ArtWorks, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto
2018 Trampoline Hall, June
2017 Creative Time Summit: Of Homelands and Revolutions
University of Toronto, Visual Studies Course, The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, Toronto
C Magazine 132: Conversations about FORCE, TPW Gallery, Toronto
2016 Is it Worth It? Let Me Work It, 8-11, Toronto
Awards/Grants:
2020 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant
2019 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2018 Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2017 Canada Council Visual Artists Project Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2016 Toronto Arts Council Visual Artists Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2014 RBC Museum Internship for Emerging Professionals Grant
2013 Student Engagement in the Arts Award, Tri-Campus, University of Toronto
2012 Sydney Key Memorial Scholarship, University of Toronto, Fine Arts Department
2020 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant
2019 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2018 Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2017 Canada Council Visual Artists Project Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2016 Toronto Arts Council Visual Artists Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2014 RBC Museum Internship for Emerging Professionals Grant
2013 Student Engagement in the Arts Award, Tri-Campus, University of Toronto
2012 Sydney Key Memorial Scholarship, University of Toronto, Fine Arts Department