Wen Li (she/Her)
multi-media artist
Wen Li is a multi-media artist from Ontario. She received her BFA from the University of Waterloo. Intrigued by the unintentional and unpredictable forms, she incorporates these visual elements into her art through a process guided by chance. Her work reflects on the contingency, and embraces the unpredictability inherent in our thoughts, bodies, and environment. With a background in engineering from China, Wen merges her cultural heritage with Western art training, resulting in a distinct fusion of influences evident in her creation.
Awards and Grants
2024 Second and Third Place Award, Press 2024, Juried Exhibition, The Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2023 First Place Award, Duality, Annual Juried Exhibition, The Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Department Award Winner for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Fine Arts, Waterloo, Ontario
2022 Best Digital Award, Annual Juried Exhibition, The Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, Ontario
2022 Curator's Choice Award, epilogue, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
2022 Carol Hudgins Memorial Book Award, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
2021 Hamilton Artist Inc.'s Award for Distinction, Ignition 10. Hamilton, Ontario
2015 Dean’s Honours List, Faculty of Art, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
2015 Carol Hudgins Memorial Book Award, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Exhibitions
2025 Upcoming Exhibition, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2024 Upcoming 63rd Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2024 Solo Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2024 Group Exhibition, Press 2024, Juried Printmaking Exhibition, The Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario
2024 Group Exhibition, Artist at Work, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2024 Group Exhibition, Member's Exhibition, The Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Collective Colours, Homer Watson House&Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Duality, Annual Juried Exhibition, The Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Artist in Residence Program Exhibition, Point Pelee National Park, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Globe Studios Fall Open House and Show, Kitchener, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Press 2023: Printmaking Exhibition, The Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, IDK, it lights up or something, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Booked, The Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Group Exhibition, Disembody, Homer Watson House&Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2022 Group Exhibition, Art$pay Annual Show and Sale, Kitchener, Ontario
2022 Group Exhibition, Previously ON, The Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2022 Group Exhibition, Annual Juried Exhibition, The Button Factory, Waterloo, Ontario
2022 Group Exhibition: epilogue, University of Waterloo, Ontario
2022 Group Exhibition: Ignition 10, Hamilton Artist Inc. Hamilton, Ontario
2017 Group Exhibition, 12pt, The Artery gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2013 Group Exhibition, Brush with Art, University of Waterloo, Stratford, Ontario
Education and Professional Activities
2024 Board of Director, CAFKA - Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area, Kitchener, Ontario
2024 Pochoir workshop by Elizabeth Forrest, Waterloo, Ontario
2024 Stencil Silk Screen Print workshop by Judy Major Girardin, Waterloo, Ontario
2024 Watercolour Screen Print workshop by Judy Major Girardin, Waterloo, Ontario
2024 Post degree study, Expanded Media, University of Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Cyanotype Toning workshop with Amber Lee Williams, University of Waterloo, Ontario
2023 Critique Night, Grand River Artist Collective (Previous Art$Pay), Kitchener,Ontario, Canada
2023 Tony Onley Artists' Project, Wells, BC, Canada
2023 Artist in Residence, Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada
2023 Post degree study, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2022 Artist Talk, Online at Hamilton Artist Inc, Ontario, Canada
2022 Honours BA, Fine art: Intensive studio practice, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1994 Master of Electronic Engineering, China
1991 Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, China