About Mengya Zhao
Mengya ['məŋ ja ]
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ceramicist / Printmaker / Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Food Lover
Solo Exhibition
2026 – Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2025 – Emma Award Exhibition, Britannia Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2024 – A Whimsical Dance of Porcelain, The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective, Victoria, BC, Canada
2023 – Super Safe, This Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2021 – The Encounter Calms Her Down, Slice of Life Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Group Shows / Exhibitions / Activities / Residencies
2026
Residency, Medalta in the Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
Deer Lake Artist Residencies Program, Pottery Studio, Shadbolt Art Centre, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Residency, Radio28cs, Mexico City, Mexico
2025
Residency, Höchster Porzellan-Manufaktur (HPM), Höchst, Germany
Residency, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada (Mar–May)
Perspectives Triennial, Cultural Center of Andenne, Belgium
Maybe Mirror, M.O.L.D Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Feb)
Calisse de Goblet, Montréal, QC, Canada
Group Exhibition, Lilburn Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Slice of Life Collective Show, Slice of Life Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Mar 1)
2024
Residency, Medalta in the Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada (Nov)
Slice of Life Collective Show, Slice of Life Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Jun 15)
Special Exhibition: Suzhou Alley Women’s Mural, Richmond Public Library – Brighouse Branch, Richmond, BC, Canada (May)
Get Lucky Art Show, 312 Main, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Feb 10–11)
2023
Winter Art Market, This Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Dec)
Parade of Lost Souls, Installation, Britannia Community Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Oct)
LIFE = ABSURD, This Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Sep)
2022
Tropical Cafe: Centre A Holiday Art Market, Centre A, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Nov)
Art Auction Fundraiser for Working Gear, This Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Sep)
Lantern Installation, Still Moon 20th Annual Moon Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2021
2022 MAU (Makers Artists United) Calendar, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lantern Installation, Still Moon 19th Annual Moon Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2020–2025
Suzhou Alley Women’s Mural, Vancouver, BC, Canada; installed at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Yard, Vancouver, BC, Canada (2025)
2020
Lantern Installation, Still Moon 18th Annual Moon Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sarah Ross House Community Mural Painting, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver Mural Festival Online Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Red Gate Art Society Mixed Gem Live Stream, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Confetti Zine Book, Sicily, Italy
2019
Vancouver Mural Festival Group Show, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Moniker Press Annual Calendar, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018
10x10x10xTieton, Tieton Arts & Humanities, Tieton, WA, USA
Living Mark Exhibition, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
International Ceramic Art Competition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA, USA
Footprint Biennial, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT, USA
Pressure Points, M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
2017
Vancouver Mural Festival, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sunday Afternoon in the Park, Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Art Battle International, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015
Applied Arts Winners’ Exhibition, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Little Lantern Cultural Magazine (littlelantern.org), Vancouver, BC, Canada
Recognitions
2025 – Permanent Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, UK
2025 – Craft Award Recipient, Craft Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025 – Emma Award, Britannia Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 – Featured Artist, Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 – Runner-Up, VMS Annual Mushroom Show Poster Design Competition
2015 – Applied Arts Student Award, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2010 – Monthly Illustrator, eYeka.com, Singapore