Biography taayewong profile 2025

BIO

Taaye is a Hong Kong-born and Vancouver-based visual artist whose practice spans mineral pigments, watercolor, and printmaking. With a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and formal mineral pigment training in Taiwan, her work reflects a hybrid dialogue between tradition and contemporary experimentation. Since 2020, her work has been exhibited across Canada, including solo and group shows in Vancouver, Toronto, Richmond, and North Vancouver. In 2024, she received a professional development grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

ABOUT

Taaye draws inspiration from her experiences of family dysfunction, relationship and career upheaval, and frequent relocation. These experiences have led her to question life’s impermanence and enduring truths, prompting her to depict personal motifs in a multi-layered, hazy, and subdued style.

A prominent motif in Taaye’s artistic expression is her connection to the yellow-crested cockatoos in Hong Kong, originally from Indonesia and introduced to the region through British colonization and trade. These playful and inquisitive birds embody a curious and pure energy that resonates throughout her work, representing the essence she aspires towards. 

Additionally, Taaye integrates Cantonese motifs, Buddhist imagery, and fluid landscapes, drawing inspiration from her Asian upbringing and the evolving environments encountered during her travels. This exploration symbolically enriches her cultural heritage and underscores the impermanence and fragility of seemingly stable situations, reminding viewers that nothing in front of us remains immutable

 Solo Show 

2024 -2025

Civic Gallery, Langley, Canada (Curated by Langley Art Council)

Group Show (SELECTED)

2025

“If, if” True Colour Gallery, North Vancouver, Canada
(Curated by Peeling State)

2024

“Faces of Richmond”, Richmond Art Council, Richmond, Canada

Future Proof, Open Studio, Toronto, Canada

“The Journey”, Dundarave Print Workshop, Vancouver, Canada
(Curated by Dundarave Print Workshop)

Prints by Post, Malaspina Printmaker Society, Vancouver, Canada 

2023

ArtRich 2023, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, Canada
(Curated by Art Coalition and Richmond Art Gallery)

Art Roulette, Georgia Art Studios Vancouver, Canada
(Curated by Eastside Art Society)

August Studio Group Show, Vancouver, Canada

2022

Eastside Cultural Crawl, Vancouver, Canada

 

Workshops/Teaching

2024

“Introductory Monotype” workshop, Malaspina Printmaker Society

2023

Create! Art Festival – “Expressive bird illustration” Instructor
Deserres watercolor in-person workshops

2022

Create! Art Festival – Assistant Artist

GRANT

2024 Canada Council of Arts – Professional Development for Artist

ARTIST TALK

2023

Burnaby Art Guild Artist Talk & Demo
Opus Art Supplies online live demo

Press

2021

2021 Vancouver Asian Film Festival – short interview
The 2nd International Masters of Watercolour Alliance Finalist Announcement

DONATION + AUCTION

Prints by Post, Malaspina, Vancouver, Canada
Future Proof, Open Studio, Toronto, Canada
Art Roulette, Vancouver, Canada

AWARDS

2023

International Watercolor Summit – Portrait battle – 1st place

2021

The 2nd International Masters of Watercolour Alliance Member Selection Contest 2021, Finalist

International Watercolour Master(IWM), Commended Award 

Education

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design 

Nihonga Summer Workshop, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan