Janet Wang

Janet Wang (b. 1977, Vancouver ) is a visual artist and educator with a pluralistic practice, integrating sculptural installation, painting, drawing and new media. Her work explores the construction of identity through the appropriation and disruption of social patterns. Wang’s work borrows from the canons and traditions of history, both the artistic and the quotidian, in order to use the familiar as a meeting point with the viewer. A second-generation settler of Chinese heritage, Wang is based in Vancouver. She holds a BFA from the University of British Columbia and an MFA in studio practice from the University of Leeds. She has created public art projects for the City of Vancouver, Public Art Richmond, the City of New Westminster and CMHC Ottawa, and is an Associate Professor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.