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Huan Chen

Artist member since 2026
Mississauga, Ontario

Huan Chen is a Chinese-Canadian visual artist who is interested in exploring the relationship between human and nature. She has undergraduate and Master’s degrees in chemical engineering, where she was exposed to issues on the environment, a topic of many of her works. Her recent works reflect upon the impact of man-made activities on landscapes and the importance of natural and cultural preservation. She has exhibited in many juried shows and is a recipient of multiple awards, most recently the Rheta Fines scholarship from the Women’s Art Association of Canada, and the Annie Smith Travel Grant and Graduate Grant. Huan received her BFA from the joint program of Art and Art History at University of Toronto and Sheridan College, and is currently pursuing her MFA in the Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design program at OCAD University.


Work


Inside the Studio


Q+A

During my breaks, I tend to ...

Go hiking.

Favourite medium

Oil paint, and ink on rice paper

Beverage of choice

Tea

Describe your home in 3 words

Cozy, bright, green

How long have you been creating art?

24 years

Best season of the year in Toronto

All seasons.

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Upcoming Exhibitions
2026-11-04

Etobicoke Civic Center Gallery, Toronto
A Spore on Its Journey Solo Exhibition

Select Past Exhibitions
2026

Xpace, Toronto
We are still here - technically, group exhibition

2025

OCAD Graduate Gallery, Toronto
Into the Un/Known, group exhibition

2025

The Chinese European Art Centre, Xiamen China
A Spore on Its Journey solo exhibition

2024

Etobicoke Civic Center Gallery, Toronto
72nd Open Juried Exhibition, Color and Form Society,

2024

Dignam Gallery, Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto
The Middle Child

2022

Art Gallery of Mississauga
Second Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts

2021

Art Gallery of Mississauga
The Qi of Water

2025

Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto Mississauga
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

2019

Joshua Creek Heritage Centre, Oakville
Artists of Halton & Peel Juried Exhibition

2018

Papermill Gallery, Toronto
Society of Canadian Artists 50th International Open Juried Show

2017

Papermill Gallery, Toronto
Society of Canadian Artists 49th International Open Juried Show

2024

Art Museum, University of Toronto
Shelley Peterson Student Art Juried Exhibition

2016

Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville
ArtWorks Oakville 17th Annual Juried Art Sho

2014

Visual Arts Mississauga
Mississauga Art Society Fine Art Sho

2012

Beaux-Arts Brampton
Open Juried Show

2007

Laval, Quebec
Symposium de Sainte-Rose Juried Show

2006

Mont-Tremblant, Québec
La Semaine des Arts Visuels de Mont-Tremblant, 16th edition Juried Show

2005

Saint-Eustache, Quebec
Comme Unique Art, 14th Anniversaire

Accolades
2025

Sheridan College
Annie Smith Graduate Grant

2025

Sheridan College
Annie Smith Travel Grant

2025

University of Toronto
Academic Excellence Award

2023

University of Toronto
Margaret Laidlaw Memorial Scholarship in Art and Art History

2023

Women’s Art Association of Canada
Rheta D. Fines Scholarship

2023

Akimbo
Let’s Talk About Me for a Minute Award

2021

Art Gallery of Mississauga
Spyderworks Resilience Award, Second Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts

2019

Artists of Halton & Peel Juried Exhibition
1st Place Juror’s Award

2018

Visual Arts Mississauga
2nd Place Award

1998

NSERC
Master’s of Chemical Engineering, McGill University

Press
2021

OMNI TV
The Qi of Water

2018

Sauga 960 Radio
Interview

Residencies
2025

Xiamen, China
The Chinese-European Art Centre

Education
2025

University of Toronto
Art and Art History, BA

2025

Sheridan College
Art and Art History, Advanced diploma

1998

McGill University
Master's of Chemical Engineering

1996

McGill University
Bachelor's of Chemical Engineering

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