Born and raised in Nanjing, China, Jingshu Yao is a writer, artist, and museum professional based in Toronto. She holds a Master of Museum Studies degree from the University of Toronto and works as an Emerging Historian at Heritage Toronto. Jingshu’s writings focus on the intersectionality of identities. The common themes she focuses on include food, immigration, language, and queerness. Currently, she is working on a novel project about Asian queer immigrants in Toronto. Jingshu’s short stories were published in creative journals such as Tint Trails, Rabid Oak, and Block Party. Her poetry pieces can be found in What Color is a Heartbeat Anthology. She also produces multimedia work focusing on the visualization of written words.
Image credit: Jingshu Yao. Photography: Shirley Yue.
Program
Storytelling at 32 Lisgar
At our third Biennial, local multidisciplinary artists have been commissioned as Storytellers to develop participatory sessions informed by their personal insights and experiences of the city and will lead visitors through the exhibition artists’ installations, research, and perspectives. They will offer both booked and drop-in walks and conversations to intergenerational audiences regularly throughout the duration […]
September 21, September 22, September 28, September 29, October 5, October 6, October 12, October 13, October 19, October 20, October 26, October 27, November 2, November 3, November 9, November 10, November 16, November 17, November 23, November 24, November 30, December 1
10:00am – 6:00pm
Program
Storytelling at 32 Lisgar
At our third Biennial, local multidisciplinary artists have been commissioned as Storytellers to develop participatory sessions informed by their personal insights and experiences of the city and will lead visitors through the exhibition artists’ installations, research, and perspectives. They will offer both booked and drop-in walks and conversations to intergenerational audiences regularly throughout the duration […]
September 27, October 4, October 11, October 18, October 25, November 1, November 8, November 15, November 22, November 29
10:00am – 8:00pm