Cristina Wang is an interdisciplinary artist. Her work, deeply rooted in feminist theory and performance art, delves into how individuals navigate and break free from cultural and societal constraints. Utilizing her body and symbolic materials, Cristina explores themes of identity, freedom, and the intricate relationships between self and society.
Education
MFA | 2023-2025
Alberta University of the Arts
BFA | 2013-2017
Beijing University of Technology
Selected Professional Experience
2026
Presenter, Public Art School Program -- CADA
2025
Visual Arts Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) -- Banff Centre
Operations Co-Director -- The New Gallery, Calgary
Co-Founder -- Moving Gallery Society, Calgary
Member, Social Change Committee-- Women’s Centre of Calgary
Interviewee, Chinatown Public Art Project -- CADA
Panelist, UAAC Conference, York University
2024
Teaching Assistant — Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary
Co-Chair, MFA Exhibition Curatorial Committee — AUArts, Calgary
Panelist, Interuniversity Graduate Student Studio Art Conference, University of Calgary
Selected Exhibitions & Performances
Solo
2024
Frame and The_Wall, the Guest Room, AUArts, Calgary, AB
2024
The_Wall, Useless galley, AUArts, Calgary, AB
2023
Self, Beiyitang, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
Group
2025
2025
2025
WildFire, Project Space, Banff Centre, AB
Breaking (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
The_Wall, AUArts Grad Show 2025, Calgary, AB
2025
2024
2024
Frame 03, C-Space, Calgary, AB
In the Name of Love, Frame, AUArts RM371, Calgary, AB
MaLanKaiHua21, AUArts gallery crawl, Calgary, AB
2024
2023
Frame 03, Performance, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
Trace, AUArts gallery crawl, Calgary, AB
Grants & Awards
2025
Banff Centre Artists' Awards
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship