Jonathan Tang (b. 1996), was born and raised in the multi-cultural city of Toronto, Canada. Trained initially as a classical guitarist, Jonathan later transitioned to oil painting, drawing inspiration from key figures of the 19th-century Impressionism movement such as Corot, Pissarro, Sisley, and Bunker.

Jonathan's work is deeply informed by his upbringing, reflecting both an acceptance and a gentle critique of suburban life, while emphasizing his reverence for the natural world. While his oil paintings often adopt a nature-centric point of view, Jonathan’s images portray both natural and inorganic elements with equal emphasis, seamlessly integrating subjects into their surroundings. Working initially from observation plays a critical role in Jonathan’s creative process, allowing for an authentic and engaging representation of his subject through careful selection of their most resonant features.

Jonathan currently works out of his home studio in Toronto.

Education

2018 Bachelors of Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON.

Selected Exhibitions

2024 Fourth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON.
All You Can Eat, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, ON.
2022 National Open Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.
2020 16th Annual Small Works Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2019 4x4… and a Little More, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON.
Salon of Inclusiveness, Black Cat Artspace, Toronto, ON.
5 by 7 Show, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild. Woodstock, NY.

Art Fairs

2025 Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON.

Awards & Recognition

2024 Featured Artist, Homiens, New York, NY (online).

Residencies

2024 NG Creative Art Residency, Maussane-les-Alpilles, France.
2023 Blue Cactus Art Residency, Sant Quinti de Mediona, Spain.

Teaching

2023 Fundamentals of Landscape Painting, Button Factory Arts, Kitchener, ON.
Fundamentals of Landscape Painting Workshop, Homer Watson Gallery & House, Kitchener, ON.
2022 Fundamentals of Landscape Painting Workshop, Homer Watson Gallery & House, Kitchener, ON.

The final painting from my time in France @ngartcreativeresidency this past summer. The study was painted during one of the last few afternoons — a bittersweet moment of working while preparing to say goodbye (for now) to new friends and the la
I painted a good number of golden hour scenes here in NY over the past two months, and the fleeting light brings me back to childhood memories — the sleepy warmth after being driven home from school or the energetic craze that somehow lingers e
This past summer, I had the opportunity to paint for a couple days in Paris, at the Jardin du Luxembourg. It was so neat to paint where Sargent, Van Gogh, and many other historical painters made their paintings 👨‍🎨 Swipe ➡️ for a detail shot (a
Returned from England not too long ago and wanted to share two of my favourite sketches. While being on holiday/vacation was an excuse to sleep in, it was also a chance to unwind and paint freely - I think these paintings reflect how easygoing that t
Another very green painting from my time in Maussane this past spring. Athena Sketching, 24" x 30", oil on linen.
Just got back from NY and varnished a couple more paintings from France. This one's a view just opposite the Ancienne Eglise Saint-Laurent in Eygalières, peering towards a steep ridge. Swipe ➡️ for details of some middle-ground abstraction a
Painting this scene of Athena at a park in Maussane was really memorable. The way the dappled light danced over the ground reminded me of how light bounces off a disco ball 🪩, so I wanted to push this idea as far as I could to re-create that feeling
I've really been enjoying painting tiny figures lately - these ones are about a fingernail long, so they're quite small. There's something magical about miniaturizing a large scene, the absence of detail seems to make everything in it much more innoc