Jonathan Tang (b. 1996) is a Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto and New York.
With a particular interest in human psychology and psychoanalysis, he portrays human-like figures in ambiguous states, gesturing towards his fascination with the unconscious. Drawing from memories and dreams, he merges the grammar of representation with intuitive mark-making to articulate a personal visual language.
Without privileging image-making, Tang writes in the essay genre as part of his artistic practice. Existential themes sit at the heart of his writing — where enthusiasm and suspicion fuse into a prose that is both lucid and subversive.
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.
2024 All You Can Eat, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, ON.
2022 National Open Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI.
Art Fairs and Auctions
2025 Winter wUnderdonk Auction, Underdonk, New York, NY.
2025 Art with Heart Auction for Casey House, The Carlu, Toronto, ON.
2025 Artist Project Art Fair, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON.
Residencies, Awards, and Recognition
2025 Jackson’s Art Prize (Longlist), London, UK.
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.
2023 Fundamentals of Landscape Painting Workshop, Homer Watson Gallery & House, Kitchener, ON.
2022 Fundamentals of Landscape Painting Workshop, Homer Watson Gallery & House, Kitchener, ON.