About + Contact

Selena Wong is an illustrator and artist, born in Hong Kong under the sign of the twins. Like the urban environment of her place of birth, Selena’s work reflects the petit surroundings, the places tucked away, forgotten, and removed from reality. Interested in superstition, folklore and the fantastical, Selena’s meticulously detailed translations of her daydreams and nightmares are both playful and disturbing. She currently works and lives in Toronto with her Netherland dwarf rabbit.

For illustration commissions, please contact
Selena Wong at:

selena@selenawong.com

416.845.6685

For gallery and fine art inquiries, please contact
Belinda Chun at Gallery House:

belinda@galleryhouse.ca
www.galleryhouse.ca

416.587.0057
Gallery House, 2068 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M6R 1W9 Canada

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2004 – 2009
Bachelor of Design, Illustration, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto

2007
Mobility/Exchange Program, Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013
One of a Kind Spring Show, CNE, Toronto

2012
City of Craft, The Theatre Centre, Toronto
Scarygirl, Toytokyo/Underground Gallery, New York City
Black Math, Steam Whistle Brewing Gallery, Toronto
Canzine, 918 Bathurst Centre, Toronto
Bunfest, Rob Rumball Centre for the Deaf, Toronto
Unworldly Reunion, DanZon Art & Dance Centre, Toronto
The Reading Nook, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto
Small Press Room, curated by Woweezonk Collective, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto
The 100 Dollar Show, curated by Antonio de Luca, Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, Oregon
The Love & Rummage Trunk Show, The Workroom, Toronto

2011
City of Craft, The Theatre Centre, Toronto
Canzine, 918 Bathurst Centre, Toronto
6 x 8 Exhibition, The Paper Place, Toronto
Bikes Without Borders, The London Tap House, Toronto
Romance of the Wheel, Jet Fuel Coffee Shop, Toronto
Smiling AntiMatter, Steam Whistle Brewing Gallery, Toronto
Bless This Press, curated by Woweezonk Collective, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto
Toronto Hearts Japan, curated by Narwhal Art Projects, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto

2010
The Unicorn, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto
A Wing Ding Zine Fair, Xpace, Toronto
Canzine, The Great Hall, Toronto
Memory of Enemies, Steam Whistle Brewing Gallery, Toronto
The Dazzle, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto
Small Press Schooner, curated by Woweezonk Collective, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto

2009
Little Crowns, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto
Curvy Show Launch, Magic Pony, Toronto
The Art of S. O. S., Project 165, Toronto
Zine Room, curated by Woweezonk Collective, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto
Life Drawing: Gallery Walkthrough, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto
Life Drawing, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto
Untapped Emerging Artist Exhibition, The Artist Project, Toronto
There are Stories, Fountain Gallery, Toronto

2008
Illustration Group Show, Studio 9, Toronto
Gifted, Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto
Canzine, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
Zine Dream, Tranzac, TorontoLanded Film Jam 10, El Mocambo, Toronto
Illustration, Mozart Café, Toronto
Luminato Arts Festival, Mural, Toronto
OCAD Illustration Graduate Show, Toronto

2007
Wall Space, Mural, curated by Gary Taxali, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto
Phimedia Illustration Show, Phimedia Studios, Toronto

BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Dazzle: A Cabinet of Wonder, Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto, 2010
Woweezonk vol. 3, Koyama Press, Toronto, 2010
My First Netherland Dwarf Rabbit Mini Zine, Self-published, 2010
The Wilding 2, Koyama Press, Toronto, 2009
Yellow Zine, Self-published, Toronto, 2009
Sure Am Good, Toronto, 2008
Sketchbook Mini Zine, Self-published, Toronto, 2008

CLIENTS

Maisonneuve
The Barbra Schlifer Clinic
Pomegranate Tree Group
City of Craft
Univox Choir Toronto
Kid Icarus
The Walrus Magazine
PLANSPONSOR Magazine
Mammalian Diving Reflex
Little Otsu
imm Living Inc.
Luminato
ICON 5
Becks Fusion

AWARDS

2013
Creatively Quarterly 29, Fine Art: Professional

2012
National Magazine Awards, Gold, Illustration
American Illustration, Chosen AI31

2011
Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators 2011/12
Great Canadian Literary Hunt 2011, First Place

2009
National Magazine Awards, Honourable Mention, Illustration
3×3 Illustration Annual no. 6, Professional Show, Institutional
American Illustration, Chosen AI28
TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Scholarship, Illustration, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto

2008
Creative Quarterly 11, New Talent Gallery, Illustration Gold Medal and Merit
3×3 Illustration Annual no. 5, Student Show
American Illustration, Chosen AI26

2007
Ross Mendes Memorial Scholarship, Illustration, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto
Joubin-Selig Bursary Award, Illustration, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto

2006
Curry’s Art Store Prize, Illustration, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto