Collection: Joy Zheng

Joy is a Toronto-based artist, creating vibrant, eclectic oil and acrylic paintings. She graduated from Western University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, where she began developing her style and thematic focus. Her inspiration often draws from the way perceptions of the world shift at various stages of life, exploring themes of introspection, and self-dialogue rooted in personal experience. Many of her works intentionally incorporate a childlike element, using vivid colour palettes, and deliberately chaotic, disproportionate compositions. Through this seemingly playful lens, Joy examines social constructs and the complexity of human emotions.

Woven into recent works are themes of religion, technology, generational patterns, and self identity with each piece acting as a scattered visual documentation of fragmented feelings. Joy’s work aspires to offer viewers a moment of contemplation and reflection, amidst their busy lives, as a form of reconnecting with each individual’s inner purpose.