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Alicia Tian

Artist member since 2026

Alicia Tian is a Toronto-based painter and illustrator whose work explores ecological understanding through recurring symbolism of mountains and seas. Moving between physical and cultural landscapes, her paintings reflect how encounters with unfamiliar environments, perspectives, and forms of living shape our understanding of the world.

Work

Leisurely Wild
Glacier
  • Alicia Tian
  • 12" x 24" x 1.5"
  • $750 buy
#abstract #floral #spring
White Dynasty in the Rain
  • Alicia Tian
  • 12" x 24" x 1.5"
  • $750 buy
#floral #abstract #spring
Lotus
  • Alicia Tian
  • 12" x 24" x 1.5"
  • $750 buy
#abstract #spring #floral
White Clouds
  • Alicia Tian
  • 12" x 24" x 1.5"
  • $750 buy
#spring #floral #abstract

Inside the Studio

Q+A

Best season of the year in Toronto

Fall and Spring

Favourite artist(s) right now

Georgia O'Keeffe

Beverage of choice

Mango Dream from Starbucks

MOST VIEWED
Glacier
Alicia Tian
Select Past Exhibitions
2026

Solo exhibition; OCADU Ada Slaight Hallway Gallery, Toronto, ON
Mountains and Seas

2026

Juried group exhibition; Bau-Xi Gallery and The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD), Toronto, ON
Emerging Exhibition

2025

Juried group exhibition; Etobicoke Civic Centre, Etobicoke, ON
Alder for the Heart

2025

Juried group exhibition; Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Abstration

Accolades
2026

CERIC
Graduate Student Engagement Award (Cannexus26 best student essay)

2026

Humber Polytechnic’s Arts Administration and Cultural Management 2025/2026 cohort
Artistic Excellence

2026

Arts to Heart Project
International Artist Award

Press
2026

CERIC
Reimagining career guidance through a national career platform Polarization, career development professionals, and the ethical decision-making model

2026

Arts to Heart Project
The Great book of art makers 2026

Education
2026

OCAD University
MFA, Interdisciplinary Art, Media, and Design

2023

Sheridan College
BAA, Honour Bachelor of Illustration

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