Email: [email protected]Instagram: @yentarciea

These works are exploration of my identity and expressing an abstract emotions.

(still working)

Exhibitions/Competition

Local Canvas Calgary Art Show
Art Show | Cabin Brewing Company | Calgary, AB | 2025Graduation Show
Group Exhibition | Alberta University of the Arts | Calgary, AB | 2025Good Vibration
Group Exhibition | Alberta University of the Arts | Calgary, AB | 2025Calgary Stampede Youth Poster Competition
Competition | Calgary Stampede | Calgary, AB | Top 30 | 2025Student Gallery Crawl
Group Exhibition | Alberta University of the Arts | Calgary, AB | 20249th Annual Animal Kingdom Art Exhibition
Online Group Exhibition | Fusion Art | Online | Finalist | 2024Student Gallery Crawl
Group Exhibition | Alberta University of the Arts | Calgary, AB | 2023Flip the Script
Group Exhibition | Fort Calgary | Calgary, AB | 2023

Awards

Jason Lang Nom Scholarship
20249th Animal Kingdom Art Exhibition
Finalist Certificate | 2023Jason Lang Nom Scholarship
2023

Education

Bachelor of Design, Illustration and Character Design
Bachelor | Alberta University of the Arts | Calgary, AB | 2020 - 2025

Experiences

Exhibition Volunteer: PRESENCE
Volunteer | Contemporary Calgary | Calgary, AB | 2025Concession/ Snack Bar for Vogue YYC's Kiki Ball
Volunteer | Calgary, AB | 2025Wayfinding Support for LOOK25
Volunteer | Contemporary Calgary | Calgary, AB | 2025

Artist Bio

Yena Cha, preferred as Yen, is a South Korean textile artist with the bachelor of Design in Illustration and Character Design from Alberta University of the Arts, graduated in the year of 2025.Before she attended art university, she was interested in becoming an author, but her path had shifted into art. In that path, she had chosen the fine art stream rather than design stream due to her passion and interest in playing with fabric and threads.In her works, she creates soft sculptures and relief on canvas with a numerous layer of symbolism that expresses her storytelling and inner expression.

Artist Statement

I am a self-taught artist exploring personal storytelling and emotional expression through soft sculptures and textile relief on canvas. I work mainly with fabrics, creating characters, whether dolls or figures in relief, that express on my behalf. Symbolism and fragments of personal narratives are embedded in the characters, allowing me to explore storytelling, emotions, and identity. I aim to create a space where viewers can connect with these characters and reflect on their own stories in relation to mine.