Ning
Born in China and shaped by a decade of life and study across North America, Phoenix now resides in Calgary, where her practice moves fluidly between memory, emotion, and place. Her work emerges from quiet observation—of the shifting relationships between herself, her surroundings, and the people who inhabit them. She seeks to create works that invite engagement and connection, allowing viewers not only to look, but to feel and respond.
Phoenix graduated from the Alberta University of the Arts in 2026 with a degree in Visual Communication Design. After working as a designer for several years, she began to reconsider the intersections and boundaries between design and fine art—exploring how they meet, overlap, and continually transform one another.
This space allows her to explore both art and the inner self, tracing how emotion and experience shape creative expression.
For her design works, please visit: https://phoenixning.myportfolio.com/
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[Collabatration] [Public Art]
Deep Dream Superstructure
2025
Performance by Phoenix Ning and Yilu Xing
This collaborative sculpture was designed and built by Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett in the Illingworth Kerr Gallery at Alberta University of the Arts, curated by Tak Pham.
The foundation of the sculpture is a double bed—an open invitation to sit, lie down, read, draw, daydream, or take a catnap. It serves as a locus for deep dreaming, allowing the artwork to continually shift and transform throughout the exhibition. Each week, a rotating group of student and alumni artists reimagines some aspect of the installation through nap-inspired, collaborative interventions that alter and evolve the sculpture over time.
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