Bio
Ron Siu is an artist currently based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. Siu’s practice incorporates painting, printmaking and animation elements to explore themes around Queer desire and fantasy. His work is influenced by both Western and East Asian art historical canons and decorative art movements. Alongside more contemporary pop sources such as gay-themed Japanese romance manga (Yaoi), video games and supernatural horror. By making connections between seemingly disparate cross-cultural threads, Siu aims to express a contemporary sense of Queer imagination.
Siu graduated with his BFA in Drawing & Painting at OCAD University in 2019. He has participated in multiple residences nationally and his work has been in exhibitions across Canada and internationally in the UK and Germany. Siu is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Guelph.
I would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario for their support.
