Asian Canadian Artists Participating in the Venice Biennale 2026

This roundtable considers the significance of the especially strong presence of Asian Canadian artists at the 2026 Venice Biennale across national, invited, and affiliated platforms. Bringing artist Marigold Santos into conversation with Kim Nguyen, curator of the Canada Pavilion, art historian Asia Benedetti, and co-chairs Alice Ming Wai Jim and Marissa Largo, the session reflects on the practices and trajectories that converged in Venice and on the conditions under which Asian diasporic artists are exhibited, interpreted, and circulated. Participants will discuss artistic and curatorial experience, diasporic representation, national frameworks, and the broader stakes of visibility at this particular moment.

The roundtable asks what this convergence makes possible for Canadian, diasporic, and global art histories, while also attending to the interstices, institutional structures, and forms of relation that shape participation in the Biennale. The conversational format will include brief individual reflections followed by discussion among participants and with the audience. 

How can you participate? Join us in person by or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

Have questions or if we can make this event more accessible for you: Contact us at info.4@concordia.ca

Marigold Santos 

Weaving and Reconfiguring Diasporic Experiences in the Work of Marigold Santos 

Asia Benedetti 

Inhabiting the Interstice: Asian Diasporic Practices and Politics of National Representation in Venice 

Kim Nguyen

Alice Ming Wai Jim

Marissa Largo

For the full abstracts and speaker bios, visit the UAAC - AAUC Conference Programme.