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B.S. in Computer Science, B.A. in Art Practice 2026 @emilyzhangart
This self portrait depicts how your initial view of the world glitches, or shatters as different experiences come with growing up.
2020
Colored pencil
A wristwatch lies across a keyboard with numbers juxtaposing letters, emphasizing how some things are not meant to be rushed and will happen in time.
2019
Acrylic on Canvas
An observational abstract of seaweed washing onto a beach, brought in by the tide. 24″ x 30″.
2018
Oil paint on canvas
A collage made from mind media upon reflection of a quarter of studying the classics in Stanford’s freshman SLE residential program.
Mixed Media/Collage
Giant ladle meant to represent heaven, a room where everyone figured out that to feed themselves, they have to feed each other. + Harley Quinn’s bat
2023
Wood sculpture, Metal Sculpture. Can also display photos attached instead
Stillness, the relationship between Venice’s constant landscape and its moving parts, environments of order that have witnessed extravagant change
acrylic on canvas
This series is meant to bring inspiration, energy and presence to the broader community during a difficult time of shelter-in-place and quarantine.
Acrylic gouache on Yupo Polypropylene Paper
Silhouette of a black woman, breathing her way through.
Quotes from an anonymous survey sent out to student dorms are written on prints of photographs of ducks representing Stanford students
Digital photography prints
Western media creates unrealistic expectations of perfection in avocados. In this painting, I seek to challenge and redefine avocado beauty standards.
2016
Oil on canvas
This is a painting I did for the Congressional Art Competition. The painting is of my mother’s horse JR on my last ride on him before he died.
2014
Acrylic on canvas 24″x 24″
I created this piece in order to show a city full of life in contrast to one that is merely an outline.
Acrylic on Paper
The piece is inspired geometric subdivision, tessellations and fractals, fusing representations from Chinese, Japanese, and Japanese symbolisms.
2017
Laser Cut Birchwood
Night is when the imagination comes alive.
Digital Illustration
As a landscape photographer, I like to see things in different light. These would represent my personal interpretation of Stanford.
Photo
This piece started as a blank page and turned into a take on modern ignorance rendered in colored pencil and typewriter ink. Link to Artwork
colored pencil, poetry
Winter 2017, I wrote my first song, ‘Something You Should Know’. After working on the lyrics, production and recording for two years here it is!
Link to Website
Song available on all streaming platforms (spotify, apple music)
Representation of an Asian woman navigating a worldwide pandemic, situated in the centre of racial prejudice, capitalism, & social media connectivity.
Scanned magazine collage, colour pencils, and pen on Sketchbook
Knowledge allows the mind to bloom.
2022
Hide my anger behind flowers // my anxiety behind moths // my sadness behind â–“â–“â–“
Photoshop