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- Born
- Scarborough, ON, Canada
- Based in
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Mediums
- Visual Arts +5
- Education
- Art and Design Studio Skills Certificate, Ontario College of Art & Design University
Affiliations
Recent CV
2026
Gladstone House Artist Residency, Gladstone House Art Studio, Toronto, ON, Canada
2025
Arte Laguna Prize Shanghai Exhibition 2025, EKA·Tianwu, Shanghai, China, Group
2025
Hall of Fame Selection, Arte Laguna Prize 20th Edition, Cultural Association MoCA, Venice, Italy
Curriculum Vitae
Bio
Scarborough, ON, Canada
Education
2015
Art and Design Studio Skills Certificate, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2012
DSLR Cameras for Video, Final Cut Pro X, Interactive Arduino and Processing, LIFT, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008
Baccalaureate of Animation Program, , Oakville, ON, Canada
2006
Arts York Visual Arts Diploma, Unionville High School, Unionville, ON, Canada
2005
Grade 12 Visual Arts U/C Credit, MEI International Academy, Rome, Italy, Also attended in Tuscany, Florence, and Siena
Solo Exhibitions
2023
RENAISSANCE SHOW, Collision Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Solo
2019
VEXILLUM, Black Cat Showroom, Toronto, ON, Canada, Solo
Group Exhibitions
2025
Arte Laguna Prize Shanghai Exhibition 2025, EKA·Tianwu, Shanghai, China, Group
2024
Beyond Boundaries, Art Megastar Gallery + Artsin Square, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Group
2024
SMASH: Between Worlds, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2023
Arte Laguna Prize 16th & 17th Edition Finalists' Exhibition, Arsenale Nord, Venice, Italy, Group
2022
The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington's 41st Juried Art Exhibition, VAC, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Group
2022
RICE Initiative Auction, liveauctioneers.com, Barcelona, Spain, Group
2022
The Assembly // The Human Condition, The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, BC, Canada, Group
2022
Nightclubber.ro — Nightclubber Podcast 163, Nightclubber.ro, Timișoara, Romania, Group
2022
Traces, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2022
Visual Culture 2022, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea, Group
2022
GDS.FM — Fantastic Friends Radio Show w/ Discrete, GDS.FM, Zürich, Switzerland, Group
2022
12 x 12, Smythe - McKee, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Group
2021
Still Life 2021-2022, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2021
ArtworxTO: The Echoes of Community, Joseph J. Piccininni Community Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2021
Lose Your Illusion, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2021
The Backyard Movement Art Gallery, The Lodge, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2021
Infinity - Room I, The Holy Art, Hackney Downs Studios, London, United Kingdom, Group
2021
Inaugural Juried Art Show Exhibition of Fine Art, AGM, Mississauga, ON, Canada, Group
2021
Humanism, The Holy Art, Romantso, Athens, Greece, Group
2021
Sculpture 2021, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2021
Revolution: Art & Change - Room I, The Holy Art, The Factory, London, United Kingdom, Group
2021
Symphonia, The Holy Art, Hackney Downs Studios, London, United Kingdom, Group
2021
Overwhelming Possibilities, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2021
Contemporary Art Celebrating Equality, liveauctioneers.com, New York, NY, United States, Group
2021
VAM43rd Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada, Group
2020
Quarantine Qapsule: Archiving Asian-Canadian Stories, Myseum of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2020
LOREM IPSUM VIRTUAL EXHIBITION - PART ONE, Ignite Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2020
M E + A P H Y S I C A L, Data Transmission Radio, Henfield, United Kingdom, Group
2020
TRANSITioning Mount Dennis BIA, Former CIBC Bank Building, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2020
OSA Emerging Artist Juried Exhibition, Queen Elizabeth Park Community Centre, Oakville, ON, Canada, Group
2019
Daegu Art Fair, EXCO, Partial Gallery Booth #94, Daegu, South Korea, Group
2019
Nuit Rose: Arcade, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2019
Rotating Public Art Gallery Exhibit, 2 Saint Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2018
Nuit Rose: Tapette Pop-up Art Party, Art Bar, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2018
Nuit Rose: Unbound, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2018
Annual Juried Exhibition, The Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, ON, Canada, Group
2017
SCOPE International Contemporary Art Show, Arte Ponte, Miami Beach, FL, United States, Group
2017
Lab Art Show, Chinese Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Group
2017
Can You See Us Port Moody?, Port Moody Art Center, Port Moody, BC, Canada, Group
2017
FRESH! 3rd Annual Summer Show: GEOFORM, JanKossen Contemporary, New York, NY, United States, Group
2017
150 Years of Light in Canada, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2016
Nuit Blanche, Bright Lights at Night, The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2016
The Fall Emerging Artist Group Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2016
The Painting Show, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2015
Nuit Blanche, Insomnia Salon Soirée, The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2015
The Black Cat's 2nd Year Juried Exhibition, The Gladstone Hotel, Ryerson Artspace, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2007
Class Act III, Wellington Art Gallery, Aurora, ON, Canada, Group
2006
Arts York Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, The Kathleen Gormley McKay Art Centre, Markham, ON, Canada, Group
Awards, Grants & Fellowships
2025
Hall of Fame Selection, Arte Laguna Prize 20th Edition, Cultural Association MoCA, Venice, Italy
2023
Semi-Finalist, Best Music Video, Mirada Corta Short Film Festival, Mexico City, Mexico
2023
Semi-Finalist, Best Music Video, Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, Cannes, France
2023
Semi-Finalist, Best Music Video, New York Indie Shorts Awards, New York, NY, United States
2023
Award Winner, Best Music Video, Aphelion Film Festival, Rome, Italy
2023
Arts Abroad Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Venice, Italy
2023
Arte Laguna Prize 17th Edition Finalist - Sculpture and Installation, Cultural Association MoCA, Venice, Italy
2022
The Alternator Honorarium, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, BC, Canada
2022
Second Place Certificate of Award — Dream Painting F3, Overzealous Fine Arts Exhibition 2022, Toronto, ON, Canada
2022
Exhibition Assistance Grant: 2021-2022, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021
The Brett Gerlach Award, The Backyard Movement's Art Showcase 2021, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021
1st Place Prize, 2021 Inaugural Juried Art Show of Fine Art, AGM, Mississauga, ON, Canada
2021
Award Winner, Best Experimental Short - Jury Choice, Accord Cine Fest, Mumbai, India
2021
Finalist, Best Music Video, Paris International Short Festival, Paris, France
2021
1st Prize Award, The Holy Art, Hackney Downs Studios, London, United Kingdom
2021
Ontario College of Art & Design University Honorarium, Ignite Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021
Best of NFMLA Awards Nominee, New Media & Experimental, Los Angeles, CA, United States
2021
Visual Arts Mississauga Honorarium, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada
2020
Quarantine Qapsule Honorarium, Myseum of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020
Official Selection, Blowup International Arthouse Film Festival, Chicago, IL, United States
2020
Official Selection, Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival, Innovators Short, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020
Official Selection, NFMLA, InFocus: Canadian Cinema, West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles, CA, United States
2019
Honourable Mention Award, The Ontario Society of Artists, Oakville, ON, Canada
2019
Official Selection, Experimental Dance & Music Film Festival, Canadian Premiere, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019
Official Selection, "Keepin' It Weird" Award Nomination, Austin Music Video Festival, Austin, TX, United States
2019
Shortlist / Best Cinematography, Kinsale Shark Awards, Kinsale, Ireland
2019
Art San Diego Competition Finalist Certificate, Circle Foundation for the Arts, San Diego, CA, United States
2019
Slate Asset Management Rotating Public Art Grant, Encore Equities Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
2019
Honorable Mention Award, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France
2019
CFA Artist of the Year Award, Finalist Certificate, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France
2018
Spectrum Miami Art Fair Competition Finalist Certificate, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Miami, FL, United States
2016
JUNO Awards Week Travel Bursary, Radio Starmaker Fund, Toronto, ON, Canada
2016
JUNO Award Nomination, CARAS, Calgary, AB, Canada
2007
Juror's Choice Award, Best Composition, Wellington Art Gallery's Class Act III, Aurora, ON, Canada
2006
Arts York Visual Arts Advisory Council Graduate Scholarship, Arts York Visual Arts Advisory Council, Unionville, ON, Canada
2006
Technological Design Award, Unionville High School, Unionville, ON, Canada
Residencies
2026
Gladstone House Artist Residency, Gladstone House Art Studio, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005
Grade 12 Visual Arts U/C Credit, MEI International Academy, Rome, Italy
Commissions
2023
Collision Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, RENAISSANCE SHOW Sound Bath Meditation, Facilitated inaugural solo exhibition with a 'Sound Bath for Unconscious Awakening' featuring instruments for deep relaxation and self-reflection
2021
Akin and BigArtTO, Toronto, ON, Canada, ArtworxTO: The Echoes of Community, Participated in projections of artwork onto the Piccininni Community Centre as part of a community-focused initiative exploring collective experiences
Bibliography
2025
Anita Bao (包海鹰), Cross-border Resonance, Art in Shanghai – Highlights from the 2025 Arte Laguna Prize Forum, EAC
2025
Arte Laguna Prize conquista Shanghai con grande mostra (Arte Laguna Prize conquers Shanghai with a major exhibition), Ansa.it
2025
Zhang Kun (张坤), Prestigious visual arts competition on show in Shanghai, China Daily
2025
Zhang Yue (张越), ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE: Prestigious international art award debuts in Shanghai, The Vibe on CGTN
2025
Wang Jie (王杰), Arte Laguna Prize debuts in Asia, Shanghai Daily (PressReader)
2023
Le più belle mostre di arte contemporanea con il neon ad Aprile 2023 (The most beautiful contemporary art exhibitions with neon in April 2023), F/Art
2022
Leejin Kim (김리진) and Gorbuleva Maria, 멋진 신세계: 뉴 미디어 아트 2023 (Brave New World: New Media Art 2023), CICA Press and Phaidon Press
2022
Artsin Square Magazine, Artsin Square
2022
Carlotta Mazzoli, Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art
2022
Daniel Rotaru, Interview with...Discrete, Nightclubber.ro
2022
Artsin Square Magazine, Artsin Square
2022
Carlotta Mazzoli, Al-Tiba9 ORIGINAL10 Art Magazine, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art
2022
Aurora Garrison, Saatchi Art New Perspectives, Saatchi Art
2022
Aurora Garrison, Saatchi Art New Perspectives, Saatchi Art
2022
Still Life 2021-2022 Artbook, John B. Aird Gallery
2021
Christos, The Holy Art Tales: Kyle Yip, The Holy Art
2021
Tam Gryn, Healing From Within, Create! Magazine
2021
10 Questions with Kyle Yip, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art
2021
Carlotta Mazzoli, Al-Tiba9 Magazine, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art
2021
Erin Storus, Sculpture 2021 Artbook, John B. Aird Gallery
2021
Rebecca Wilson, Saatchi Art, Saatchi Art
2021
Kathleen Lew, 5 Artists Reflect on the Asian-Canadian Experience During the Pandemic, Bay Street Bull
2021
Daniela Zamora, Retro-LEGO® Dreams, RICE Contemporary Art Magazine
2021
Night Time Story, Night Time Story Instagram
2020
Matthew Tofolo, Interview with Filmmaker Kyle Yip, WILDsound Festival
2020
Andrew King, Dadada, The state of the arts or the Arts at stake, The Artist & The Viewer Toronto Art Newspaper
2019
Best of 2019, Exclaim! Magazine, Year In Review Edition
2019
Andrew King, Dadada, What does it mean to have a Biennial?, The Artist & The Viewer Toronto Art Newspaper
2019
Maxime Temam, À Voir: Discrete - In My Room, Trax Magazine
2019
Isaiah Lilley, Discrete Toes the Line of Sanity in New Video 'In My Room', Respect My Region
2019
Tom Murphy, Discrete's Video for 'In My Room' is an Urban Subterranean Science Fiction Horror Story, Queen City Sounds and Art
2019
Discrete Dévoile Le Clip Vidéo Extrait De Son Titre 'In My Room', IGGY Magazine
2018
Tom Sandler, City Nights: Emerging artists exhibition, Toronto Star
2017
Janis Cleugh, Do you see us, Port Moody?, Tri-City News Vancouver
2016
Erik Laar, New Album from Juno Nominee & Off Centre Alumnus Discrete, Off Centre DJ School
2016
The 45th Annual JUNO Awards Calgary, JUNO Awards
2012
Minna Rhee, Selling art by the pound, Global News
Lectures & Presentations
2022
CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea, International Symposium for Visual Culture 2022
2021
AGM, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 2021 Inaugural Juried Show Exhibition of Fine Art: Talk & Tour
Professional Service
2012
Gallery attendant, greeter, security,
2011–2011
Gallery attendant, York Quay Gallery at Harbourfront Centre
2010
Event assistant,
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