Biography

Mona Li is an eleventh-grade student in the Arts Canterbury Visual Arts Program at Canterbury High School, Ottawa.

She has loved drawing since the age of one, and has entered competitions from the age of six. Though never having taken regular, formal art lessons outside of school, Mona grew up  drawing on her own. Arts Canterbury has allowed her to grow significantly as an artist in the last four years; art has become a non-negligible part of her life. 

She is currently illustrating a children’s book for Ottawa author Kathy Champagne. 

Mona is a member Century Events Planning Inc., the non-profit organization responsible for organizing the Annual Ottawa Night Market. At Canterbury, she is a member of the Student Council Media Committee and Free the Children. She also studies classical singing, performing competitively at municipal and provincial levels, and plays badminton. 
 

Visual Arts Volunteer and Work Experience:

Illustration:

• Children’s Book by Kathy Champagne - (2011 - ongoing)

Graphic Design

• Canterbury Athletics Council Events Poster design - Buy Out Dances 1 & 2 (2011-2012), Jerseys 4 Life Jersey drive (2012)
• Canterbury ‘11/’12 Yearbook spread design- “Canterbury Oscars”, “Canterbury Fashion Show”, “Junior Visual Arts” and “Wired In” spread designs and write-ups (2011-2012)
• By Youth for Youth Charity Concert for Sichuan Earthquake - Poster and ticket design (2008)

Fashion Design

• “Static Prismatic” Canterbury Fashion Show - Designer (2011-2012)
• “Walk in the Park, Life After Dark” Canterbury Fashion Show - Designer (2010-2011)
• “Slanted Enchanted” Canterbury Fashion Show - Designer (2009-2010)

Other/General:

• Lufeng Meishu Arts Summer Camp - Storybook Illustration workship for students ages 9-14 (2012), Animation (Character development and Storyboard) workshop teacher for studetns ages 6-14 (2010)
• Dow’s Lake Winterlude mural painting (2011-2012)
• MASC Authors and Illustrators Conference - Student shadow for illustrator Stefan Czernecki (2011)
• Greenbank Middle School Mural-Painting Club member (2009)

Achievements:

• Canada Day Poster Challenge - Ontario Age Group Winner (2011)
• Canterbury High School Subject Awards - Arts Canterbury Printmaking (2010), Arts Canterbury Visual Arts (Painting and Design) (2011)
• Spirit of the Capital Youth Award - Nominee (Arts and Culture) (2011)
• Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Poster Contest - Second place in District G (2009)
• Nepean Youth Heritage Arts Competition - 1st Place (2004, 2009)
• Canada International Children’s International Arts Exhibition: 1st Place (2004, 2007, 2008), 2nd Place (2002, 2003)
• Greenbank Middle School Visual Arts Achievement Award (2007)
• Beijing Olympics Poster Competition (Ottawa) - 1st Place (2007)