May 15, 2026

Announcing the recipient of the 2026 Aurora Cultural Centre & Station Gallery Permanent Collection Exhibition Career Launchers!

Paintings on display at Aurora Cultural Centre Homeroom Galleries
Aurora Cultural Centre Homeroom Galleries installation view: Shifting Realities by Eva Folks and Judy Sherman (2024-2025)

OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Sin Tung Ng (Steffi) as the recipient of the 2026 Aurora Cultural Centre & Station Gallery Permanent Collection Exhibition Career Launchers!

Sin Tung Ng headshot.

Sin Tung Ng (Steffi) bio:

Sin Tung Ng (Steffi) (she/her) explores the complexities in immigration experiences, specifically the Asian diaspora, through curation, photography and writing. Her practice also centres on creating joyful, participatory spaces to amplify marginalized voices and facilitate cross-cultural exchanges. 

Sin Tung/Steffi’s curatorial work has been featured at the Onsite Gallery, Xpace Cultural Centre, Unit 270 and the Graduate Gallery. As a co-founder of the curatorial collective GAS, she is the recipient of The Delaney Family Emerging Curator’s Prize and the current curator-in-residence at NAMARA Curatorial Studio.  
Also an emerging photographer, Sin Tung/Steffi works primarily with self-portraits and family archival photos, investigating how time can change one’s features and memories as an immigrant.  

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