Justina Hoi-Nam Yu
M.A.C. Candidate
Art Conservation
Stream: Treatment
Specialization: Paintings
Areas of Interest: Ancient East Asian art, contemporary mixed-media art on canvas, Conservation ethics.
Justina Hoi-Nam Yu graduated with distinction from OCAD University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting, and a minor in Art History in 2022. Her thesis focused on themes of storytelling, mental landscapes, and using materials to convey narrative. She completed chemistry courses at Toronto Metropolitan University and Queen’s University while working as an Archivist for Toronto Artist JJ Lee. Justina’s role as an archivist allowed her to polish skills in technical photography, database creation and organization, condition assessment, and communication with other key players in JJ Lee’s exhibition, “In My Yesterday.” Outside of Art Conservation, Justina is a competitive Taekwondo athlete on the Canadian National Team, and coach at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC).