Uncle Zeng 画家曾向明
Uncle Zeng's daughter, Olivia Zeng, is a Canadian professional artist.
Awards
Olivia Zeng's painting, Remember, won the first-place award in the national Royal Canadian Legion Poster Contest in 2016.
The Royal Canadian Legion invited Olivia and her father Uncle Zeng to Ottawa to receive the award and scholarship.
At the awards ceremony, Olivia made a short speech to thank the Royal Canadian Legion, its president, and other officers.
Olivia received congratulations from an officer in the Royal Canadian Legion.
On November 11, 2016, Olivia was one of four representatives for all Canadian youth at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The ceremony was broadcast by CBC News in its Remembrance Day Special.
At the ceremony, David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada, led other Canadian officials and the youth representatives to pay respects to those who made sacrifices for Canada.
Governor General David Johnston and his wife, Sharon Johnston, welcomed the four youth representatives to Rideau Hall.
Governor General David Johnston and his wife, Sharon Johnston, welcomed Xiangming Zeng and Olivia Zeng to Rideau Hall.
The Royal Canadian Legion presented a special award to Gleneagle Secondary School, which Olivia Zeng attended. Olivia also received congratulations from the premier of British Columbia and the mayor of Ottawa, as well as thank-you letters from several schools in England.
Olivia Zeng's Awards
| 2012 - | Grade 9 Top Student at Gleneagle Secondary School |
| 2014 - | First-place winner of the Vancouver Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge |
| 2015 - | Grade 12 Top Student at Gleneagle Secondary School |
| 2016 - | First-place winner of the Tri-cities High School Art Contest |
| 2016 - | First-place winner of the Tri-cities High School Graduation Art Exhibition |
| 2016 - | Recipient of the Governor General's Academic Medal for attaining the highest average grade (99.4%) among all graduates at her high school |
| 2016 - | First-place winner of the Royal Canadian Legion's Senior Black & White Poster Contest (BC division) |
| 2016 - | First-place winner of the Royal Canadian Legion's National Poster Contest |
Harvest Dance 丰收舞 Oil on canvas 48" × 36"
Olivia Zeng's oil painting Harvest Dance was awarded first place in Canada's Tri-cities High School Graduation Art Exhibition in 2016.
Traditional Laundry 洗衣 Oil on canvas 48" × 36"
Olivia Zeng's oil painting Traditional Laundry was awarded first place in Canada's Tri-cities High School Students' Art Contest in 2016.
About Raymond Zeng
Uncle Zeng's son, Raymond Zeng, has been a passionate pianist and composer since a young age. At the age of 12, he composed The Coquitlam Song, which was performed by elementary, middle, and secondary school choirs across the city of Coquitlam at the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. He has since won awards in national and international piano competitions, including first place in the North West International Piano Duo/Duet competition and first place in three British Columbia province-wide piano competitions.
In addition to his musical awards, Raymond's academic achievements include the following:
| 2007 - | Highest score in Canada's Grade 8 Gauss Mathematics Contest |
| 2009 - | First place in the Regional Greater Vancouver Grade 9 Mathematics Contest |
| 2011 - | Received the Governor General's Academic Medal for the highest average grade upon graduating from Heritage Woods Secondary |
| 2011 - | Received a full entrance scholarship for Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business |
| 2014 - | Awarded the highest grade in Simon Fraser University's Business Communication writing course |
| 2015 - | Became a teaching assistant for a third-year writing course at Simon Fraser University |
| 2017 - | Received the Governor General's Academic Medal for the highest average grade upon graduating from Simon Fraser University |
| 2019 - | Became a teaching assistant for a computer programming course at the University of Toronto |
Below are some of Raymond Zeng's piano performances.
Published work in Raymond Zeng - Piano Compositions:
Dragon Boat Race
Moon Goddess