Uncle Zeng's daughter, Olivia Zeng, is a Canadian professional artist.

Awards

Remembrance Day Painting

Olivia Zeng's painting, Remember, won the first-place award in the national Royal Canadian Legion Poster Contest in 2016.

Awards

The Royal Canadian Legion invited Olivia and her father Uncle Zeng to Ottawa to receive the award and scholarship.

Awards

At the awards ceremony, Olivia made a short speech to thank the Royal Canadian Legion, its president, and other officers.

Awards

Olivia received congratulations from an officer in the Royal Canadian Legion.

Ceremony

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.

Ceremony

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.

Awards

Governor General David Johnston and his wife, Sharon Johnston, welcomed the four youth representatives to Rideau Hall.

Awards

Governor General David Johnston and his wife, Sharon Johnston, welcomed Xiangming Zeng and Olivia Zeng to Rideau Hall.

Plaque

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

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.

Laundry

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