Jing Xia is a professional guzheng artist based in Newfoundland, Canada. Born and raised in Hunan, China, Xia started to study the Guzheng at six years old and holds degrees in Music Performance (B.A.), Arts Management (M.A.), and Ethnomusicology (Ph.D.). Xia’s recent accolades include winning the 2023 East Coast Music Award Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year and the 2023 MusicNL Award Album of the Year for her solo album, The Numinous Journey. She was named the 2023 MusicNL Solo Artist of the Year and 2022 MusicNL Rising Star of the Year.