Biography - Paul Wong
Paul Wong was born in Prince Rupert in 1954; he lives and works in Vancouver. He has shown and produced projects throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Since 1977, his works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions at the Winsor Gallery in Vancouver (2014), the Rencontres Internationales Paris-Madrid-Berlin (2012), the Richmond International Film and Media Arts Festival (2011), the Impakt Festival in the Netherlands (2009), Tate Britain (2007), and the Venice Biennale (2003). His works are in many public collections, including those of the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa. He has received many awards, such as the Best Canadian Film or Video Award in 2008, the Governor General Visual and Media Arts Award in 2005, and the Expression Trailblazer Award in 2003.