Paul Wong (born 20 November 1954) is a Canadian artist and curator.
Collections Wong's works are held in public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
Awards
1992 — Canada Council Bell Canada Award in Video Art. 2002 — Transforming Art Award from the Asian Heritage Foundation; Wong was the inaugural recipient. 2003 — Trailblazer Expressions Award; Wong was the inaugural recipient. 2005 — Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. 2008 — Best Canadian Film or Video Award at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival for Perfect Day. 2016 — Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts. 2022 — Occupying Chinatown, a book by Wong, Debbie Cheung and Christopher Lee, was a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award. 2023 — Outstanding Artist Award from the Federation of Gay Games. 2023 — Honorary Doctorate of Letters (honoris causa) from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. 2024 — Reel Asian Fire Horse Award. 2026 — Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize at the BC and Yukon Book Prizes for Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama, which Wong edited.
Television Wong has worked in television as an artist, filmmaker and performer. His television appearances include Adrienne Clarkson Presents, Through the Lens, Diversity, Studio 4 and Breakfast Television.
In 1996, Wong appeared as the Wiry Man in "Hell Money", the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American television series The X-Files. The episode premiered on March 29, 1996, and was filmed in Vancouver.
Wong has also created television works addressing racism, immigration and Chinese Canadian identity. In 2000, he created Refugee Class of 2000, a series of three television advertisements commissioned by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation as part of its Unite Against Racism campaign. The advertisements began airing nationally in January 2000 and featured 34 Grade 12 students from Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School in Vancouver.
In 2019, Wong created 限华 Chinese Only Television Bumpers, a series of six ten-second television bumpers addressing Chinese Canadian history and identity. The works were subsequently included in the exhibition Whose Chinatown? at Griffin Art Projects.
In 2024, Wong revisited his involvement with The X-Files in Hell Money, The X-Files: An Homage to Graeme Murray, a multimedia installation presented as part of The Prop House: A Collection of One Million Objects at Griffin Art Projects. The work reflected Wong's continued engagement with television and film production within his artistic practice.
References
External links Official website