Paul Wong (artist)

Paul Wong (born November 20, 1954) is a Canadian artist and curator.^[1]

Paul M Wong
Born	(1954-11-20) November 20, 1954 (age 70) Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	Video artist, multimedia artist

Collections

Wong's works are in public collections including the National Gallery of Canada,^[2] the Museum of Modern Art, New York,^[3] the Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa) and the Vancouver Art Gallery.^[4]

Awards

In 2005, Wong was a recipient of a Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.^[5] Wong was the Canadian Spotlight Artist and also awarded Best Canadian Film or Video at the 2008 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.

In 2016 Wong was the recipient of the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts.^[6][7][8][9]

In 2023 he received the Outstanding Artist Award from the Federation of Gay Games, and was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Emily Car University of Art + Design.^[10]

In 2024 he was the recipient of the Reel Asian Fire Horse Award.^[11]

Other media

Wong plays the "Wiry Man" in Season 3, Episode 19 of The X-Files, Hell Money (originally aired 29 March 1996).