First Saturday Open Studios

A fourth generation Chinese-Canadian, Garrett Andrew Chong's digital art and multimedia artworks have evolved through spiritual influences; specifically, sacred teachings, daily meditation and Hatha yoga. Chong was recently recognized as one the Top Five Digital Artists in CultureCrawl, 2022 by Stir Vancouver, and he earned Artist-of-the-Week honours by Tri-City News.

Working with the multiple interpretations of "light", Chong's pieces explore the imagined "light" of auras, the "light" of the sun as a life source, and the "light" which radiates in environmental consciousness.

Liminal Illusions, his latest body of work captures BC's forest stewardship through the flow of nature. Chong's artworks witness the environmental portals, gradually emerging in Gaia. These iridescent thresholds may appear as vibrating apparitions, metaphorical illusions or signposts to the imminent climate crisis. Acting as a voice for environmental stewardship and global conservation, his lens-based images represent the physical, emotional and symbolic openings appearing in liminal space within our natural world.