Khim Mata Hipol (b. 1999, La Union, Philippines) is an emerging lens-based artist and curator based in North Vancouver, BC, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. A graduate of Emily Carr University (BFA, 2023; Certificate of Photography, 2019), he has received numerous awards including the BC Arts Council Individual Arts Award (2025), Audain Travel Award (2022), and Chick Rice Award (2023). His works have been exhibited across Canada, the U.S., and the Philippines and are held in public and private collections. His public art projects include Eroplanong Papel at Bangkang Papel at Richmond’s Aberdeen Station (2025–2026).