Paul Wong

Paul Wong is an artist, curator, and community advocate who has been instrumental in the development of artist-run centres in Vancouver and across Canada. He is the co-founding director of VIVO Media Arts Centre (Satellite Video Exchange Society, established in 1973), a founder of Mainstreeters artist collective (established 1972), and a co-founding director of On Main Gallery (On the Cutting Edge Productions Society, established in 1986), of which he is currently the Artistic Director. Paul is the president of Vancouver Art and Leisure and is on the advisory board of Pride in Art Society. Over the last four decades, he has curated, facilitated, produced, collaborated with, and mentored hundreds of artists and art projects in Canada and internationally.