Born in Beijing and based in Toronto, Emily Gong creates participatory installations, performance art, and paintings where the public can contemplate trust, identity, relationships, and self-awareness. Emily’s projects are often research driven, open-ended, and taps into human intuition. Her works embrace the interdisciplinary nature of art, and collaborates with scholars and scientists.
Emily received her Bachelor of Fine Art from Queen’s University and her Master of Science in Area and Globalisation Studies from the University of Oxford. Emily’s works has been exhibited internationally including at the Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2020). Her co-authored article was published in the "A.I: More than Human" exhibition catalogue (2019) for the Barbican Centre, London, UK. Her curation projects include, "Travelling Through: Conversations with Elders" at the Toronto International Film Festival (2022).
Emily is also the Co-founder of Asian Arts and Culture Trust (AACT) a federal not-for-profit organization that provides public programming to increase empathy, appreciation, and representation of Asian heritage, arts, and culture in Canada.
Emily is also the Co-founder of Asian Arts and Culture Trust (AACT) a federal not-for-profit organization that provides public programming to increase empathy, appreciation, and representation of Asian heritage, arts, and culture in Canada.