Eric Fong

Eric Fong is a UK-based visual artist. He holds a BFA from York University, Toronto and an MA Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London. He works in a range of media, including photography, film, sculpture and installation.

Fong’s practice is driven by his interest in the juncture between art and science, informed by his experience as a former medical doctor. His recent works forensically examines traces of physical presence and the markers of absence and loss.

Fong has exhibited his work across the UK and internationally, including Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York; Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest; EAST International, Norwich; London Group Open, Shape Open and Creekside Open, London; International 3 Gallery and Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester; Exposure Photography Festival, Contemporary Calgary; Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto and numerous international short film festivals.

Fong’s works are held in private and public collections, including the Arts Council England Collection, The Lightbox Gallery, Woking and York University, Toronto. He is a recipient of grants from Arts Council England, British Council and Leverhulme Trust.

Fong has won exhibition prizes awarded by Victoria Miro at Creekside Open and by Yinka Shonibare at Shape Open, London. He was a finalist for the Lumen Prize (Award for Art and Technology) 2019 and was longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2021 and included in the Future Now anthology.