Yong Fei Guan is a Chinese-Canadian artist with a degree in fine arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Guan explores multicultural identities, politics and their relationship to environmental issues in her work. She has been involved in public art and community art projects, which include Edmonton: home (2019), YEGmidautumn (2017), and YEGCANVAS (2015). Her recent public art exhibition, 金猪 Golden Pig is a seven-foot-tall installation made from 2000 six-pack rings plastic debris. In 2018, Guan received the Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund Award from the Edmonton Arts Council. For more information about her work, please visit www.yongfeiguan.com.
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