Deanne Achong

Biography

Deanne Achong lives and works in Vancouver, BC. Her art practice explores concepts of time, narrative and archives, on the web, in photographs, video and installations. She has exhibited her work in Canada, the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Deanne taught sessionally at Emily Carr University for five years, ending in 2006. She has been an artist-in-residence at La Chambre Blanche, QC, Studio-xx, Montreal and the Caribbean Contemporary Arts, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, and a visiting artist at Memorial University of Nfld, Department of Fine Arts, Cornerbrook Campus.

She has an MFA from the University of British Columbia, and a BFA from NSCAD. She grew up in Montreal and likes to visit when there is no snow on the ground.