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- Name: Richard Fung
- Born: January 1, 1954
- From: Toronto, Ontario. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Pronouns: He/him
- Contribution/Impact: Fung is a professor in the Faculty of Art at OCAD University, teaching courses in Integrated Media and Art and Social Change. He is known for his challenging videos that deal with heavy topics such as: Asian colonialism, immigration, racism, homophobia, AIDS, justice in Israel/Palestine and his own family history.
- Occupation: Video Artist, Writer, Professor, Film maker
- Known For: Re:Orientations (2016), Sea In The Blood (2000)
- Awards: Bell Canada Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video Art, the Toronto Arts Award for Media Art, Kessler Award from CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies at the City University of New York
- Interesting Facts: Many of his essays have been published in many journals and anthologies. He is also the co-author of 13: Conversations of Art and Cultural Race Politics (2002).
Richard Fung is a Canadian writer, video artist and professor. He is openly gay and has spoken out about sexual orientation and written many essays which have been published into journals. Fung is known for his cinematic pieces that deal with relevant and political topics such as: Asian colonialism, immigration, racism, homophobia, AIDS, justice in Israel/Palestine and his own family history. He is a professor in the Faculty of Art at OCAD University, teaching courses in Integrated Media and Art and Social Change.
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