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BEN CHAN IS A CANADIAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, DESIGNER AND ACTIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL ARTISANAL CRAFT. RAISED IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHAN HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN GARMENT DESIGN, CUTTING, DRAFTING AND STITCHING BOTH BY HAND AND MACHINE AS WELL AS A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF JEWELLERY PRODUCTION, CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL METHODS OF ART PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY. FORMALLY AN ATTENDEE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY’S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM, BEN CHAN IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING SCHOOLING ON FASHION DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FROM WILSON SCHOOL OF DESIGN’S COMPREHENSIVE BACHELOR’S PROGRAM.  THROUGH HIS ONLINE PORTFOLIO, CHAN STRIVES TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GARMENT DESIGN, THE WEARER AND THE AUDIENCE BY EMPLOYING A MYRIAD OF TECHNIQUES. CHAN HOPES TO DETAIL HIS OWN INTERPRETATION OF THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGN THROUGH HIS PRESENTATIONS, AS WELL AS HIS AFFINITY FOR CREATIVE PRODUCTION OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE PAST AND IN THE NOW. FOR GENERAL INQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL: @benfchann@gmail.com