Artist Biography
02.02.2026

Eric Chan, professionally known as eepmon, is a digital generative artist with over 20 years of experience blending code, data, and traditional media for museums, public spaces, and global brands. A STEAM advocate and entrepreneur, he’s collaborated with Canada Goose, Marvel, Peanuts Comics, and Xbox.

His CityLights NFTs redefine digital ownership, INTERSECTIONS transforms weather data into art, and Chaos Bloom is part of the Canada Council Art Bank. In 2025, he became Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) inaugural Creator in Residence, bridging generative art and heritage.

A global cultural envoy, eepmon with LAC connected with Global Affairs Canada to exhibit his generative artwork, Constellations – The Flow of Belonging, debuted at the Canada Pavilion in Expo ’25 Osaka, highlighting Canada’s commitment to sustainability, innovation, diversity and cultural exchange. He was on minister-led trade missions to Japan ’23 and China ’18 and served on the Canadian Museums Association Board ’17–’21. His digital mural at the Canadian Museum of History in ’24 addressed the Chinese Exclusion Act, and with support from the Bruce Lee Foundation, he created a motion graphics performance piece at the 22nd Unforgettable Gala in Beverly Hills.

Recognized with the ’23 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Award and ’24 Banff Forum ABJ Fellowship, he’s a dynamic speaker on art and technology. Recently he testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding The Effects of Technological Advances in AI on the Creative Industries.

His current solo exhibition, at the Embassy of Canada to Japan, Prince Takamado Gallery in Tokyo–curated by Rebecca Basciano of the Ottawa Art Gallery, runs from January 22 to May 12, 2026.

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