Biography
Eric Fong is a multidisciplinary artist, and his practice is driven by a keen interest in the juncture between art, medicine and health, informed by his experience as a former medical doctor. He works in a range of media, including photography, film, sculpture and installation.
Fong’s process is often interdisciplinary and collaborative, involving in-depth engagement with his collaborators and extensive research into the subject. As a result, his work reflects a sensitive and empathic response to the subject and the people he works with. The topics he has explored include mental illness, disfigurement, and forensic anthropology.
Fong holds an MA Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, and has exhibited across the UK and internationally, including Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York; Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest; EAST International, Norwich; London; Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto; Exposure Photography Festival, Contemporary Calgary; RBSA Gallery, Birmingham; Royal West of England Gallery, Bristol; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; Shape Open and Creekside Open, Espacio Gallery, Nunnery Gallery, and Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London; and numerous international film festivals.
Fong has received numerous awards, including RBSA Photography Prize, Birmingham, Shutter Hub’s Format Yearbook Award, and exhibition prizes awarded by Victoria Miro at Creekside Open, and by Yinka Shonibare MBE at Shape Open. His was included in the Aesthetica Future Now anthology 2021 and longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2026.
Fong’s works are held in private and public collections, including the Arts Council England Collection, The Lightbox Gallery, Woking, and York University, Toronto. He is also a recipient of grants from Arts Council England, British Council, Leverhulme Trust and King’s College London.
