Ella Chay

Raised in Victoria, BC, Ella Chay is a contemporary artist with a BFA Honours in Visual Arts and a minor in Film Studies from the University of Victoria.

Chay is interested in how sculptural and two-dimensional forms exist in relation to the body and how illusionary expansions can distort our understanding of real space.

Alongside her interest in world-building, Chay has also been exploring ways of integrating her cultural background into her work. She draws parallels between these subjects to understand unconventional relationships and create a sense of belonging by placing objects where they typically "do not belong."

Chay is the recipient of the Takao Tanabe Undergraduate Award in Visual Arts (2021) and was nominated for the BMO 1st ART! Award (2022). She is currently working out of Rockslide Studio.