Summary
Mitchell Chan is a Toronto-based artist and technologist with over a decade of practice creating concept-driven, technology-inflected artworks that probe contemporary information economies and identity. Trained with an MFA in Art & Technology Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a background in architecture, he builds interactive games, installations, and early tokenized blockchain works—one of which is currently on auction at Sotheby’s. His practice blends playful formal invention with rigorous cultural critique, from allegorical arcade games about Reconstruction-era America to simulations that disguise data collection as sport. A published critic and grant recipient, Chan’s work has appeared internationally in museums and major publications, and he’s notable for treating imperfect code as a creative material to make impractical projects that reveal new perspectives.
11 years of coding experience
MFA, Art & Technology Studies, MFA, Art & Technology Studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Architecture, Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Architecture at Carleton University
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Art & Technology Studies, Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Art & Technology Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
French