Hey there,
Welcome to my page! Please call me Geoff.
I'm a lens-based visual artist who is currently living, working, and studying in Vancouver which is situated on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. For more about my visual arts practice, please visit my dedicated visual arts page, Geoffrey Cheung Art.
For those who have come to find me through the threads of my previous life when I trained and worked as a Medical Animator and Illustrator, please visit Carbon Coded Studios for more information.
Bio
Geoffrey Lok-Fay Cheung is a visual artist and biomedical communicator. In his artistic practice, Cheung is interested in visualizing the tensions of self, interpersonal, and generational identities—how attractive and repulsive forces combine and balance to create the networks that bind individuals to each other and to community. His art often draws heavily on his own experiences as a queer first generation Canadian of Chinese descent. Cheung is a multimedia artist who uses painting, photography, as well as videographic techniques in his works—technical skills he acquired in his previous practice.
Cheung is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree at Emily Carr University. He previously received a Master of Science in Biomedical Communications from the University of Toronto, and he worked as an award winning medical illustrator and animator for over 15 years. He was a production artist for Digizyme Inc in Boston MA for most of the 2010s, working on notable projects such as the Boston Museum of Science’s Hall of Human Life and the digital textbook, E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth. He is an instructor on the science visualization platform, Clarafi, and he was the previous Head Media Editor for the Biomedical Communications Alumni Association and creator of the MScBMC Viewbook. Geoff founded and runs Carbon Coded Studios.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2022+ • Master of Fine Arts (Candidate), Emily Carr University, Vancouver BC
2010 • Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2008 • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Life Science, Queen’s University, Kingston ON
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, SHOWCASES
2023 • “The Bitten Peach: Asian Queer Spaces,” Urbanspace Gallery, Group Exhibition, Toronto ON
2023 • “Expressions of Home” Gallery 881, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver ON
2023 • “The Bitten Peach: Decolonizing Queer Asians,” Asian Arts and Culture Trust, Online Group Exhibition, Toronto ON
2022 • “Rencontre,” Gallery 1313, Group Exhibition, Toronto ON
2022 • “TOAF 61,” Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Juried Art Fair, Toronto ON
2022 • “Surfacing,” Twist Gallery, Group Exhibition, Toronto ON
2022 • “Unyielding Earth: Contemporary views of climate change,” Esperanto Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Markham ON
2021 • “Societal Disruptors,” Biomedical Communications 75 Virtual Exhibition, Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2021 • “BMC 75: A Retrospective Catalogue Celebrating Biomedical Communications at the University of Toronto,” Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2018 • BioImages 2018 Salon, Biocomm 2018 88th Annual Meeting, Savanna GA
2018 • Newton 2018 Salon, 73rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators, Newton MA
2017 • BioImages 2017 Salon, Biocomm 2017 87th Annual Meeting, Portland OR
2015 • Biomedical Communications 70th Anniversary Gala Salon, Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2010 • Portland 2010 Salon, 65th Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators, Portland OR
2009 • Richmond 2009 Salon, 64th Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators, Richmond VA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023+ • Research Assistant, Emily Carr University, Vancouver BC
2023+ • Teaching Assistant, Emily Carr University, Vancouver BC
2016–present • Director and Founder, Carbon Coded Studios, Toronto ON
2017–2020 • Editor, Biomedical Communications Alumni Association, Toronto ON
2015–2017 • Instructor, Clarafi, Brookline MA
2011–2016 • Medical Animator and Illustrator, Digizyme, Brookline MA
2010–2011 • Scientific Visualizer, TheVisualMD, New York NY
2007–2009 • Researcher, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen’s University, Kingston ON
2004–2008 • Medical Illustrator, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston ON
EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS
2023 • Artist Talk, "Expressions of Home by Geoffrey Cheung," Gallery 881, Vancouver BC
2022 • Speaker, “A scientist's journey into visual arts,” UNCON 2022, Biomedical Communications Alumni Association, Online Event
2021 • Speaker, “Creating a Viewbook for our students, our community, and our profession,” 75th Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators, Online Event
2020 • Artist Talk, “Way too many hats: My journey through the world of Biomedical Communications,” Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2020 • Moderator, “Perspectives on Medical Illustration Outside of Canada” and “Perspectives on Freelancing as a Medical Illustrator,” UNCON 2020, Biomedical Communications Alumni Association, Online Event
2017 • Panelist, “Biomedical Communications Alumni Panel,” Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2016 • Speaker, “Finding Clarafi,” UNCON 2016, Biomedical Communications Alumni Association, Toronto ON
2010 • Speaker, “Biomedical Games: Designing Learning Experiences for the Next Generation,” 65th Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators, Portland OR
AWARDS
2022 • Ron and Martha Burnett Fellowship Award, awarded as entrance scholarship, Master of Fine Arts, Emily Carr University, Vancouver BC
2015 • People’s Choice Award—First Place, awarded for best-in-show artwork in salon exhibit, Biomedical Communications 70th Anniversary Gala Salon, Toronto ON
2010 • Award of Merit, awarded for best editorial illustration at industry conference salon, 65th Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators, Portland OR
2010 • Scholarship, Wendy Kates Award, awarded for outstanding academic achievement, Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2010 • Scholarship, CIHR Health Research Communications Award, awarded for achievement and commitment to health communications research, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Ottawa ON
2009 • Scholarship, CIHR Pain Award, awarded for achievement in Biomedical Communications for continuing research in pain communications and visualization, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Ottawa ON
2009 • B.C. Decker Award, awarded for excellence in 3D visualization in science communication, Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2009 • Keith L. Moore Award, awarded for outstanding didactic qualities, scientific insights, and artistic excellence in biomedical illustration, Master of Science in Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
Contact info
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WEB: carboncoded.co
IG: @carbon.coded