Chrystal Phan (b. 1982) left a career in fundraising to bring her own version of Vietnamese-Canadian life into the North American art world. Using figuration as a tool for reclaiming power, Phan works at a large scale to create genre scenes of the Vietnamese diaspora that include intergenerational family memories layered in satire, humour and personal grievances.  Working and residing in her hometown of Victoria, British Columbia, Phan’s artworks can be found in private collections across North America and public institutions including the Royal BC Museum and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.