About

Pengkuei Ben Huang is a Toronto-based Taiwanese-Canadian Photographer. Born by a Chinese-Indonesian father and a second-generation Taiwanese mother, Ben migrated through many places before settling in Canada in 2005. He began to pursue photography while studying in the US and earned his BFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He was selected as one of the finalists for The Scotiabank Prize in 2007 at Magnum Workshop Toronto under the mentorship of the renowned photographer Larry Towell. His work has been recognized both at home in Canada and internationally. His interest lies in the relationship of contemporary anthropological practices in the rapidly evolving environment through photography.

Select Exhibitions

”Taiwan Photo 2023”
Syntrend Creative Park. Taipei, Taiwan
October 2023

"Coastal Mammoth: The Great Seawall Of Japan”
Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, Canada
May 2023

”Four Degrees: Eco-Anxiety and Climate”
Strange Fire Collective & Humble Arts Foundation
July 2021

“Solemn Pines, Fading Things”
Urban Gallery. Toronto, Canada
May 2019

“PhotoFile”
Gallery 44. Toronto, Canada
May-August 2012

Awards & Recognitions

Winner.
Life Framer “Planet Earth” 2023
Bronze in Architecture. Tokyo International Foto Award 2022
Bronze in Architecture. Moscow International Foto Award 2020
Nominee. Fine Art Photography Award 2018
Finalist. Scotia Prize for Magnum Workshop 2007

Publications

mnngful. September 2021
Broad Magazine. April 2021
Pearl Press. March 2021