Ron Terada (born 1969) is a Vancouver-based artist working in various media, including painting, photography, video, sound, books, and graphic design.
[2] Terada, who lives and works in Vancouver, often draws from past art historical figures and popular culture to reflect on familiar narratives and frequently on aspiration and failure.
Past works have adapted gallery signage, posters, brochures, and exhibition soundtracks to question the statements of cultural institutions.
[2] Additionally, Terada, who is of Japanese-Canadian descent, often uses his own position within the Vancouver art world as the starting point for measuring his own self-worth, self-esteem, and self-identification.
While not widely known in the United States, Terada has exhibited extensively in Canada and Europe over the past 15 years.