John Luna is a visual artist, poet and critic. His work in visual art undertakes a metamorphosis of materiality drawn from personal, cultural and historical sources. He uses chance-oriented, somatic tools to break down, reveal and reimagine features of memory and the structures that align them. His work in painting, sculpture, performance and installation has been exhibited in group and solo shows in Canada, the United States and Spain. His written work in art criticism and poetry has appeared across Canada as well as in the United States, Australia and Indonesia. Luna holds a diploma from Victoria College of Art, a BFA from University of Victoria and an MFA from University of Calgary. He was part of the founding faculty of Vancouver Island School of Art, where he remains a guest instructor in the areas of visual art, art history and visual culture.