Photograph by Gary Franks
Yuli Sato is a visual artist based in Ottawa, Canada. Her multidisciplinary practice, which includes photography, filmmaking, and writing, is an ongoing exploration of memory, identity, and the fluid connection between past and present. Her work is driven by a commitment to the analog process and the tactile nature of media, often re-contextualizing archival materials to create new narratives.
Sato holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Concordia University (2013) and a diploma in Library & Information Technology from Algonquin College (2021). She was a finalist for the Project XO Photography Award from the Ottawa Art Gallery and the School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa, and her film, Disintegration (105 Frames), was featured in the Digital Arts Resource Centre’s annual public screening (2025). Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, including in exhibitions at AXENÉO7 and Centre DAÏMÔN, and featured in publications such as Flo Lit Magazine and Nosy Mag. Sato is a Board Director for the Digital Arts Resource Centre and is also the founder of the Blue Hour Photo Zine Library.