‘An endearingly kind and gentle person, and an inspiring artist’

Scott Chandler, who was the digital imaging specialist at Hexagram-Concordia in the Faculty of Fine Arts from 2011 to June 30, 2015, passed away on August 30, 2015, after a long illness.

An early interest in art for Scott became a professional passion for photography and technology. Scott earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design where he received several awards and was subsequently recognized as among the top emerging photographers in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

He attained a Master’s of Fine Arts at Concordia in Montreal, which became his new home. Scott began work at Hexagram-Concordia in September 2011.

“Scott was always engaged in the work people were doing in the lab and helping them navigate the technical processes,” says Joel Taylor, supervisor of academic and research facilities in the Faculty of Fine Arts. “He was well-liked and professionally very well-regarded and is very much missed by everyone.”

"Scott was an endearingly kind and genuine person, and an inspiring artist,” wrote friend Kait Wilson in an online guestbook. “His friendship was a pleasure. He will be missed.”

Former classmate Michael Love (MFA, 2009) remembered Chandler as a kind, hardworking person. “I cannot express how much respect I had for both him and his work.”

Chandler was “never the typical annoying younger sibling,” wrote his sister, Petra Plazek. “He was always mature beyond his years and kept me laughing with his sharp wit. I'll continue to miss Scott every day but I know he will live on through his art and my incredible memories of him.”

Scott did several freelance assignments for a national newspaper and recently exhibited his work at Centre d’Art Contemporani in Barcelona, Spain, and at Galerie Les Territoires in Montreal.

A celebration of Scott’s life will be held in Aurora, Ontario, in the near future.

For information regarding in memoriam contributions, please visit www.scottchandler.com.