Folio.YVR ☆ Issue 38 ☆ December 2025 Changemakers Edition ☆ Luxury Lifestyle Magazine ☆ Vancouver, BC
Issue 38 of Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, titled Changemakers, is a considered exploration of the individuals whose commitment to community, culture, and creative expression continues to shape our shared environment. This issue brings together leaders, artists, and collaborators whose work extends beyond personal success to foster connection, dialogue, and meaningful impact. Within these pages, readers will encounter community-oriented voices such as Sirish Rao, Kasondra Herrendorf-Cohen, Paul Wong, Fred Lee, Harriet Corriero, and Katherine Evans, each offering insight into how thoughtful leadership strengthens the fabric of our city. The issue also highlights the creative partnership of Aleem Kassam and Victor Kazakov, whose shared vision reflects the power of collaboration rooted in purpose. Creativity takes centre stage with a nod to Canadian cultural legacy through Jean Paul Riopelle, as presented through the Vancouver Art Gallery, followed by contemporary voices including Pierre Coupey, Jamie Mann, Kriss Munsya, Otani Workshop, and Mira Song. Marking a milestone for the publication, Issue 38 features multiple covers by Kriss Munsya, with category spreads art-directed by Nicholas Tay. Together, these stories present a refined portrait of those shaping culture through care, creativity, and intention.
Issue 38 of Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, titled Changemakers, is a considered exploration of the individuals whose commitment to community, culture, and creative expression continues to shape our shared environment. This issue brings together leaders, artists, and collaborators whose work extends beyond personal success to foster connection, dialogue, and meaningful impact.
Within these pages, readers will encounter community-oriented voices such as Sirish Rao, Kasondra Herrendorf-Cohen, Paul Wong, Fred Lee, Harriet Corriero, and Katherine Evans, each offering insight into how thoughtful leadership strengthens the fabric of our city. The issue also highlights the creative partnership of Aleem Kassam and Victor Kazakov, whose shared vision reflects the power of collaboration rooted in purpose.
Creativity takes centre stage with a nod to Canadian cultural legacy through Jean Paul Riopelle, as presented through the Vancouver Art Gallery, followed by contemporary voices including Pierre Coupey, Jamie Mann, Kriss Munsya, Otani Workshop, and Mira Song. Marking a milestone for the publication, Issue 38 features multiple covers by Kriss Munsya, with category spreads art-directed by Nicholas Tay. Together, these stories present a refined portrait of those shaping culture through care, creativity, and intention.
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ISSUE #38
CHA NGEM A K ERS
SPECIA L EDITION | DECEM BER 2025
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'SWEET DISPOSITION' | Nicholas Tay | Gallery M errick
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | Publisher's M essage
A society cannot endure w ithout those w ho
choose to care deeply for others, nor can it
evolve w ithout those w ho challenge us to
imagine differently.
Community builders give structure, compassion,
and continuity to our shared lives, while
creatives stimulate both mind and spirit, urging
us to dream beyond what already exists.
Together, they form the connective tissue of
culture, shaping how we gather, how we
express ourselves, and how we move forward
with intention.
This compilation issue of Folio.YVR Luxury
Lifestyle M agazine is dedicated to 20 25's
Changemakers ? individuals whose influence
is felt not through spectacle, but through
sustained commitment, creative courage, and
meaningful contribution.
Over the past year, we have had the privilege
of sharing the stories of community-oriented
leaders including Sirish Rao, Paul Wong,
Kasondra Herrendorf- Cohen, Fred Lee,
Harriet Corriero, and Katherine Evans. Each
brings a distinct lens to leadership, yet all share
a dedication to fostering connection, inclusion,
and progress within our city and beyond.
From our CELEBRATE section, a partnership
that embodies both creativity and community
at its core. Aleem Kassam and Victor Kazakov
remind us that collaboration itself can be a
catalyst for change, merging artistic vision with
a genuine commitment to people and place.
Together they illustrates how shared purpose
amplifies impact, transforming ideas into lived
experiences that resonate.
Equally vital are the creatives who
communicate their perspectives through
diverse mediums, enriching our cultural
landscape and expanding the visual and
emotional vocabulary of our time.
This issue features a nod to Canadian icon
Jean Paul Riopelle (VAG) and gives voices to
those in our city today such as Pierre Coupey,
Jamie M ann, Kriss M unsya, Otani Workshop,
and M ira Song. Their work does more than
capture attention; it invites reflection and
dialogue. Appropriately, this is our first issue
to present multiple covers, both created by
Kriss M unsya, with category spreads
thoughtfully shaped by N icholas Tay,
underscoring the power of visual storytelling.
As you move through these pages, know that
every story included here reflects passion,
drive, and a sincere desire to contribute
something meaningful.
To everyone featured in this issue, thank you for
caring enough to build, to create, and to share
your vision with us.
Your dedication continues to shape our
community in ways that matter, today and for
the future.
Helen Siwak
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ALEEM KASSAM X VICTOR KAZAKOV
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Folio.YVR Lux ury Lifestyle M agazine
Helen Siw ak , EIC & Publisher
'HOPE YOU FOUND WHA T YOU A RE LOOK ING FOR' |
Nicholas Tay | Gallery M errick
IM A GES CREDITS
CHA NGEM A K ERS EDITION
ISSUE 38 - DECEM BER 2025
FRONT/ BACK COVER: GALLERY JONES FOR
KRISS MUNSYA
FRONT: 'DYSFUNCTIONAL INTENTIONS (ANALOG)'
BACK: 'EVEN'
001- 002: NICHOLAS TAY | GALLERY MERRICK
003- 004: VLADIMIROS XANTHOPOULOS
005- 006: VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
007- 008: NICHOLAS TAY
009- 018: COURTESY OF SIRISH RAO
019- 024: COURTESY OF
KASONDRA HERRENDORF- COHEN
025- 026: ZORAN DRAGELJ
027- 034: COURTESY OF PAUL WONG
& VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
035- 044: COURTESY OF FRED LEE
045- 054: COURTESY OF HATTIE CORRIERO
055- 064: COURTESY OF KATHERINE EVANS
065- 066: NICHOLAS TAY | GALLERY MERRICK
067- 084: HONG PHOTOGRAPHY
085- 086: NICHOLAS TAY | GALLERY MERRICK
087- 094: COURTESY OF GALLERY JONES
095- 104: JAMIE MANN
105- 112: COURTESY OF GALLERY JONES
113- 120: HELEN SIWAK
& VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
121- 128: COURTESY OF GALLERY JONES
129- 130: NICHOLAS TAY | GALLERY JONES
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