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"Lullaby
Land ", 2004
gouache on paper 30" x 44" |
"Mall
of America", 2004
gouache on paper 38" x 50" |
"Norwegian
Wood ", 2004
gouache on paper 30" x 44" |
"House
on Clouds 3", 2004
ink on paper 6 " x 7" |
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Artist Statement
My paintings use humor and appropriated imagery to convey the loneliness of the modern American landscape.
My painting style is influenced by cartoon backdrops and decorative pattern, which gives the work an orderly yet fantastical quality. The combining of disparate imagery relates directly to my experience growing up in Connecticut, where nature, suburban development and historical remains closely crowd each other, but seldom mix.
Amy Chan
Born Danbury, CT 1978
BFA 2000 Rhode Island School of Design
Solo Exhibitions
| 2005 | Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT |
| 2001 | 21 Grand Gallery, All Grown Up, Oakland, CA |
Group Exhibitions
| 2005 | QRotunda
Gallery, Are We Having Fun Yet?, Brooklyn, NY Momenta Art, Project Diversity, Brooklyn, NY Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, Out of Bounds, Bronx, NY PS122, Matzo Files Top Drawer Exhibition, New York, NY |
| 2004 | Artists
Space, Strangely Familiar, New York, NY Bronx Museum of the Arts, AIM 24, Bronx, NY ABC No Rio, Founding Fathers, New York, NY |
| 2002 | Lola Gallery, She’s Crafty, San Francisco, CA |
| 2001 | Pro-Arts
Gallery, New Visions 2001, Oakland, CA Your Local Gallery, Notes, Oakland, CA |
RESIDENCIES / FELLOWSHIPS
| 2005 | Lower
East Side Printshop Special Editions Fellowship, New York, NY Evergreen House, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
| 2004 | Henry
Street Settlement, Abrons Art Center AIR Workspace Program, New York, NY Jentel Foundation, Banner, WY Bronx Museum Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx, NY |
LECTURES / PANELS
| 2005 | Juror: Henry St. Settlement, Abrons Art Center AIR Workspace Program, NY, NY |
| 2004 | Bronx
Museum, Asian American Arts Alliance, artists talk, Bronx, NY Jentel Presents, artists talk, Sheridan, WY |
| 2002 | Ohlone College, artists talk, Fremont, CA |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2005 | NY
Arts Magazine, "Curating Out of Bounds", Jennifer McGregor, May/June
2005, Vol. 10 The Hartford Advocate, "Separate But Equal", Andrew Bottomley, April 21, 2005 The New York Times, "Bringing the Outside Indoors and Hanging it on the Walls", Benjamin Genocchio, March 20, 2005 The Riverdale Press, "Out of Bounds; Wave Hill inspires artists to think outside the box", Alejandro Lazo, March 10, 2005 |
| 2004 | The New York Times, "ART REVIEW: A Chance to Fill Up on Visual Treats", Benjamin Genocchio, April 25, 2004 |
| 2002 | Oakland’s Urbanview, "The Box", Cover page, interview, Rachel Goodwin, March 2002 |
| 2001 | San Francisco Art Magazine, "Notes: Curatorial Ambitions and Disparate Responses", F. Michael Wells, April 2001 |
Contact
Information
111 Greenpoint Ave, #B3
Brooklyn, NY 11222
203-829-2228
amybchan@gmail.com