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Lin Chau is a multidisciplinary artist based in Scotland. Her practice is underpinned by her connection to the world and her environment–be it social, political, or geographical–that she finds herself within. Much of her recent work is concerned with displacement and the passing of time. In addition to drawing as the core of her practice, Chau works with a variety of media from installation to printmaking, continually exploring new creative techniques that invite viewers to consider diverse ways of looking at the interaction of places and landscapes. Chau graduated with a Master of Letters in Fine Art Practice from Sculpture & Environmental Art and a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons) from The Glasgow School of Art.
Upcoming exhibition
Between Islands 02 August - 28 September at Glasgow Print Studio The exhibition will subsequently show in Dublin, opening on October 26thSelected exhibitions
Print24 detail Art Gallery, Edinburgh, April 2024
Paisley Art Institute’s 134th Open Annual Exhibition, May 2023
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, May 2023
Here and Now - Glasgow Print Studio’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 18 November 2022 - 10 March 2023 Kelvingrove Arts Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG www.gpsart.co.uk
Paisley Art Institute’s 133rd Annual Exhibition (Awarded The Bessie Scott Award), November 2022
Glasgow Print Studio Featured Artist solo exhibition, August 2022
Hulabhaig Uig Open 2021/22 (Winter show) 7th December 2021 to 28th February 2022
RSW 138th Open Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2018
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, April 2018
FACSIMILIZATION, Before and After: the reworking of a 1965 mural by Alasdair Gray. A collaboration between Lin Chau, Alasdair Gray and Roger Farnham. The Light House, Glasgow, March 2018
Intertwine: An Art Exhibition, Singapore, February 2018
RGI 154th Open Annual Exhibition, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, November 2017
Paisley Art Institute 2017 Scottish Drawing Competition, Glasgow, October 2017
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, September 2017
The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 6th Open Summer Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow, September 2017
Mackintosh Reimagined, Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, June 2016
Master of Letters Graduate Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art, September 2015
Phoenix Bursary Exhibition, The Glasgow School of Art, July 2015
(…), iota, Unlimited Studios, Glasgow, June 2015
MOSS HEIGHT, Glasgow, June 2015
SPACES, Glasgow Open House Festival, Lauriston Arches, Glasgow, April 2015
Intervals and Small Vibrations, Artists in Arches, Glasgow, February 2015
Open studio - artists in residence, DRAWinternational, Caylus, France 2014
Fine Art Showcase, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow School of Art, Summer 2014
BA Degree Show Installation, Glasgow School of Art, May 2014
A Disquietude of Objects, Joint exhibition, studio 41 Gallery, Glasgow, 2013
Project 23, Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, 2013
Et Al, SWG3, Glasgow, 2013
World Tour, International Exchange Show, Glasgow School of Art, 2013
Invited exhibitions
The James Watt Print Show, Trongate 103, Glasgow, June 2019
CUT, Glasgow Print Studio, August 2017
Festival littéraire de Parisot, France, 2016 - 2019
From a Distance, Howden Park Centre, Livingston, Scotland, Oct 2016
Glasgow City Council Green Year 2015, Growing the Green Economy, Glasgow City Council office, Sept 2015
You Build on Mackintosh, The Art School, Glasgow, Winter 2014
Part Seen, Imagined Part: GSA in Dunoon, Summer 2014
Professional experiences/Projects
2007 to present – Workshop artist
2023 - The Admiral’s House Residency, Isle of Skye, Scotland
2015 to present - Project work with Glasgow Museums
2011 to 2019 – Art studio assistant for artist and author Alasdair Gray
2015 – House for An Art Lover Mini-Residency, Glasgow, Scotland
2014 – DRAWinternational – Summer residency, Caylus, France
2014 – Bronze casting residency at Glasgow Sculpture Workshop, Scotland
2010 to 2013 – studio 41, Co-founder and Project Development Coordinator, Glasgow, Scotland
2012 – The Central Academy of Fine Art Beijing, Exchange semester, Chinese Ink Painting, China
2004 to 2009 – Ricefield Arts & Cultural Centre, Co-founder and Director, Glasgow, Scotland