Opening November 23, 2-5PM

“My work comes out of my life. It is my way to experience the passage of time, and to learn from the complexity of daily living.

My immediate surroundings provide the elements that inform my work, and I like to experiment with materials that are not commonly used in art making. I am inspired by things around me: the air, the smell and material lying around the house; in particular, the kitchen. I also love the activity in my backyard where plants, birds, animals, and insects are most fascinating subjects to watch.

I focus on everything that frees up what I know towards inventing a new realm that is in reference to and questioning the enigmatic and the ambiguous in life. The mystery of being is the most powerful and seductive element which propels me in my creativity.”

About the Artist

Kai Chan graduated from Interior Design in Ontario College of Art in Toronto, 1970. Since 1972 he has had many solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the United States of America, Europe, Japan and Australia. His solo exhibition, “Rainbow Lake”, organized by the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Ontario, in 2001, toured to seven cities in Canada. “Kai Chan, A Spider’s Logic – A 35 Year Retrospective Exhibition,“ originated jointly by Varley Art Gallery of Markham and the Textile Museum of Canada in 2010; toured to Joliette, Québec; Saskatoon, SK; Cambridge, ON and Halifax, NS. Chan has received numerous grants and awards including the 1998 Jean A. Chalmers National Crafts Award and in 2002 the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in the Crafts. His work is held in private and public collections. Chan maintains his studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.