Artist: Lam Wong

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Biography

Lam Wong
(b. 1968, Xiamen, China; lives and works in Vancouver, BC, Canada)

“I want to create layers of meaning, not just by building relationships, making connections and creating dialogues through the art works, but also by bringing to light the invisible, the gaps or intervals, and the mystery. It is achieved by expanding the dimension of time and space in my works.”

“I am fascinated by these mysterious connections between the art works and viewers. And I like the idea that my works are constantly demanding of each other and in conversation with one another.”

Lam Wong is a visual artist and curator who immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada during the 1980s and studied design, art history, and painting in Alberta and British Columbia. Wong works with painting, installation, and performance to engage with themes such as the perception of reality, the role of art, and the relationship between time, memory, and space. He sees artmaking as an ongoing spiritual practice, and his work draws upon his knowledge of Western art history and his interest in Taoism and Buddhism. Wong’s creative approach is often concerned with blending Eastern philosophies and challenging the notion of painting.

Wong has exhibited with many luminary artists, including Ai Wei Wei, Stephan Balkenhol, John Cage, Sophie Calle, Stan Douglas, Robert Filliou, Yoko Ono, Wayne Ngan, and Stephen Waddell. He has collaborated with many Canadian artists, including Marian Penner Bancroft, Glenn Lewis, Michael Morris, Vincent Trasov, Jeff Wall, and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the City of Vancouver grant, the Province of BC grant, the Canada Council for the Arts Research and Creation grant, The Polygon Gallery Lind Emerging Artist Prize (long-listed, 2020), the explorASIAN Award (Visual Art, 2022), and the Banff Centre Visual Art Scholarship (2023).

Wong’s work has been published in numerous publications internationally, including Artron (China), Westcoast Curated, Artomity (HK), ReIssue, In The Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art and Social Practice (Figure 1, 2022), Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art (NYC), The Capilano Review, Hyperallergic, Vancouver Special: Disorientations and Echo (Vancouver Art Gallery and Information Office, 2022), ARTFORUM (Critics’ Picks, 2023), MONTECRISTO, and Asia Art Archive. His monographs include 21 Elements: Relation, Perception, and Meaning (FORMAT, 2015) and Ghosts From Underground Love (Canton-Sardine, 2023).

Lam Wong has been based in Vancouver, BC, since 1998. He has recently exhibited his work and performed at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Campbell River Art Gallery, Canton-Sardine, Centre A, Center of International Contemporary Art Vancouver, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Gallery 881, Griffin Art Projects, Kulangsu Center for Contemporary Art (China), Larroque Arts Festival (France), Richmond Art Gallery, THIS Gallery, Unit 17, Walter Phillips Gallery, Western Front, and Vancouver Art Gallery.

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Biography (Chinese)

“我想要創造意義的多層次，不僅僅是通過建立關係和聯繫、創造藝術作品的對話，而是通過點亮一種無形的東西，間隙抑或間隔，以及神秘。”這是通過在我的作品中擴展時間和空間的維度來實現的。 ”

“我對這些藝術作品和觀眾之間的神秘聯繫很著迷。我喜歡我的作品的思想是不斷要求對方，並一起對話。”

Lam Wong 王藝林是加拿大視覺藝術家和策展人。他的興趣主要來源於美洲西海岸地區藝術史，強調繪畫的發展及其前衛的敘事。王藝林的創作方法融合東方哲學，並挑戰繪畫的概念。

20世紀80年代，王藝林從香港移民到加拿大，先後在Alberta和BC省學習設計、藝術史和繪畫。目前主要從事繪畫和茶藝相關的藝術創作。王藝林認為藝術創作是一種持續的精神實踐。他主要的主題是對現實的感知，藝術的意義，以及時間、記憶和空間的關係。王藝林自1998年以來一直在溫哥華生活和工作。

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For enquiries or to schedule a studio visit, please contact:

Unit 061B, SunWah Centre LG
268 Keefer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6A 1X5

+1.604.417.4893

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