Eric Chan, born 1975 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, currently based in Singapore / Malaysia, is one of Southeast Asia’s notable contemporary artist. An award winning arts practitioner, he has carved out a reputation for reinvigorating interest in painting as a resonant contemporary media. His art practice also extends across different medias from film and photography to installations and sculptural works.
With more than two decades of active commitment to his art practice, having had many solo exhibitions internationally, he has enjoyed recognition for his work, receiving amongst others, the Jurors’ Choice at the Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards (2002) and Highly Commended accolade at the 2003 UOB Painting of the Year Competition under the photography section. Chan was also the first artist to inaugurate the BMW Young Asian Artists series in collaboration with the Singapore Tyler Print Institute in 2007.
In addition to having strong auction success at Christie’s and Sotherby’s, his works are collected by the Singapore Art Museum and in corporate and public collections such as the CapitaLand Art Collection, UOB Art Collection, UBS Art Collection, OCBC Art Collection, SingTel Art Collection and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, to name just a few.
Notably, his work was exhibited at The Galleria d’Arte Moderna Milano in an exhibition entitled, “Don’t Shoot The Painter” in 2011 alongside works of artists he greatly admired such as Gerhard Richter, Francesco Clemente, Ed Ruscha and many more.
His installation work, “Bondages of Desire” was also acquired by The Burger Collection. The highly respected art magazine, Art in America listed The Burger Collection as one of the “Top 200 Collections in the World” and the German art magazine, Monopol also rates The Burger Collection as one of the 100 most influential collections in the world.
Education
- 2000 | Master of Fine Art, RMIT University, Austurlia
- 1997 | Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (DISTINCTION) RMIT University, Australia
- 1996 | Diploma in Fine Art, LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore
Solo Exhibition
- 2016 | In Light of the Ephemeral Silence, FOST Gallery, Singapore
/ in-Definite Defiance – Solo Exhibition by Eric Chan, ChanHampe Galleries, Singapore - 2011 | WANTED: Possession and Rejection, ChanHampe Galleries, Singapore / Paintings by Eric Chan, Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London, UK / The Romantics of Betrayal, ION Art Gallery, ION Orchard, Singapore / Submissions to Beauty, Paintings by Eric Chan, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
- 2008 | Fine Displacement, Paintings by Eric Chan, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
- 2007 | Another Place. Another Time. The Substation Gallery, Singapore
- 2006 | Paintings by Eric Chan, Drawing Room, Manila, Phillipines / Indulge – Paintings by Eric Chan, Gajah Gallery, Singapore
- 2005 | From Here To After- Paintings by Eric Chan, The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
- 2004 | TemptedPaintings by Eric Chan, Taksu Jakarta, Indonesia
- 2003 | Fine ObjectionsPaintings by Eric Chan, Taksu Singapore, Singapore
- 2002 | Out-SightPaintings by Eric Chan, Bark Modern Art, Hong Kong / New paintings by Eric Chan, Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2001 | In Between Odds – New Works by Eric Chan, The Substation Gallery, Singapore / ERIC CHAN – Exhibition, Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / The Gallery – Siemens Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2000 | Flaunting – Paintings by Eric Chan, Art Forum Gallery, Singapore
Selected Exhibitions
- 2015 | Dont’ Shoot The Painter. Paintings from UBS Art Collection.
Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy - 2011 | London Art Fair 2011, Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London, UK
- 2005 | TOWARDS BEAUTY’S END, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia / ART FOR NATURE, Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia / EMERGING ARTISTS EXHIBITION, Span Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
- 2004 | TOWARDS BEAUTY’S END, Queensland University Art Museum, Brisbane, Australia / FOOTSTEPS (JEJAK LANGKAH), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2003 | MALINDO, Taksu Jakarta, Indonesia / TAKSU GALLERY (Singapore) Opening Exhibition, Taksu Singapore, Singapore
2002 | ASEAN ART AWARDS 2002 Philip Morris Group of Companies - Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia / Singapore Art Awards 2001/2002 Philip Morris Group of Companies The Gallery @ Paragon, Singapore / Painted: Recent Works by Contemporary Southeast Asian Painters Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2001 | ASEAN ART EXPO – Singapore, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore / RMIT Master of Fine Art Graduate Show (Singapore), LASALLE-SIA Gallery, Singapore / STRATA 2000 – RMIT Master of Fine Art Graduate Show, SPAN Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- 2000 | Imagined Boundaries – Looking at New Model Communities Marine Parade Theatre Festival 2000 (Visual Arts Exhibition) Marine Parade Community Building, Singapore / Between – LASALLE School of Fine Art Faculty Show, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
- 1999 | SUARA IV – LASALLE Alumni Art ExhibitionCaldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore / PRAXIS – LASALLE School of Fine Art Faculty Show, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore / Work In Progress, Master in Fine Art Exhibition, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
- 1998 | New Generation Singapore Artist Exhibition, Art Forum Gallery, Singapore / SEMIOSIS – LASALLE School of Fine Art Faculty Show, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore / A Refusal To Be Aware Of All Options; Looking Into Contemporary Painting The Substation Gallery, Singapore / Suara III – LASALLE Alumni Art Exhibition, Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore / VISUAL + – 5 Installation 5 Artist, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore / Drench – 4th RMIT Fine Art Graduate Exhibition, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore / President’s Charity Show, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
- 1997 | Art Power – Substation Fund-raising Show, Caldwell House, CHILMES, Singapore / BA Studies – Works In Progress, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
- 1996 | Relic – Fine Art Diploma Show, Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore / Perspective & Chance Connections Visiting Australian Artist Helen Geier’s Workshop LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
- 1995 | Wetterling-Teo Scholarship Exhibition, Wetterling-Teo Gallery, Singapore / Collage & Assemblage, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
Art Residencies
- 2005 | Young Artist Programme (Printmaking Residency) Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI), Singapore
Selected Awards and Scholarships
- 2003 | Highly Commended (Photography Section) UOB Painting of the Year Competition
- 2002 | Jurors’ Choice Award, Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 2001/2002
- 1997 | Outstanding Achievement Award Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Painting) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore / Art Bursary for Bachelor of Arts Studies, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore / Arts In The City Street Painting Competition – 1st Prize
- 1996 | Singapore Festival of the Arts Fringe 1996
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