Alan Christopher Chin (born in Berkeley, California October 15, 1987) is a contemporary American artist.[1] He lives and maintains a studio in Hawthorne, California, working in variety of traditional and experimental mediums including, ceramics, film, painting, photography, sculpture, and performance.[1]
Alan Chin | |
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 Alan Chin on the right of Artist Takashi Murakami in 2007 | |
| Born | Alan Christopher Chin October 15, 1987 |
| Nationality | (Taishan) Chinese American |
| Education | California College of the Arts, Academie Minerva, and Hanze University Groningen |
| Known for | Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Film, Performance, Ceramics |
| Notable work | Wired to be United Hearts of San Francisco (2004), "Elegy to Steffen Eric Ryge" 2006, "Connected" 2018 Representing the United States of America, at the East Lake International Ecological Sculpture Biennale in Wuhan, China. |
| Movement | Contemporary |
Education
editHe graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California in 2005, receiving the Brad Chinn Leadership Award, Citizen of the Year, and United States Congressional recognition for Art. He attended Academie Minerva in Groningen, Netherlands and received his BFA in Ceramics and Painting (2011) at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, California[2]
Early life
editGreatly inspired by his creative family, surroundings, and nature; he studied traditional Japanese landscape, bonsai, and horticulture under Japanese Bonsai Masters, John Naka, Kunatoshi Akabane, and Yutaka Kimura. At age 11, he was chosen to have one of his bonsai trees included in the prestigious National Cherry Blossom Festival Bonsai Show in San Francisco.[3] By the age of 15 he was the youngest artist to be selected to paint one of the Hearts in San Francisco, benefiting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.[4][5] Chin was assistant to American Painter Raymond Saunders from 2006 till 2013.[6]
Work
editHis work has been shown in cities around the world and at institutions such as Berkeley Art Museum, California College of the Arts, Richmond Art Center, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.[7] Chin taught Painting Atilier at California College of the Arts and was invited back as a visiting lecturer in Ceramics.[2] He has helped to expand the Oakland Art Murmur (Oakland's First Friday Event) through increased awareness of art and bringing in the work of both established, emerging, local and international artists.[8][9] In 2017, Chin was selected to represent the United States at the first East Lake International Ecological Sculpture Biennale in Wuhan, China.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Artist Profile: Alan Chin".
- ^ a b "Ceramics". CCA.
- ^ "Arts & Entertainment – Rafu Shimpo". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Hearts of San Francisco". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "2004 Hearts".
- ^ "Raymond Saunders Biography - Stephen Wirtz Gallery". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "Welcome to the Richmond Art Center". Richmond Art Center.
- ^ "ALAN CHIN @ FIREHOUSE SOUTH for this coming Oakland Art Murmur".
- ^ "FIREHOUSE ART COLLECTIVE". firehouseartcollective.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Alan Chin". Alan Chin.
- ^ "武汉东湖国际生态雕塑双年展隆重开幕". collection.sina.com.cn. December 18, 2017.
- ^ "1st East Lake International Ecological Sculpture Biennial kicked off". En.hubei.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-10-27.