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1918/22 Guangdong, China - 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Pure abstract and landscape painting, caligraphy, mandalas.
Chin Shek Lam (1922 – 1990) (1). A prominent western Canadian painter and educator, Chin Shek Lam (aka: Chin-Shek Lam; aka: Chien-Shih Lin; aka; Lin Chien-Shih) was best known for his gouache* and... Read full biography
Chin Shek Lam (1922 – 1990) (1). A prominent western Canadian painter and educator, Chin Shek Lam (aka: Chin-Shek Lam; aka: Chien-Shih Lin; aka; Lin Chien-Shih) was best known for his gouache* and ink paintings of calligraphy, mandalas*, the landscape, and pure abstraction* – color, shape, texture... Read full biography
Chin Shek Lam (1922 – 1990) (1). A prominent western Canadian painter and educator, Chin Shek Lam (aka: Chin-Shek Lam; aka: Chien-Shih Lin; aka; Lin Chien-Shih) was best known for his gouache* and ink paintings of calligraphy, mandalas*, the landscape, and pure abstraction* – color, shape, texture and line. His styles included Calligraphy*, Color Field Painting*, Geometric Abstraction* and Modernism*. (2). His works were the subject of solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton... Read full biography
Chin Shek Lam (1922 – 1990) (1). A prominent western Canadian painter and educator, Chin Shek Lam (aka: Chin-Shek Lam; aka: Chien-Shih Lin; aka; Lin Chien-Shih) was best known for his gouache* and ink paintings of calligraphy, mandalas*, the landscape, and pure abstraction* – color, shape, texture and line. His styles included Calligraphy*, Color Field Painting*, Geometric Abstraction* and Modernism*. (2). His works were the subject of solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton (1975); the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta (1978); the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta (1979); and the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta (2001). They were also included in group exhibitions such as the... Read full biography
Chin Shek Lam (1922 – 1990) (1). A prominent western Canadian painter and educator, Chin Shek Lam (aka: Chin-Shek Lam; aka: Chien-Shih Lin; aka; Lin Chien-Shih) was best known for his gouache* and ink paintings of calligraphy, mandalas*, the landscape, and pure abstraction* – color, shape, texture and line. His styles included Calligraphy*, Color Field Painting*, Geometric Abstraction* and Modernism*. (2). His works were the subject of solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton (1975); the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta (1978); the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta (1979); and the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta (2001). They were also included in group exhibitions such as the “Mystic Circle” at the Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C. (1973); “Vancouver: Art and Artists 1931 – 1983", the inaugural exhibition of the new V... Read full biography
Chin Shek Lam - Artist Info
About Chin Shek Lam: Keywords
Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Style
- •Color Field Painting
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mandala
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •China
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Chinese
Exhibition of Museum
- •Edmonton Art Gallery/Art Gallery of Alberta
- •Vancouver Art Gallery