Upcoming Solo Exhibition in Los Angeles by Peter Chan

Hi everyone!

Its been a while since I've posted.

In the last few months, I have been working on both conceptualizing and drawing/painting a new body of work.

On June 22, Copro Gallery and I will present a new body of work titled 'Soliloquy'. This will mark my first solo exhibition in the United States. It's going to be a fun reception, hope you can make it out if you are in the Los Angeles area!

Copro Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave
Unit T5, Santa Monica, CA

Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 22, 8:00 - 11:30 pm

Show on view to Saturday July 13th

Web preview & Press Release:
Coming Soon

Nocturnal Enlightenment

Nocturnal enlightenment
16'' x 20''
acrylics on paper

This saturday, December 15th this piece will be in the opening of Copro Gallery's 'The Illumination' group show in Los Angeles.

Drop by if you are in the area!

Here are more information:
http://www.copronason.com/dec12_pr.html

Re-temptations

 ‘Re-temptations’
11 x 14”
graphite & acrylics on paper

Our thoughts and memories always play tricks on us.

Here is a drawing I contributed for a group show in Portland to celebrate the Iconic television painter ‘Bob Ross’.

The show opens tomorrow (Thursday, Sept 27th) in Portland, come by to see the show at Screaming Sky Gallery if you are in the area!

The show will be on until October 21st, 2012.
 

'LOOPS' Solo Exhibition opening tonight!!

In just a few more hours, my show 'LOOPS' will be opening at the Damask Gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Dundas West Arts Building in Toronto.

Its been a busy few weeks for me leading towards the show. Tonight, there will be drinks, there will be music, and there will be art. Come out to the show if you got a little time in Toronto. It will be a special night. :)

Here is the last promo e-flyer I am posting, reminding you of all the info you'll need - time and location!

I look forward to seeing everyone there, old friends, family, and new faces!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LOOPS: A Solo Show by Peter Chan
www.peterchanart.com

Opening reception:
Thursday September 13, 2012 / 7 - 11pm

Sometimes we get stuck. We deal with our everyday little things and our big things. Time begins to blur. Without us realizing, our lives have become an incoherent mishmash, a never ending cycle. Momentarily, people are able to break free and take gulps of fresh air in a cathartic moment but quickly plunge back, still living the same repetitious patterns.

This body of work represent memories of living in perpetual roller coaster 'loops' and fantasies of escapism. I want to show how malleable our nostalgia can be, changing what we remember to make us feel how we’re living today is OK. It’s not. In the end we’re just moving backwards and sometimes we get stuck.

- peterchan

Damask Salon And Gallery
2466 Dundas Street West, 3rd floor
Toronto ON,
Canada

New Painting for Julyna Exhibition Group Show

"OK to be"
8'' x 10''
Oils & Pastels on Paper
(Framed)
Personal Wednesday.

Here is a small Oil Painting I did which is donated to a charity show coming up this weekend.

Every year, I usually donate a piece or two to some form of charity event as a way of giving back. This year, the first charity piece is done for Julyna. Julyna is a non profit community initiative to raise awareness for Cervical Cancer and raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Julyna: The ExhibitionOpening Reception: Friday July 6th at 7pm
Show Dates: Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 15, 2012
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday 12-6pm and Sunday 1-5pm
Location: AWOL Gallery, 78 Ossington Ave, 2nd floor

New Upcoming Group Show - "LEGEND": Key to Reading SubKaru

Opening this Wednesday, I will be part of a group show in Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden in New York.

Here is the show card:
Back


Front


The show will be available to see from September 14 to November 19, 2011.
Opening Reception: September 17th, 1pm - 3pm

Address:
Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden
28 Deveau Road, North Salem
NY 10560

Admission to Museum:
Free for members and children under 12
Non-member Adult $5, Seniors $4

Here is a sneak peak of the piece I have displayed there, I will be posting more information on this piece and the story that comes with it later...


Teaser image - "Freedom Swing"

Special thanks to Mana, Noa, Don, and Nasa for having me as part of this show!

Upcoming Birds and the Bees Show

I am very honoured and excited to have been invited to participate in this upcoming group show. Will be my first time exhibiting at the Jerome Jenner Gallery.

Information about this show:
The Sheridan Illustration Council proudly presents the Birds and the Bees Fundraiser Group show. The show features work from Sheridan alumni and faculty, consisting of well-known and emerging illustrators belonging to the fields of illustration, fine arts, comics, and much more. The hopes are to be able to raise funds to help put on a successful year-end show for the 4th year graduating class.

The show will offer collectors and new buyers the opportunity to acquire original artwork from renowned illustrators, and a chance for them to help support the next generation illustration stars.

Sheridan Illustration Council and Jerome Jenner Gallery Presents
THE BIRDS AND THE BEES FUNDRAISER SHOW
Opening Reception: MARCH 20, 2009 (7PM – 11PM)
Admission is free. Refreshments and music provided.

Artists
Kathryn Adams
Clemente Botelho
Chris Brett
Michael Byers
Mark Cabuena
Harvey Chan
Peter Chan
Chad Covino
Amanda Duffy
Jeff Garcia
Josiah Gordon
Rachel Gordon
Clayton Hanmer
Ian Herring
Nataly Kim
Anita Kunz
Hyein Lee
Kagan Mcleod
Vicki Nerino
Roben Nieuwland
Jose Ortega
Rey Ortega
Eric Overton
Kyung Soon Park
Benjamin Rivers
Graham Roumieu
Pete Ryan
Rick Sealock
Thom Sevalrud
Fiona Smyth
Gary Taxale
Jon Todd
Rosemary Travale
Elise Trinh
Alexei Vella
Brittany Wilson
Martin Wittfooth

Facebook Event group

Check out this site for more info, artwork will be uploaded for preview there on saturday/sunday
http://birdsandbeesshow.wordpress.com/ Once its up, i will also post my piece here on the blog.
All artwork will be available for sale.

Less Fruitcake.. @ T and P Gallery

Going to be a part of a show in Philadelphia, really happy and excited to be part of this one, it will be my first real group show in the 'low brow' type gallery. To be showing with talents like Angry Woebots, Scott Musgrove, Dan May, etc is my humble pleasure. Thank you to T & P Gallery for this awesome opportunity.

Hopefully more of these to come in the next year. Sorry for the lack of updates recently, I have been busy with work and trying out new methods of working. I will post more about those soon. Looking forward to new things.
Feel free to drop by the show if you are in the area. Opening night is Dec 5th.













Would've loved to do more piece for this show but I just got too busy this past month, so I will have one painting for the show. One that I previously featured..












"Rebirth of Adam" oil on wood 6x9

Square Foot 2008 at AWOL gallery

Amazing event, really glad to have been a part of it.

Lots of people, great music, had a great time there, even though it was short. Never

Here are two pieces that I contributed to the show with my friend Tyrel, it was fun collaborating with him on these 2 pieces. (sorry about the bad photos, i couldn't get a scan of the piece before i sent them out unfortunately..) After i painted the girl, he worked on the airbrushing of the background and texture of the piece. He also painted the red riding hood running away from the octopus monster i painted. Tyrel is now the third artist I've collaborated with.

"A haunting thought" oil on wood - 12x12












"Better run" oil on wood - 12x12










Collaborative art is a really fun part of art creating for me, its really exciting to see how my style fuses with others and how each style compliments each other. Whenever I pass my art to another, I'll tell them to do anything they want, paint over my work a bit, change or add things to what I already have on it...etc. Its a great surprise when I see the result.

As much as I love collaborating with other artists, it might be a little while till I can collaborate with another. We'll see, but I got lots of pieces to finish first before I'll have the chance again.

Unfortunately, that night, I couldn't make it out to the other opening at Whippersnapper Gallery. I will try to make it and post photos of that one later on.

Here are photos of the rest of the show

Two shows coming up this saturday.

This weekend is going to be busy. I'll be in contributing a few pieces in these shows this coming Saturday in Toronto..

One is the annual 'squarefoot' show at AWOL gallery, and the other is the summer showcase bonanza show at Whippersnapper Gallery.


Square foot 2008 at AWOL Gallery.
Come check out the annual Square Foot Show at Awol Gallery. 600+ artist works on 12" by 12" panels.
A MUST SEE EVENT!!
This Saturday, August 16th @ 100A Ossington Ave,. 2nd Floor 7PM












Whippersnapper Summer Showcase Bonanza
This Saturday, August 16th @ 587A College Street 8PM

Vinyl Graffiti - A Labyrinth Store Group Show

I will be participating in an upcoming show at the labyrinth book store at bloor street toronto. (www.thelabyrinthstore.com)

This will be my first group show, I'm excited. My 'Angela bury'/sweeney-todd-cover-paint-over will be in the show. There will be works by around 20-30 artists and many pieces will be available for purchase.
Opening reception is Saturday, February 9th at 7pm. There will be refreshments. The show will be up for a month. So if you're in the area, come check it out.