'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

white dew, marble steps

"white dew, marble steps"
14'' x 20'' Acrylics, inks and pencil on paper
collaboration piece by Harvey Chan and myself.

Here's the final piece I'm contributing to 'Unworldly Reunion', a show which opens tonight in Toronto, Canada.

white dew, marble steps is about personal growth in our own cultural backgrounds. More specifically, it is about an Asian growing-up in Canada. The Chinese characters on the grid paper is an excerpt from 'Marble Steps Complaint', a poem written by one of the great Chinese poets Li Bai. This piece is influenced by the themes of growth, mystery and change found in many of Li Bai's poems.

Growing up, I remember dreading Chinese school every weekend. (If you're Chinese-Canadian you know what I'm talking about!) I had to memorize many poems in order to get a passing grade. I hated it. I did not understand why we had to learn about the past, it just wasn't relevant to me. What influenced me was the gloss of popculture…

As I grew older I asked myself who am? What are my origins? This painting is a return to my Chinese heritage which I was once so involved in as a child.

Location:

DanZon Art & Dance Centre, 2480 Dundas Street West, Unit 104 ( 5 min walk north of Dundas West subway station )

Time:
August 9th, 2012. 7pm - 12am. ONE NIGHT ONLY

Artists: 
Jon Todd, Brianne Service, Jose Ortega, Juana Zuniga, Fiona Smyth, Selena Wong, Fred Sbastian, Peter Chan, Hyein Lee, Hiend Tang, Chu Zhang, Shen Plum, Mary Paz Sobreira, Miko Sobreira, Keita Morimoto, Megan Ellen, Richard da Mota, Matthew da Mota, Jona Stewart, Johny Deluna, Jack Shepherd, Wendy Ding, Tomo Nagamoto, Nataly Kim, Martha Chan, Kestin Cornwall, Ivan Prusac, Hanna Barczyk, Wing Yee Tong, Andrew Colebeck, Samia Taqi, Corrine Darvill, Kimberley Whitchurch, Anne-Karoliina Koskinen, Tomio Nitto, Mariana Tomasevic...

LIVE Painting at Paint-A-Thon tomorrow @ Night it up!

PAINT-A-THON @ Night It Up! from Paint-A-Thon on Vimeo.


Gonna be Painting LIVE tomorrow from 2pm - 7pm at Paint-A-Thon with a few friends @ Night It Up! in Markham. Fundraising for 'Make A Wish' Foundation and for youth development at 'Power Unit Youth Organization'! Come by if you're in the area!

http://paintathon.com/

Preview Photos of 5, 10, 15, 20 Pop up Shop!

Here are some preview photos of the new pop up concept shop on 183 Queen Street East in Toronto.

Tonight is the opening party!

For more photos, please visit my flickr.

OPENING PARTY 5-10-15-20

Its party time tomorrow! The opening party of 5, 10, 15, 20 is now just right around the corner!  
Need some good eats? We got home made kimbap + all you can eat tropical fruit table + other goodies.
These prints will also be available for purchase in the store, among other ones!

Come and take a look at the talent and goodies we have for sale! 

Participating artists and designers include:
Ji Han, Nicole Tirona, Justine Wong, Paul Tseng, Hieng Tang, Peter Chan, Mindzai Creative Shop, Sarah S Friend, Naomi Knaff, Ginette Lapalme, Jeannie Phan, Ness Lee, Ananda Gabo, and more+!


Need a wallet? We got some.
Need some new clothes? We got that too!
Need to detox your body and rejuvenate? We got a kit for that!
Need some dollar bills for the afterlife? ITS IN THE PACKAGING!
Come bring $5-$10-$15-$20 dollars, and walk out with some lovin. Or just bring yourself!
Draw + prizes at the door.
 

5-10-15-20 OPENING PARTY
Thursday, July 12, 2012
183 Queen Street East

5pm - 9pm 

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/254420468000583/

New Sketches on the Subway

Sketches on the Subway
Pencil on paper

Haven't posted observational drawings for a while! Here is a page of sketches done on the subway. I lead a sketch group with my friend Thierry Lafontaine here in Toronto and we sketch on the subway every Sunday.

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

Upcoming: Art Brownie Shop Project at IndexG Gallery, Toronto

Hi Everyone,
Things are busy! Been really excited these days working on a new body of work which will be released in 2012.

I have also been working on some small pieces for a few shows and events.
Here is a work in progress of one that is coming up in Toronto, Canada at IndexG Gallery. I will post the final as well when it is finished.

Artists Help Japan: Toronto 2011

Hi everyone,

Things been busy but recently just had the chance to upload photos/video clips of the event. The video was collaborated with an awesome photographer Keith Acedera.

Thank you again to everyone who came out to the event or helped out in some way and supported, we end up raising a total of $20,000+ for the Canadian Red Cross to donate to Japan's Tsunami and Earthquake Relief fund.

Here is the video:


My share of photos have been uploaded to my flicker, click here to see em.

Once again thank you everyone and special thanks to organizers, helpers, artists, and Revival bar for a successful event!

MAPS & Building from the Ground Up

Today I will be flying out to San Francisco for Wondercon this weekend, while I am excited to see San Fran, its also a bummer that I will be missing two great shows this Friday night.

I just wanted to mention that there are two great shows to check out Friday.

My friend Tessar Lo's solo is opening this Friday titled "MAPS", at Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto.





And also in the second gallery is a very talented artist Andrew Hem, his solo titled "Building from the Ground Up"



Please come out to the show if you are in the Toronto Area! I will have to check it out once I get back from my trip.

Opening Reception:
Friday, April 1st, 2011,
7:00pm - 11pm

Show & Tell Gallery
1161 Dundas St. West
Toronto, ON, M6J 1X3

for more information:
info@showantellgallery.com
+ 647.347.3316

ASHITA: Artists for Japan

Hi everyone,



I will have a piece at the upcoming event 'ASHITA: Artists for Japan'
My friends Harvey Chan, Tessar Lo, Nimit Malavia, and Keita Morimoto will also have work there. This is going to be a great event. Hope to see you there!

The event is on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
7pm at the Great Hall in Toronto, Canada
--> Facebook Event page
--> The Japan Foundation

Cover: minimum donation $10 (students $5 with ID)

Our heart and minds are with the Japanese people and now its time for action!
The Toronto arts community felt the shock much like everyone else when images first started to appear on the news and stories through friends started to come in

Many of the artists have traveled to Japan as visiting artists or to study its rich culture and its embrace with nature and nurture. We have made many friends and built bridges through collabora...tions and deep friendship

Curator Rafi Ghanaghounian and Artist Daisuke Takeya are organizing a fundraiser event that will bring the arts community of Toronto together to support our friends in Japan both mentally and financially. All artists and performers will give their time and efforts for this very cause

This night will include musicians, artists, poets from both Canada and Japan. As well galleries have donated books and other items available for purchase

Thank you for your support!

Participating groups, sponsors and partners:
The Great Hall, GUU restaurant, K6cards, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Japanese Visitors Association (JAVA), Nihongo Art Contest 2011, Toronto Artists Fund Raising, Orange LLP, Healing Japan, Hardboiledinc for doing our shirts!!

Special Thanks to: Kateryna Topol, Christine Seki

Participating galleries (more coming!):
OBorn Contemporary, Le Gallery, Show and Tell Gallery, Art Metropole, Koyama Press, Narwhal/Magic Pony, OUCHI Gallery NYC, Orbital arts

Participating artists (more coming!):
Howard Podeswa, Laura Horne, Fiona Smyth, Yuriko Kubota, Tomori Nagamoto, Winnie Truong, Nicholas Di Genova, Shigeko Okada, Keiko Tokushima, Ayako Bando, Sonomi, Kobayashi, Bernice Lum, Ron Loranger, Pierre Julien, Richelle Forsey, Jae-hong Ahn, Juno Youn, Miki Shinozaki, Keita Morimoto, Shinobu Akimoto, Yumi Onose, Shinya Kumazawa, Martin de la Rue, Joshua Choi, James Fowler, Martin Ouellette, Patrick DeCoste, Daisuke Takeya, Matt Evans, Martin Reis, Aisha Simpson, Harvey Chan, Peter Chan, Shary Boyle, Akira Yoshikawa, Rie Aikawa, Bud Fujikawa, Laura Adams,Tanya Reed, Dasar, REN, Amy Wong, Risa Kusumoto, Chrisopher Hayes, Takashi Iwasaki, Seth Scriver, Nimit Malavia, Junko Mizuno,Ruthanne Henry, Braden Labonte, Michael Toke

Participating performers:

Your MC's for the evening:
Rafi Ghanaghounian and Nana Akimoto

music:
Clara Venice and Ken Ogawa
Nobu Adilman: Choir!Choir!Choir!
Rambunctious featuring Michael Louis Johnson
Ashely Ingram

performance:
AKA Dance (Keiko Ninomiya, Amy Hampton, Mike Dell)
Natasha Bailey, Nayeon Kim, Adam Herst, Yumi Onose
VPV (Daisuke Takeya, Ayumi Sawada, Tatsu)

tea ceremony:
Tomori Nagamoto and Mika Sato

poetry by:
Ewan Whyte, Bonnie Bowman

DJ
Luis Jacob
Derek Mainella"

Thank you Rafi, Daisuke, and Keita for having me in the show.

`The Shit` - art show at Passion restaurant \ lounge

An upcoming event at Passion restaurant. Unfortuntely, i am still in Japan this friday. So I won`t be able to attend the event.

Anyways, for anyone interested and live within the area, here is the info.

Event: the shit
"passion's official launch party"
What: Cocktail Party
Host: Passion
When: Friday, June 6 at 9:00pm
Location: Passion Restaurant Lounge
Street: 774 Yonge Street
City/Town: Toronto, ON


funk, hiphop, mashups, electro, house, 80's
and a secret garden patio....

Featuring Music by Sean Roman
Toronto Artists Exhibition in our 3 galleries
Robert Ross
James Brylowski
Anda Untila
Kathryn Boyd
Juliana Neufeld
Peter Chan
Elise Trinh
Ilichna Morasky
Sarah Kim
Lena Lee
Ale Diaz

Musical Guest Performances
Times Neue Roman

Also Passion Features a Special Tasting menu.
Book your reservations now.

$6 cover w partial proceeds going to Banyan Tree Community Initiatives

Bottle Service available upon request

The Yo-Yo Show!

Went to the Art Show @ Sweet Art Gallery in the Distillery District yesterday with a few friends for the Yo-Yo show! It was a great show, lots of people showed up and lots of great yo-yos to see. its going on right now until the end of Dec., definitely should check it out if you're in the area.


















































And...here are some photos I took at the show.