Lucie Chan
Biography
Guyana-born Lucie Chan’s multi-layered drawings result from working with voluntary participants from the general public to discover potentially connected, cross-cultural narratives between seemingly disparate lives. Her recent work involves one-on-one interviews, to gain depth into race-related, immigrant experiences, which are often rooted in misunderstandings and wrongful accusations in the public realm.
Chan has participated in several solo and group exhibitions across Canada, notably Black Body: Race Resistance Response at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, which launched Chan’s career in 2001. Chan has also participated in several international residenies in Spain, Italy, Portugal and France. She is the recipient of numerable national and provincial grants and was the recipient of the VIVA Art in 2020. She lives and works in Kjipuktuk, also known as Halifax.
Works Available
Installation view of: Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (solo exhibition) July 15 - September 10, 2022
Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (Alieyth) 2018-2019. Photocopies, watercolour drawings, watercolour cut outs, two wood shelves, sculptural objects, icing sugar
Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (Kutobe) 2018-2019. Photos, photocopies, watercolour drawings, ink, pen, gouache on washi paper
Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (Floor piece). 2018-2019. Ink, watercolour on washi paper, doll hands, doll feet, licorice candy, cloth
Detail of: Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (Portraits, Part 1) 2018-2019. Watercolour drawings, ink and watercolour on washi paper
Installation view of: Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (solo exhibition) July 15 - September 10, 2022
Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (Portraits, Part 2) 2018-2019. Watercolour, ink, ink on washi paper, watercolour cut outs
Lucie Chan, To Be Free, Everything You Most Hate and Fear (Story) 2018-2019. Looped audio narrative, watercolour drawings, sculptural elements on shelf: icing sugar, doll hands, cloth, paper
Lucie Chan, Human Spectacle Series 1, 2023. Pencil crayon, watercolour, pen, marker on paper. 28.9 x 21 cm
Lucie Chan, Human Spectacle Series 2, 2023. Pencil crayon, watercolour, pen, marker on paper. 28.9 x 21 cm
Lucie Chan, Human Spectacle Series 3, 2023. Pencil crayon, watercolour, pen, marker on paper. 28.9 x 21 cm
Lucie Chan, Human Spectacle Series 4, 2023. Pencil crayon, watercolour, pen, marker on paper. 28.9 x 21 cm
Lucie Chan, Untitled (Portraits from Ota Benga series) 2021. Mixed media collage, chocolate, ink, crayons, marker, watercolour, gouache, pens, found images. 26 x 43 cm.
Lucie Chan, Untitled (Portraits from Ota Benga series) 2021. Mixed media collage, chocolate, ink, crayons, marker, watercolour, gouache, pens, found images. 26 x 43 cm.
Lucie Chan, Untitled (Portraits from Ota Benga series) 2021. Mixed media collage, chocolate, ink, crayons, marker, watercolour, gouache, pens, found images. 26 x 43 cm.
Installation view of: Lucie Chan in "If Not Now, Then When" (group show). June 29 — September 07, 2024.
Lucie Chan, If Not Now, Then When, 2018. Series of (11) drawings: watercolour, pencil crayon, gel pen on vellum and mulberry paper. 68.6 x 138.4 cm each.
Lucie Chan, If Not Now, Then When, 2018. Series of (11) drawings: watercolour, pencil crayon, gel pen on vellum and mulberry paper. 68.6 x 138.4 cm each.
Lucie Chan, If Not Now, Then When, 2018. Series of (11) drawings: watercolour, pencil crayon, gel pen on vellum and mulberry paper. 68.6 x 138.4 cm each.