Eric Chan - Biography

Education

1999 – 2000 Master of Fine Art (Painting) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
1996 – 1997 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
1993 – 1996 Diploma in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore

Solo Exhibitions

2010 Submissions To Beauty – Paintings by Eric Chan Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
2008 Fine Displacement – Paintings by Eric Chan Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
2007 Another Place. Another Time. The Substation Gallery, Singapore
2006 Paintings by Eric Chan Drawing Room, Philippines
Indulge – Paintings by Eric Chan Gajah Gallery, Singapore
2005 From Here To After – Paintings by Eric Chan The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
2004 Tempted – Paintings by Eric Chan Taksu Jakarta, Indonesia
2003 Fine Objections – Paintings by Eric Chan Taksu Singapore, Singapore
2002 Out-Sight – Paintings by Eric Chan Bark Modern Art, Hong Kong
New paintings by Eric Chan Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001 In Between Odds – New Works by Eric Chan The Substation Gallery, Singapore
ERIC CHAN – Solo Exhibition Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (24 May till 9 June 2001);
The Gallery - Siemens Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (5 July till 21 July 2001)
2000 Flaunting – Paintings by Eric Chan Art Forum Gallery, Singapore

Selected Exhibitions and Presentations

2007 SOUTHEAST ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART Soka Contemporary Space, Taiwan
2007 Inaugural BMW YOUNG ASIAN ARTISTS series Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
2005 TOWARDS BEAUTY’S END Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
ART FOR NATURE Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia
EMERGING ARTISTS EXHIBITION Span Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
2004 TOWARDS BEAUTY’S END Queensland University Art Museum, Brisbane, Australia (Touring Exhibition)
FOOTSTEPS (JEJAK LANGKAH) National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003 UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition Jendela, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
MALINDO Taksu Jakarta, Indonesia
TAKSU GALLERY (Singapore) Opening Exhibition Taksu Singapore, Singapore
2002 ASEAN ART AWARDS 2002 Philip Morris Group of Companies, Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Singapore Art Awards 2001/2002 Philip Morris Group of Companies, The Gallery @ Paragon, Singapore
Painted: Recent Works by Contemporary Southeast Asian Painters Valentine Willie Fine Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001 ASEAN ART EXPO – Singapore Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
RMIT Master of Fine Art Graduate Show (Singapore) LASALLE-SIA Gallery, Singapore
STRATA 2000 – RMIT Master of Fine Art Graduate Show SPAN Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2000 Imagined Boundaries – Looking at New Model Communities Marine Parade Theatre Festival 2000 (Visual Arts Exhibition),
Marine Parade Community Building, Singapore
Between – LASALLE School of Fine Art Faculty Show Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
1999 SUARA IV – LASALLE Alumni Art Exhibition Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore
PRAXIS – LASALLE School of Fine Art Faculty Show Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
Work In Progress, Master in Fine Art Exhibition, LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
1998 New Generation Singapore Artist Exhibition Art Forum Gallery, Singapore
SEMIOSIS – LASALLE School of Fine Art Faculty Show Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
A Refusal To Be Aware Of All Options; Looking Into Contemporary Painting The Substation Gallery, Singapore
Suara III – LASALLE Alumni Art Exhibition Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore
VISUAL + - 5 Installation 5 Artist LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
1997 Drench – 4th RMIT Fine Art Graduate Exhibition Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
President’s Charity Show Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
1997 Art Power – Substation Fund-raising Show Caldwell House, CHIJMES, Singapore
BA Studies – Works In Progress LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
1996 Relic – Fine Art Diploma Show Earl Lu Gallery, Singapore
Perspective & Chance Connections, Visiting Australian Artist Helen Geier’s Workshop LASALLE Gallery, Singapore
1995 Wetterling-Teo Scholarship Exhibition Wetterling-Teo Gallery, Singapore
Collage & Assemblage LASALLE Gallery, Singapore

Selected Awards, Accolades & Residencies

2007 BMW Young Asian Artists art series First artist to inaugurate the BMW corporate art series with the Singapore Tyler Print Institute
2005 Young Artist Programme (Printmaking Residency) Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore
2003 Highly Commended (Photography Section) UOB Painting of the Year Competition
2002 Jurors’ Choice Award Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore Art Awards 2001/2002
1997 Outstanding Achievement Award Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Painting), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
1996 Art Bursary for Bachelor of Arts Studies LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Arts In The City Street Painting Competition – 1st Prize Singapore Festival of the Arts Fringe 1996