iantangallery, Author at Ian Tan Art Gallery

Interpreting An Artists Contemporary Artwork

July 30, 2018

Is there a key to understanding art? Are there some simple steps to unpacking what an artwork means? Yes is the short answer. I wrote an article recently for The Conversation that addressed three questions to not ask of art and four questions to ask instead.…

7th Annual South Granville ArtWalk

May 15, 2018

Join us in celebrating South Granville's 7th Annual ArtWalk on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 from 10 am to 5 pm. Special Events at our gallery: 10am-5pm Special exhibition and sale of fine contemporary jewellery by local celebrated jeweller Suzanne Nairne 10am-5pm Sign up with Evo onsite and get…

Vancouver artist Vanessa Lam wins Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series grand prize

December 11, 2017

https://www.straight.com/arts/1006596/vancouver-artist-vanessa-lam-wins-bombay-artisan-series-grand-prize by Janet Smith on December 11th, 2017 at 10:52 AM photo: JOEY ARMSTRONG Vancouver mixed-media painter Vanessa Lam has won the grand prize for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series in Miami. Now in its eighth year, the series searches out emerging visual artists from across North America, bringing 16 finalists to the international art…

WELCOMING VANESSA LAM

December 6, 2017

Vanessa Lam investigates the dynamics of form, space and the unconscious through collage and mixed media painting. She refers to Abstract Expressionism in her work through gesture and automatic painting. Her action-oriented process involves a balance between chance and control. Although her mark making may…

WELCOMING KRISTA JOHNSON

October 10, 2017

Krista Johnson is a Vancouver based artist. Her representational paintings allow her to explore the relationship between color and light as it exists in the natural world. It is this constant need to seek out an abundance of nature that she continually examines in her…

Kevin Lanthier addresses our city’s changing streetscapes

July 25, 2017

Kevin Lanthier The Special August 10 - 31, 2017 Like any city, Vancouver has its myths and clichés. Being a lifelong resident of Lower Mainland, British Columbia these are as common to Kevin Lanthier as the North Shore Mountains or the #1 Highway. As a digital photo artist,…

An all-people flag to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday

June 27, 2017

Canada 150 2017 T-shirts, sequins and carnival beads 48" x 99" triptych [two_third_last] Born in 1936, Sola grew up in London during and after World War II, when reuse and recycling played a fundamental role in daily life. Her tapestries transform the idea of thrift and make…

6th Annual South Granville ArtWalk: Saturday, June 17th 2017

March 21, 2017

[two_third_last] The 6th annual Vancouver ArtWalk returns with special events to celebrate Vancouver’s epicenter for visual art along South Granville. The participating Art Galleries between West 5th and West 15th Avenues offer a diverse range of art including Canadian and International conceptual, European modernism and old masters, historical and emerging Canadian art…

WELCOMING MARCO TULIO

October 28, 2016

[two_third_last] Born in Medellin Colombia, Marco Tulio expertly paints canvases in which familiar, realistic scenarios are imbued with a supernatural force, where the strange is naturalized and the normal mystified. In these pictures, he creates his unique take on magical realism in which the internal and…

WELCOMING MICHAEL ABRAHAM

October 26, 2016

We are pleased to welcome BC artist Michael Abraham to our Vancouver gallery. Born in Montreal, Michael Abraham began his studies in life drawing and compositional painting at the Ontario College of Art (1984-88). In his fourth year of OCA he was awarded the top figure…

Special Project Space: Ian Tan Projects

September 1, 2016

We are pleased to announce a 6,500 sq ft special project space, Ian Tan Projects (Oct 5 - Jan 31), in the new Tsawwassen Mills. Grand Opening: Oct 5th - 10th, 2016. GUEST ARTISTS: Niina Chebry Jonathan Gleed Jennifer Harwood Carylann Loeppky Shari Pratt Claire Sower Donna Cowan

LOCAL LOVE: February 4 -7, 2016

January 11, 2016

A Collaborative project between the Designers Collective and Ian Tan Gallery to celebrate Valentine's Day 2016. Local Love is an innovative Popup that pioneers a new way of thinking about our local creatives. By integrating the fine art showcased in Ian's Gallery with the work of…

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