Kennis Chan
Born in: Hong Kong 1991 Based in London.
Buraindo, Acrylic on fabric, 100 × 85 × 3 cm
Royal College of Art (MA Painting , 2015)
Kennis Chan completed her Masters of Fine Art in Painting at the Royal College of Art in London, and her BA(Hons) Fine Art from Lancaster University, UK. Her practice embodies profound respect for the places and environments she travels to. Themes of time and space have become the focus of recent paintings. Her work is contributing to current debates about painting’s contemporary status between East-West positions through geometric abstraction and gestural authorship. Private collection from all over United Kingdom, United States, Singapore, China and Hong Kong. Recent shows include ‘Shadow’ at Lichfield Cathedral and and ‘Don’t Touch’ on 352 King’s Road, London.
EDUCATION
2015 Royal College of Art, MA Painting
2013 Lancaster University, BA Fine Art
RESIDENCIES / AWARDS
2016 Finalist of The Lichfield Prize
2015 Longlisted for Griffin Art Prize
Shortlisted for the Art Graduates Prize
Longlisted for Signature Art Prize
2014 Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Shortlisted for Royal Bath and West Society
2013 Lancaster University Fine Art Studentship Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Art Central, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong
2018 The Paddock III, Posted, Studio Fontaine JCCAC Hong Kong
Daily Abstract, Contemporary by Angela Li Hong Kong
2016 The Angle of Incidence, Kennis Chan & Yu Ting Ong
Don't Touch, Brodsgaard Art, 352 King's Road, Chelsea, London
Shadow, Lichfield Cathedral, UK
The Internet Yami-Ichi, Off print London, Tate Modern, London
NN's Open Exhibition, NN Contemporary Art, Northampton, UK
Artist of the Future, Vyner Street, London
2015 Off the Wall, HQS Wellington, London
Art Graduates Prize Shortlist Exhibition, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Pulse and Pull, Kennis Chan & Min Kim, Lychee One Gallery, London
Griffin Gallery Open, Griffin Gallery, London
Show RCA, Royal College of Art, London
Collection at The Narrow Limehouse of Gordon Ramsay, London
RCA Secret 2015, Royal College of Art, Dyson Building, London
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention Centre, Hong Kong
In Conversations, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong
Graduate Show 2015, Granary Art Gallery, Weston Park, UK
2014 RCA Secret 2014, Royal College of Art, Dyson Building, London
WIP Show 2014, Kensington Galleries, Royal College of Art, London
2013 Northern Graduates, Curwen Gallery, London
Abstraction, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong
North by West, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, UK