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Bio:

Chimo Chan, aka. Lillian Chan, was born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto. She studied drawing and painting at the Ontario College of Art & Design, graduating in 2006 with a BFA. She works in all types of media and is in love with everything to do with figurative art.


Contact:

hello[at]chimochan.com


Current projects:

PURPLE RED - a series of ink and watercolour paintings.


Past projects:


2009


Botanical illustrations for Diane Borsato's THE CHINATOWN FORAY
DIANE BORSATO: THE CHINATOWN FORAY
Mercer Union, Toronto.

BLIND - Mixed media on wood
SQUARE FOOT group show
AWOL Gallery, Toronto.

THE SHOT - A comic in collaboration with Darren O'Donnell
Dandyhorse magazine, Issue #3, Toronto.

Paintings and installations for Darren O'Donnell's MISSING YOU
PRESENTLY ABSENT group show, curated by Sophia Lin
Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.




PRETTY - A series of charcoal drawings on paper
WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE group show
White House, Toronto.





2008


LOVE ME - Charcoal on stretched paper
THE LOVE SHOW group show
Lonsdale Gallery & Gallery 1313, Toronto.




Commercial for Moka Only's album CARROTS AND EGGS
Directed and animated in collaboration with URBNET Records
Artwork by Moka Only




Public Service Announcement for SKETCH
Designed and animated in collaboration with Polly Lee
Music by Grand Analog, courtesy of URBNET Records

PRETTY - Charcoal on paper
SQUARE FOOT group show
AWOL Gallery, Toronto.




ACCEPTING THE POSSIBILITY THAT I MAY RUIN MY EYES -
An installation in collaboration with
Petrina Ng, Darren O'Donnell, and Danielle Williams
TORONTO FREE LIBRARY group show,
Curated by Maiko Tanaka and Sarah Todd
Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto.





2007


RED EYES - Oil on canvas
SQUARE FOOT group show
AWOL Gallery, Toronto.





2006


CHARLENE - A series of 3 softoleum prints, acrylic on paper
SQUARE FOOT group show
AWOL Gallery, Toronto.

DOWN - Gouache and chalk on paper
THE FIGURE SHOW group show
OCAD Great Hall, Toronto.



2005


BOY - A series of 3 screenprints, acrylic on paper
SQUARE FOOT group show
AWOL Gallery, Toronto.



Love and affection:

Honorable Mention Award, SQUARE FOOT group show, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, 2008.

MAZE OF KNOWLEDGE, ENTRY FIVE CENTS by Holly Jean Buck, The Walrus Blog, July 22, 2008.


FYI:

Chimo is pronounced CHEE-mo (it's Inuit).