HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A VISUAL ARTIST WORKING OUT OF A STUDIO ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HISTORIC GLADSTONE HOTEL, AND HAS SINCE BEEN EXHIBITED IN GALLERIES ACROSS CANADA. IN 2008, THE PRECOCIOUS TALENT MADE HIS MUSEUM/PUBLIC GALLERY DEBUT WITH TWO PROJECTS: A SOLO EXHIBITION AT LA MAISON DE CULTURE IN QUEBEC; AND AN INTERACTIVE PROJECTION ON THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, AS PART OF TORONTO'S NUIT BLANCHE FESTIVAL. HE WAS ALSO A RECIPIENT OF THE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL'S ACCESS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT, A $15 000 AWARD TO BOOST EMERGING YOUNG ART CAREERS.
Born: November 15, 1982 (Pembroke, Ontario)
Educated: Bachelor of Architectural Studies, 2001-2006
(Carleton University)
E X H I B I T I O N S
2008
December Alan Avery Art Company
(Group Exibition)
Atlanta, Georgia
December Maison De La Culture
(Solo Exhibition)
Gatineau, Quebec
October Art Gallery of Ontario
(Nuit Blanche Installation)
Toronto
July Toronto Outdoor Art Expo
(Juried Exhibition)
Toronto
February Galerie St-Laurent + Hill
(Solo Exhibition)
Ottawa
2007
October Toronto International Art Fair
(Included in Engine Gallery Exhibit)
Toronto
September International Interior Design Expo
(Part of Candela Light Art exhibit)
Toronto
July Toronto Outdoor Art Expo
(Juried Exhibition)
Toronto
February Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
2006
November Gloucester Gallery
(Solo Exhibition, Juried By The City of Ottawa)
Ottawa
October Spin Gallery
(First Kiss, Group Exhibition)
Toronto
September Queen West Arts Crawl, Gladstone Hotel
(Indestructible Objects, solo exhibition)
Toronto
August Ottawa Art Gallery (Rental + Sales)
(Abstract Plus, Group Exhibition)
Ottawa
July Spin Gallery
(Hello Dolly!, Group Exhibition)
Toronto
July Gladstone Hotel
(Artist Residency)
Toronto
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Nuit Blanche – A Dream Of Pastures
creativeclass.com, October 10, 2008. By Bruce Kubawara.
Quote: “The brilliance of the installation is laid bare to the audience who nonetheless remain
captivated by the action and imagery. But the key to the installation is tha the individual becomes
and actor in animating an urban space.”
Nuit Blanche – While You Were Sleeping
The Toronto Star, October 6, 2008. By Ariel Teplitzky.
Quote: “Hard to describe but highly inventive.”
Artspeak
Eye Weekly (Toronto), October 2, 2008.
Dream of Pastures: A Steampunk Bike-Driven Movie Projector
Boingboing.net, October 1, 2008. By Cory Doctorow
Chan et ses objets achitectronique
Le Droit (Ottawa/Gatineau), February 22, 2008. By Claude Bouchard.
Mitchell F Chan: Artist (profile)
The Daily Observer (Pembroke), January 13, 2007. By Steve Uhler
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