TINYAN CHAN
Born 1942 in Go-Yew Village, Guangdong, China
Lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia
EDUCATION
1957-1960 Mid Southern Academy of Fine Arts, China
1960-1962 Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
1967-1968 L’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
POSITIONS
1965-1967 Chief Designer, The United Nigerian Textile Company, Nigeria West Africa
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1984, 1986
1984,1990, 1991
1986, 1991
1986-1992
1989-1994
1991-1995
1993
1995-2001
1995
1996-2018
196-2008
1997-2003
1997
1999-2001
2012
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2022
Juliane Galleries, Toronto ON, Canada
Mihalis Gallery, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Galerie Mihalis, Boca Raton Florida, USA
Miner’s Gallery, Carmel California, USA (annually)
La Flamme Galleries, Calgary AB, Canada (annually)
Le Kae Gallery, Palm Springs California, USA (annually)
Trailside Americana Fine Art Galleries, Carmel CA, USA
New Masters Gallery, Carmel California, USA (annually)
“Prelude to Spring”, Concord Pacific Place Presentation Center
Vancouver BC, Canada
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary Alberta, Canada (annually)
Corner’s Gallery, Banff AB, Canada (annually)
Stephan Art Gallery, Victoria BC, Canada (annually)
The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona, USA
Stephan Lowe Gallery, Victoria BC, Canada
“Tinyan Chan’s 55 years Restrospective Exhibition”, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
International Arts Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
The Avens Gallery, Canmore Alberta, Canada
Gallery 421, Kelowna BC, Canada
“The Symphony of Colours” Wan Fun Art Gallery, Zhongshan, China
“The Colourful World of Tinyan Chan”, GuYuen Art Museum, Zhuhai, China
Whistler Contemporary Gallery, Whistler BC, Canada
Adele Campbell Gallery, Whistler BC, Canada
“Tinyan Chan’s 80th Birthday Celebration”, Avens Gallery, Canmore AB, Canada
selected group exhibitions
1981
1983, 1994, 2004
1990
1994
1995
1995-2018
1995-2018
1996-2018
1995-2018
2004
2005
Multiple Years
2008
2009
2013
2013
2013 – Current
2015
2016
2017, 2021
2018
2018
2020-Current
2018 -Current
2020-Current
International Artists in Watercolour Competition
Federation of Canadian Artists Group Exhibition
UBC 75th Anniversary, BC. Asian Art Exhibition, Vancouver BC
New Masters Gallery, Carmel CA, United States
“Chinese New Year Celebration”, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Whistler Art Gallery, Whistler BC, Canada (annually)
Annual Christmas Exhibition, Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary AB, Canada
Annual Exhibition, Corner’s Gallery, Banff AB, Canada
Annual Exhibitiion, Whistler Art Gallery, Whistler BC, Canada
“Everlasting Moments”, Canadian Comparative Fine Arts Centre, Richmond BC, Canada
“Summer Symphony”, CCM Centre, Burnaby BC, Canada
“Masterpieces”, Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary AB, Canada
“Artists’ Passions”, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Group Show, Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary AB, Canada
90th Anniversary Exhibition, Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary AB, Canada
“Ablaze with Colour”, Artbeat Gallery, St. Albert AB, Canada
Annual Exhibition, Avens Gallery, Canmore AB, Canada
“Lifedreams”, Rendezvous Art Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
“Sweet Little Somethings”, Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary AB, Canada
“Ink Global” Exhibition, Hong Kong
“A Step Forward in Chinese Colour Ink”, International Arts Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
“Cycles of Nature”, Rendezvous Art Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Art of Winter, Adele Campbell Fine Art, Whistler BC, Canada
Annual Christmas Smalls Show, Koyman Galleries, Ottawa ON, Canada
“Christmas Show”, Gallery 421, Kelowna BC, Canada
awards
1981 Honourable Mention Award, International Artists in Watercolour Competition, London, UK
1981 “Cash Award”, Federation of Canadian Artists Exhibition, Vancouver BC, Canada
1983 Signature Member (SFCA), Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC, Canada
1994 First Prize and Gold Award, Federation of Canadian Artists and Associate Member of Federation of Canadian Artists Exhibitions, Vancouver BC Canada
2004 Spilsbury Bronze Medal, 2004 Spilsbury Medal Show – Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC, Canada
2011 Lifetime Achievement Award, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC, Canada
COLLABORATION FOR CHARITY
Annual Contribution to BC Children’s Hospital Christmas Card Program
Unicef
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Fundraising Auction
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
Her Royal Highness, Srinakarin, The King’s Mother of Thailand
Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver BC, Canada
Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, The People’s Government of Guangdong Province, China
Research Institute of Culture and History, The People’s Government of Guangdong Province, China
Foreign Affairs Office, The People’s Government of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, China
Gu Yuan Museum of Art, Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, China
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, Vancouver BC, Canada
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The University of British Columbia
United Nigerian Textile Company, Nigeria, West Africa
Shell Oil Company Ltd., Canada
The Magnificent Art Originals Ltd., Hong Kong
Scott Paper Company, Canada
Gulf Canada Ltd., Canada
The Federation of Canadian Artists, Canada
Alberta Gas Trunk Line Company (NOVA Corporation), Canada
Haddad’s Fine Arts Inc., USA
Dowell of Canada, Canada
Lohawong, Bangkok, Thailand
Tri-star Resources, Canada
Thai Civil Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand
Artesian Oil and Gas Ltd., Canada
Niji, Amsterdam, Holland
Kirby Society, Calgary Alberta, Canada
International Arts Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Erivan and Helga Haub Family, USA
Carl Ingwer, USA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Feature in Gallery Magazine (Guangdong, China), April 1984
“Tinyan: Endless Beauty”, Good Life Connoisseur, Fall 2006
“Oriental Technique meets Western Inspiration”, International Artist, April/May 2008
“Tinyan: Bold, Passionate and Vibrant”, Good Life Connoisseur, Fall 2008
Usher, Debra, “In Living Colour”, Arabella, Spring 2013