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Lauren Chai
San Francisco, California, United States
Lauren Chai was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, being the first of her family to be born in the United States. Raised by her grandparents who are from South Korea, she grew up with dual cultures. Lauren was constantly drawing from a young age and having grown up with the computer generation, eventually got obsessed with digital painting in high school. She moved to San Francisco to attend the Academy of Art University in 2010 and after taking her first oil painting class, decided to switch majors from illustration to fine art having fallen in love with the medium and the fine art department. Now she has expanded to not just working with oils but sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media as well; playing with acrylic, ink, white out, watercolor, make up and etc. Lauren tends to work with a lot of unconventional mediums, items that are not usually meant to create art as well as items that are damaged or "broken". There is an attraction to the broken items as it pushes her to see and experiment in new ways.
Artist Statement
My work centers around the theme of my missing mother. Mira went missing when I was 12 years old and as I got older I have uncovered more and more information of what has happened to her and my family. My work is an exploration of the “missing person” playing upon different possibilities and circumstances using Mira’s face as a recurring icon as well as my family members. I work in a variety of mediums including oils, printmaking, and mixed media as I’m exploring and learning about my mother, in parallel I am constantly exploring new methods with new mediums. Drawing from old photographs, and memories, the faces start to look ghostly, faded and range from realistic to abstracted. The photographs I have of her help me see her face and features clearly enough to help me learn about her and myself through analyzation, however my actual memories of her are slippery and hard to grasp on to which comes across in my work through the specific, and the unspecific. Coming from a traditional Korean household I integrate a lot of my culture into my work playing upon the cross-culture of America and Korea. As much as this is in a sense a search for my mother, it is also a message for her--to let her know that I care.
FINISHING TOUCHES
Work In Progress
Education
2015 BFA Academy of Art University
Awards
2015 Academy of Art University Annual Spring Show, 2nd Place Contemporary, Juror: Craig Nelson
2014 Academy of Art University Annual Spring Show, Director’s Choice, Juror: Craig Nelson
Solo Exhibitions
2014 “Femme Fatale”, The Royale, San Francisco, California, Curator: Trevor Martin
2013 “Faces, Self-Exploration, Eroticsm”, Public Barber Salon, San Francisco, California
Group Exhibitions
2015 "STROKE", Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Kevin Moore
2015 “Spring Show Exhibition”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2014 “Bijou”, The Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, San Francisco, CA
2014 “Bio Collective”, The Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Daniel Segrove
2014 “Speakeasy Fine Art Exhibition”, 32 East Main St., Los Gatos, CA, Curator: Shari Flick
2014 “Spring Show Exhibition”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2014 “Dirty Works”, Wicked Grounds, San Francisco, CA
2014 “International Women’s Day Ninkasi Night”, BrewLab SF, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Alison Dubois
2014 “Multiverse”, Revere Tattoo, Hayward, CA, Curator: Hiro Hayashi
2013 “Spring Show Exhibition”, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Bibliography
"LAUREN CHAI’S ‘DREAM OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE’," Juxtapoz Magazine, August 10, 2013, online.
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTISTS
Kerry Zacharia
London, England, United Kingdom
Stefanos Folinas
Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
Stefan Doru Moscu
Brasov, Brasov, Romania
Melinda Matyas
London, England, United Kingdom
Melinda Matyas | I'm Selling you my Fears | Oil on Canvas | 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 1.6 in
Melinda Matyas | The Barricade (I'm still far from being what I want to be) | Oil on Canvas | 31.5 H x 47.2 W x 0.8 in
Raluca Caragea
Bruxelles, Belgium
Raluca Caragea | As music always followed I | Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper, with a white border | 19.7 H x 19.7 W x 0.1 in | Limited edition of 25 prints, signed and numbered
Brigitte Yoshiko Pruchnow
Munich, Germany
Brigitte Yoshiko Pruchnow | Rain No. 24, Alley | Acrylic on Canvas | 50 x 50 cm, 20 x 20 in | 2015
Gregory Prescott
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Gretchen Helt
Venice, California, United States
Gretchen Helt | Vinyl | Acrylic and Resin on Panel | 32x48 in | 81.28x121.92 cm
Gretchen Helt | Boar | Acrylic and Resin on Panel | 48x48 in | 121.92x121.92 cm
Hermes Berrio
New York, New York, United States
Hermes Berrio | HIDDEN BEAUTY 2013 | 140 x 140 cm | Mix Media
Ventsislav Zankov
Sofia, Bulgaria
Ventsislav Zankov | "dead heroe", Oil on Canvas, 81.1 H x 98.4 W x 2 in., 2005
Ventsislav Zankov | Issueless, Bronze and Metal, Issueless H 48 w46 d47cm polyurethane foam, polyester resin, colored, no edition, 2015, THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Patrick Gonzales
Dijon, Bourgogne, France
Patrick Gonzales | Untitled - #22- Limited Edition 1 of 30 | Color, Digital, painting and 3d on Paper | 23.6 H x 23.6 W x 0.4 in
Patrick Gonzales | Untilted - #90- Limited Edition 2 of 30 | Color, Digital, painting and 3d on Paper | 31.5 H x 31.5 W x 0.4 in
Patrick Gonzales | Untilted - #65 | Digital, Black & White, Manipulated and Paint on Paper | 104.3 H x 104.3 W x 0.4 in
Patrick Gonzales | Untilted - #5 - Limited Edition 12 of 30 | Digital, Black & White, Manipulated and Paint on Paper | 23.6 H x 23.6 W x 0.4 in
Peter Vahlefeld
Berlin, Germany
Advertising Degas | 2015 | Oil Acrylics and Pigmented Inkjet Prints on Canvas | 120 x 120 cm | 47.2 H x 47.2 W x 2 in. | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Brushstroke | Auction Advertisement | 2015 | Oil Acrylics and Pigmented Inkjet Prints on Canvas | 200 x 140 cm | 78.7 H x 55.1 W x 2 in. | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Juliet Vles
Gascogne, France
Marlene Rose
Clearwater, Florida, United States
Marlene Rose | Red Oh with Floating Rings | Sandcast glass | 76 x 28 x 12 in | 2016
Marlene Rose | Aqua Dowel and Button Butterfly | Sandcast glass | 23 x 10 x 8 in | 2016
Vikram Kushwah
London, England, United Kingdom
Vikram Kushwah | The Twins & the Green Car - 2 (large) - Limited Edition #2 of 8 | Color on Paper 35.4 H x 43.3 W x 0 in | 90cm x 110cm
Vikram Kushwah | The Fireplace (large) - Limited Edition #1 of 8 | Black & White on Paper | 35.4 H x 43.3 W x 0 in | 90cm x 110cm
Vikram Kushwah | Ofelea and Ofelea (large) - Limited Edition #1 of 8 | Black & White on Paper | 35.4 H x 43.3 W x 0 in | 90cm x 110cm
Jessica Bailey
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jessica Bailey | Crouching Beauty | Denim, Acrylic, on wood | 3.5'x0.5'x2'
Jessica Bailey | Blood on the Leaves | Denim, Acrylic | 3'x5'
Stefan Doru Moscu
Brasov, Brasov, Romania
Stefan Doru Moscu | Sitting down to lessons | Acrylic on canvas | 38.9 H x 31.4 W x 0.9 in | 80 H x 99 W x 2.28cm | 2015 | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Javiera Estrada
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Javiera Estrada | Metamorphosis | Photography: Archival Pigment Print | 40x41in | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Cherie Steinberg
Los Angeles, California, United States
Cherie Steinberg | Photography | NAKED ABSTRACT 1 | 60 X 40 in | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Krassimir Kolev
Bulgaria
Ronnie Jaing
Paris, France
Ronnie Jaing | Pablo Picasso | Acrylic on canvas | 60 cm x 60 cm ( 23,6" x 23,6" ) | 2016
Thomas W. Dowdeswell
Bristol, United Kingdom
Thomas Dowdeswell | The City Has Eyes | Oil on Canvas in box wooden frame stained black and waxed | 61.5''' x 41.5'' x 1.5'' | (156cm x 105cm x 4cm) | 2014
Joel Nakamura
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Joel Nakamura | Matsuri | Polymers, enamel on cradled metal panel 16” x 20 “ x 1.5 “ | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Goojee
Paris, France
Gooje | threshold (threshold) | Oil on Canvas | 140 x 240 cm | 55 x 94 in | 2015 | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Manzur Kargar
Berlin, Germany
Manzur Kargar | FACE SPLASH 7 | Oil on Canvas | 30in x 30in | 75cm x 75cm
Marta Juvanteny
Barcelona, Spain
Marta Juvanteny | Nature 3 | 130x162cm | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Marta Juvanteny | Refuge 1 | Mixed media on canvas | 150x150cm | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Kirk Jenkins
Miami, Florida, United States
Kirk Jenkins | "No one here's the song of a crazy man" | 60 X 48' |152 X 121cm | acrylic, charcoal on wood. | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
BuBu Oliver Schibli
Phuket, Thailand
2016 International Emerging Artist Award | Dubai
Colorsplash - Table Art Light by BuBu, 39.4 H x 19.7 W x 19.7 in, Fiberglass on Plastic, THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Anna Grau
Berlin, Germany
Margarita 2 (Gold Margo)| 2015 | Oil on Canvas | 100 x 200 cm | 39.4 X 78.8 in |THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Dick Waller
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Dick Waller | Contrasts CIV (104), 96″x108″, acrylic on canvas | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
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Singapore
Daniil Alikov | Untitled (88), Acrylic, Resin, Wood and Metal on Wood, 30.5 H x 24 W x 1 in, THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
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London, United Kingdom
Zoe Landau Konson | Mother. Me | Large black & white striped wall hanging with orange teats | Crocheted Wool, Stitched Fabric | 186 x Width 94 x Depth 55 cm (73” x 37” x 21” inches) | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Denis Rodier
Paris, France
Denis Rodier is a member of la Fondation Taylor, France .
Drouot Cotation 2002, France.
Denis Rodier | “Maya, rêveuse” Original art bronze (French foundry) n° 1/8 h 31 × 76 × 30 cm | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Denis Rodier | “Victor Hugo” Original art bronze (French foundry) n° 2/8 h 58 × 47 × 46 cm | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Ilya Volykhine
New Zealand
Ilya Volykhine | Mirror Image, 2016 | Oil, Ink and Pastel on Paper | 47.2 H x 47.2 W x 2.4 in. | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Magnus Gjoen
London, United Kingdom
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United States
James Van Fossan | Rosibel oil on linen | 28"x23” | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY ONLINE
Amrish Malvankar
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Amrish Malvankar | Glimpse - C8D | Acrylic and Ink on Canvas | 24 H x 24 W x 1.5 in | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
Sefanos Folinas
Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
Stefanos Folinas | "my town" | Acrylic on canvas |150 X 100 cm | 59 x 40 in |, THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
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Llansanffraid, Powys, United Kingdom
Josh Bowe | Ananias, Oil on Canvas, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 1.6 in, THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
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New York, New York, United States
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Reno, NV, United States
Vance Houston | Cubic Consumption of Space via Paper Engineering | 28x26x26 in. | THE CARLOS REID GALLERY
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Hayward, California, United States
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