Lin Chau is a multidisciplinary artist based in Scotland. Her practice is underpinned by her connection to the world and her environment–be it social, political, or geographical–that she finds herself within. Much of her recent work is concerned with displacement and the passing of time. In addition to drawing as the core of her practice, Chau works with a variety of media from installation to printmaking, continually exploring new creative techniques that invite viewers to consider diverse ways of looking at the interaction of places and landscapes. Chau graduated with a Master of Letters in Fine Art Practice from Sculpture & Environmental Art and a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons) from The Glasgow School of Art. Her works have been exhibited widely in the UK and internationally.

Upcoming 

Dumfries House Scottish Artists Residency, 25 April – 8 May 2025

'The Land' Scottish Society of Artists group exhibition at The Dick Institute, 15 March - 7 June 2025

Endless Horizons, three-person exhibition, 44 Boyd Street, Largs, North Ayrshire, KA30 8LE, 24 March - 6 April 2025

Inverness Creative Academy Residency Group Exhibition 4 - 29 April 2025
 

Selected exhibitions

Between Islands, Glasgow 02 August-28 September, Dublin 26th Oct–30th Nov 2024

Print24 detail Art Gallery, Edinburgh, April 2024

London Art Fair and London Original Print Fair, 2024

Paisley Art Institute’s 134th Open Annual Exhibition, May 2023

Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, May 2023

Here and Now - Glasgow Print Studio’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 18 November 2022 - 10 March 2023 Kelvingrove Arts Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG www.gpsart.co.uk

Paisley Art Institute’s 133rd Annual Exhibition (Awarded The Bessie Scott Award), November 2022

Glasgow Print Studio Featured Artist solo exhibition, August 2022

Hulabhaig Uig Open 2021/22 (Winter show) 7th December 2021 to 28th February 2022

RSW 138th Open Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2018

Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, April 2018

FACSIMILIZATION, Before and After: the reworking of a 1965 mural by Alasdair Gray. A collaboration between Lin Chau, Alasdair Gray and Roger Farnham. The Light House, Glasgow, March 2018

Intertwine: An Art Exhibition, Singapore, February 2018

RGI 154th Open Annual Exhibition, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, November 2017

Paisley Art Institute 2017 Scottish Drawing Competition, Glasgow, October 2017

Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, September 2017

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 6th Open Summer Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow, September 2017

Mackintosh Reimagined, Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, June 2016

Master of Letters Graduate Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art, September 2015

Phoenix Bursary Exhibition, The Glasgow School of Art, July 2015

(…), iota, Unlimited Studios, Glasgow, June 2015

MOSS HEIGHT, Glasgow, June 2015 

SPACES, Glasgow Open House Festival, Lauriston Arches, Glasgow, April 2015

Intervals and Small Vibrations, Artists in Arches, Glasgow, February 2015

Open studio - artists in residence, DRAWinternational, Caylus, France 2014

Fine Art Showcase, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow School of Art, Summer 2014

BA Degree Show Installation, Glasgow School of Art, May 2014

A Disquietude of Objects, Joint exhibition, studio 41 Gallery, Glasgow, 2013

Project 23, Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, 2013

Et Al, SWG3, Glasgow, 2013

World Tour, International Exchange Show, Glasgow School of Art, 2013

Invited exhibitions

The James Watt Print Show, Trongate 103, Glasgow, June 2019

CUT, Glasgow Print Studio, August 2017

Festival littéraire de Parisot, France, 2016 - 2019

From a Distance, Howden Park Centre, Livingston, Scotland, Oct 2016

Glasgow City Council Green Year 2015, Growing the Green Economy, Glasgow City Council office, Sept 2015

You Build on Mackintosh, The Art School, Glasgow, Winter 2014

Part Seen, Imagined Part: GSA in Dunoon, Summer 2014

Professional Experiences/Projects  

2007 to present – Workshop artist

2023 - The Admiral’s House Residency, Isle of Skye, Scotland

2015 to present - Project work with Glasgow Museums

2011 to 2019 – Art studio assistant for artist and author Alasdair Gray

2015 – House for An Art Lover Mini-Residency, Glasgow, Scotland

2014 – DRAWinternational – Summer residency, Caylus, France

2014 – Bronze casting residency at Glasgow Sculpture Workshop, Scotland

2010 to 2013 – studio 41, Co-founder and Project Development Coordinator, Glasgow, Scotland

2012 – The Central Academy of Fine Art Beijing, Exchange semester, Chinese Ink Painting, China

2004 to 2009 – Ricefield Arts & Cultural Centre, Co-founder and Director, Glasgow, Scotland