Ivan Lam

Born: 
1975
Place: 
Kuala Lumpur
Category: 
Mid-career
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1998 |

  • Ins and Outs, Crank, Portland, ME, USA
  • MECA Senior Thesis Show, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland ME, USA
  • Exit Removals, Artworks Gallery, Portland ME, USA

 

2002 911, Taksu, Kuala Lumpur

2004 Plosive, Taksu,  Kuala Lumpur

2004 Plosive, Taksu,  Singapore

2007 Ivan Lam; After all these years….Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2009 Panorama, Wei-Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2011 | Together Alone, Wei-Ling Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur

 

2012 | Machines, Wei-Ling Contemporary, Kuala Lumpur

2014 | Ivan Lam: Twenty, Wei-Ling Gallery, The Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur

 

 

HONOURS/AWARDS

1996 | Merit Scholarship Exhibit, Meca Portland, ME, USA

2001 | Phillip Morris Malaysian Art Award (Honourable Mention)

2003 | Phillip Morris Malaysian Art Award (Grand Prize Winner)

2006 | Sovereign Art Prize, Hong Kong (Top 10 Finalist)

 

EDUCATION

1994 | Limkokwing Institute of Technology

1998 | Maine College of Art, USA

2006 | University of East London

 

 

  • Ivan Lam initially trained as a printmaker, and used the silkscreen as a means of creating artwork. He later ventured into painting.

 

 

AUCTIONS

Also featured in KL Auction in 2012 (May)

2015 March | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Untitled (Black), Undated | Acrylic on canvas (51cm x 51cm) | RM 4,704

2015 March | Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers | Untitled (Beige), Undated | Acrylic on canvas (51cm x 51cm) RM 6,160

2017 Apr | Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art | THE DAY I GAVE UP GOD | Oil on canvas | 183 x 56 cm | 187,500 HKD (price include buyer's premium)