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Kay H. Lin :: biography
Landscapes are considered to be the highest form of Chinese painting, exploring the relationships of man and nature and often evincing subtle social, philosophical, or political convictions. The new work of Kay H. Lin takes traditional Chinese landscape painting in a radical new direction, while preserving the essence of both the formalisms and the aesthetics of the form.
In the Endless series, Ms. Lin explores nature and the turn of seasons in both painting and poetry written by the artist. However, instead of ink on paper, each scroll is acrylic and oil paint on canvas with layers of colors in the stroke and gesture of contemporary abstraction and expression. Viewed solely as a painting, each work is thoroughly modern with clear Western abstract influences.
Underlying the modern appearance however, is a true sense of the Chinese landscape painting. Both painting and poem reflect the mind immersed in nature within a meaningful emotional context. The hanging scroll format, Chinese calligraphy and red signature seal are customary elements that establish these pieces as successors to the Chinese landscape painting tradition.
Solo Exhibitions
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2010
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“Idyll”,
Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea, NY :: press release
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2010
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“Lost Horizon”,
Kuandu Museum, Taipei, Taiwan :: press release
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2009
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“endless”,
Robert Steele Gallery, Chelsea, NY :: press release
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2008
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“Drawing Live Music”,
Grant Gallery, Soho, NY :: press release
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2005
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“Path Through”,
Chinese American Arts Council, Soho, NY
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2003
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“Through Horizon”, Grant Gallery,
Soho,
NY
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2000
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“Exchange”, Grant
Gallery, Soho, NY
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1997
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“Inside Out”, Gallery
456, Soho, NY
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1994
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“Through Logic”, 80 Washington E. Gallery, New York, NY
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1993
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“Pass”, NYU Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
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Group Exhibitions
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2011
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“Mediation in Contemporary Landscape”, Center for the Arts,
Towson, MD :: press release
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2010
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“Taiwan Discovered”, Frost Art Museum,
Miami, FL :: press release
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2009
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Chelsea Art Museum,
Chelsea, NY :: photos
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2009
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Taipei Cultural Center (TECO),
Midtown, NY :: photos
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2009
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THE Gallery at Elga Wimmer,
Chelsea, NY
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2009
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THE Gallery at Papoos,
Downtown, NY
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2006
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“Interpreting Music”,
Sumi NY,
Soho, NY
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2003
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“International
Woman’s Day”, Grant Gallery, Soho, NY
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2002
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“We Will Never Forget”, Grant Gallery, Soho, NY
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2001
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“Abstract Dialogues”,
Amerasia
Art Gallery,
Queens, NY
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1999
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“Mountain Series”,
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York,
NY
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1999
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“Gallery Artists”, Grant Gallery, Soho, NY
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1998
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Nurtureart Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
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1996
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"Inside Out Drawings”,
Pace University Gallery,
New York, NY
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1995
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"Dessert”, Virginia Gallery,
Long Island, NY
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1993
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NYU Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
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Education
1994 M.A. New York University,
New York, NY.
1992 B.F.A. Taipei National
University of the Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.
Selected Collections
Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Private collections
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