About the Artist
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Gary Kin San Chan was born in Hong Kong to his Chinese migrant parents. Although being brought up in a traditional Chinese family, the colonial society and the foreign cultures influenced his upbringing profoundly.
Japanese manga and animation were two main interests during Gary's teenage-hood. Reading manga and watching animation was a daily routine and attempts of drawing and imitating of the manga characters was Gary's favorite hobby. During the time when Gary was living in London, an art student flat mate stirred up the artistic interests in Gary. Together, they visited galleries and museums both in London and Paris many times. The French impressionists, especially, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas left huge impacts in Gary. In 2013, Gary started his study in Limerick School of Art and Design. Among all disciplines, Gary was fond of ceramic, sculpture and painting and painting was nominated as his major at the end of his first year study. Gary subsequently graduated from LSAD in June 2017, conferred with second class, grade one honours degree in Fine Art, Painting. In November 2017, Gary joined the Wickham Street Studio in Limerick, which is a long standing art studio for more than a decade in the city of Limerick. |