Ngan, Gailan
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Maker Name
Ngan, Gailan
Biography
Gailan Ngan first emerged making elegant, often ovoid or rocking pots that were sold through her studio in Chinatown in Vancouver. In recent years she has been exploring installations of sculptural hand-built organic forms that have complex fused surfaces using coloured slips, and found materials, providing active, tactile surfaces.
She has shown at Cooper Cole, Toronto; The Apartment, Vancouver; San Diego Art Institute; Nanaimo Art Gallery; Art Gallery at Evergreen, Coquitlam; Kamloops Art Gallery; Unit 17, Vancouver; the Western Front; Vancouver Art Galler; Monte Clark Gallery; the Museum of Anthropology; Centre A - International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art; The Apartment; and Art Los Angeles Contemporary.
In 2015 Gailan was the recipient of the North-West Ceramics Foundation Award of Excellence.
Gailan is the daughter of famed potter Wayne Ngan, and along with her sister co-manages his legacy. They have created an archival website and Gaillan works part time out of the Hornby Island studio.
She has shown at Cooper Cole, Toronto; The Apartment, Vancouver; San Diego Art Institute; Nanaimo Art Gallery; Art Gallery at Evergreen, Coquitlam; Kamloops Art Gallery; Unit 17, Vancouver; the Western Front; Vancouver Art Galler; Monte Clark Gallery; the Museum of Anthropology; Centre A - International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art; The Apartment; and Art Los Angeles Contemporary.
In 2015 Gailan was the recipient of the North-West Ceramics Foundation Award of Excellence.
Gailan is the daughter of famed potter Wayne Ngan, and along with her sister co-manages his legacy. They have created an archival website and Gaillan works part time out of the Hornby Island studio.
First name
Gailan
Last name
Ngan
Career dates (start and end)
1995
Date of Birth
1971
Place of Birth
Cumberland, BC
Studio location
Formal Education
Major Exhibitions
2022 'From the Studio Floor', Esker Foundation. Calgary, Alberta
2021 Delineations: Marilyn Dyer and Gailan Ngan
Surrey Art Gallery
Surrey Art Gallery
2021 Where Do We Go From Here?
Group Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery
Group Exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery
2021 Splitting Circle
Gailan Ngan, Wayne Ngan, Paul P., Lam Wong. Unit 17, Vancouver
Gailan Ngan, Wayne Ngan, Paul P., Lam Wong. Unit 17, Vancouver
2021 '3 Works; Gailan Ngan on Materiality' Gardiner Museum
Collections
Doris Shadbolt Collection at the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, UBC
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, UBC
Affiliated organizations
Personal Website
https://gailanngan.com
Links to Further Resources
http://monteclarkgallery.com
North-West Ceramics Foundation - NWCF Award of Excellence 2015
https://eskerfoundation.com/exhibition/gailan-ngan/
Source
Debra E. Sloan