ALAN CHRISTOPHER CHIN

Born October, 15, 1987 in Berkeley, California.

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EDUCATION

2005 - 2011 BFA, (Double Major in Ceramics, Painting) California College of the Arts, Oakland, California, USA

2006- 2007 University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

2008 Academy Minerva Hanzehogeschool, Groningen, The Netherlands, EU

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2011 “Bay Area Legacies: Beyond Tradition ‘75th Anniversary”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, Ca

2011 "MONA," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (site-specific guerrilla installation), San Francisco, Ca

2011 “Pacific Standard Time: 100 years”, Kelsey Projects, Berkeley, Ca

2011 “Ceramics Annual of America”, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Ca

2011 “TAIWAN REPRESENT: IN TAIWAN THIS IS HOW WE ROLL!, Painting and Sculpture by Alan Chin”, Wang Projects, Taipei, Taiwan

2011 “California College of the Arts: Graduation EXPO”, Bruce Gallery, San Francisco, Ca

2011 “Guild Show”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

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2010 “SUBCONSCIOUSNESS: KATY PERRY”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2010 "OPEN FOR BUSINESS", Firehouse: PHILZ Gallery, Berkeley, Ca

2010 "CCACA", John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, Ca

2010 "Time Travel: Journey Through A Dream", Firehouse South Gallery, Oakland, Ca

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2009 “Reflection Series,” Steve Herrmanns Gallery, Seattle, Wa

2009 "Figurative", Bruce Galleries, San Francisco, Ca

2009 “Ceramics Guild Show”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2009 "Firehouse Collective Show", Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland, Ca

2009 "A Cycle", Art Foundry & Gallery, Sacramento, Ca

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2008 “Members“, Richmond Art Center”, Richmond, Ca

2008 “Alan Chin + Shawn Hibmacronan Painting and Sculpture”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2008 “From the Kitchen”, Di Rosa Estate, Ceglie Messapica, Italy

2008 “On the Floor”, Raymond Saunders Resché Ateliér, Paris, France

2008 “Alan Chin”, Winschoterdiep Gallery, Groningen, The Netherlands

2008 “Coming and Going”, Minerva Gallery, Groningen, The Netherlands

2008 “Installation”, Bazaar Bizar, Groningen, The Netherlands

2008 “Art”, Minerva Gallery, Groningen, The Netherlands

2008 “Alan Chin”, Niells Neijmer Gallery, Groningen, The Netherlands

2008 “Sculpture Is”, Niells Neijmer Gallery, Groningen, The Netherlands

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2007 “Contemporary Painting and Sculpture”, Pamela Skinner Gwenna Howard Contemporary Art Gallery, Sacramento, Ca

2007 “Alan Chin: Hangers ( LA fashion week)”, Cabanna Club, Hollywood, Ca

2007 “A Class Act CCA-c”, (Celebrating California College of the Arts 100th Anniversary) Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2007 “Elegy to S.E.R.”, Acalanes Performing Art Center, Lafayette, Ca

2007 “All Colors From Oakland 2 To Oakland”, Raymond Saunders Exhibition, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2007 “Salon”, Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, Ca,

2007 “From Oakland to Oakland, Raymond Saunders”, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2007 “A Class Act CCA-c”, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2007 “Pittsburgh”, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, Ca

2007 “One Ton”, Class Room: John Natsulas Gallery, Davis, Ca

2007 “Ceramics Guild Show”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2007 “Is What..?,” 51 Artist in the Bay Area, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

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2006 “Bay Area Art”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, Ca

2006 “70th Anniversary Richmond Art Center”, Richmond, Ca

2006 “To Paint”, Linda Geary, Bruce Galleries, Oakland, Ca

2006 “Buzz”, Graphic Motion, Wittier, Ca

2006 “Contemporary Sculpture”, Terry Friedman, A21 Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2006 “Earth is Wonderful”, Bruce Galleries, San Francisco, Ca

2006 “TWO” Gallery 276, San Francisco, Ca

2006 “Drawing is Painting”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2006 “Launch”, Tecoah and Thomas Bruce Gallery, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, Ca

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2005 “Painting”, North South Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2005 “Rush For Relief”, Benefiting Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans, Lafayette, Ca

2005 “The Blue Butterfly”, “Sculpture installation for Orinda Film Festival”, Oakland Children’s Hospital, Orinda, Ca

2005 “Orinda Arts Council Expo”, Orinda Library Gallery, Orinda, Ca

2005 “Function Junction”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, Ca

2005 “ART for Change”, Benefiting the Special Olympics, Walnut Creek, Ca

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2004 “Hearts in San Francisco”, San Francisco Civic Center, AT&T Park, Oak St. & Main Public Library, San Francisco, Ca

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2003 “California Young Art,” House of Congress of the United States of America, Washington DC

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1990 “Sweater Contest: I. Magnin’s Department Store,” San Francisco, California

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SELECT PERFORMANCES

2011 “NEWORDER,” Kelsey Projects, Berkeley, Ca

2010 "Time Travel Journey Through A Dream: The Act of Staying There", Jack London Square, Oakland, Ca

2009 "Back to Africa", Dean Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, Ca

2006 “Wired” Zellerbach Performing Arts Center, University of California, Berkeley, Ca

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND APPEARANCES

"Richmond Art Center celebrates 75 years: Alan Chin," Richmond Confidential, By: Rachel Waldholz | September 23, 2011 – 1:36 pm

"Beyond Tradition: Art Legacies at the Richmond Art Center, Part II," Art Slant, September 17th - November 12th 2011

"California College of the Arts Living the Dream," Firehouse Art Collective," Spring Issue, 2010

"Paintings and Sculpture: Alan Chin's Cycle, Square Cylinder Magazine, July Issue, 2009

“Living the Dream, and Painting it Too”, Blueprint Magazine, issue,2 Nov 21,2008

“Walk off: Los Angeles Fashion Week”, Santa Barbara Arts TV, 2007

“Keeping the Arts Alive, ABC 7”, Saturday, December 09, 2006 | 12:44 PM

“Hearts in San Francisco, Book”, San Francisco, Ca, 2004

“Asian Abstraction”, TDINK Magazine, Fashion, 2004

“Young Artist has Heart”, May 31, 2004, Contra Costa Times

“Speak of the Devil”, Bonsai Boy, Diablo Magazine, 2002

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© ALAN CHIN | 2012