Alan Chin

ALAN CHIN

Alan Chin (b. 1987, Berkeley, CA) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. In 2011 he earned a BFA in Ceramics and Painting from California College of the Arts in San Francisco and studied at Academie Minerva in the Netherlands. In his work, he seeks to navigate the ever-expanding landscape of information through visual language, embracing the fluidity and multiplicity of artistic expression. His practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and film, with a core focus on ceramics, found objects, and oil on canvas. He explores the value and meaning embedded in the mundane, transforming the ordinary into a conduit for deeper understanding.

Chin views art as both a process and a reflection of human behavior, balancing chaos and order. His work functions as dynamic systems in constant flux, aiming to bring clarity to the world's disarray and illuminate shared experiences. Each work is a gesture towards bridging the gap between individual perception and collective experience, capturing the essence of interactions with time, space, and identity.

Chin has exhibited internationally at institutions such as the Berkeley Art Museum, California College of the Arts, The Kaneko, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. He represented the USA at the 2017 International Sculpture Biennale in Wuhan, China. In 2021, the City of Torrance acquired his work from an anti asian-hate rally. That same year, he co-founded Space Ten, an artist-run curatorial space dedicated to exhibitions and original scholarship.