Amity Chan

Lives and works in Washington, D.C.

 

EDUCATION:
 

• 2024, Certificate, George Mason University, Arts and Peacebuilding Culture for DMV Leaders

• 2020, BFA in General Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art; Minor in Culture and Politics

• 2018, Semester Study Aboard, Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy

 

IN THE PRESS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
 

2024

• Interview “Five years after a summer of protest, Hong Kong exiles are still rebuilding their lives,” Radio Free Asia, Washington D.C.

• Blog Feature “Summer 2024 Staff Picks,” Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

• Blog Post “Fellows Follow Up: A Post-HEAL Chat with Amity Chan,” Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

• Artist Spotlight via Monthly Newsletter, Vika Visual Arts Association, Washington D.C.

• Artist Talk with Omari Jesse, Olivia Bruce, and Skyler Henry; moderated by Irene Pantelis, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

• Blog Post “STAFF SHOW 2024: AMITY CHAN,” The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.  

 

FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS:
 

• 2024, “Mind Your Art Business” Program, Vika Visual Arts Association, Washington D.C. 

• 2024, Arts and Peacebuilding Culture for DMV Leaders Fellowship, George Mason University, Arlington, VA

• 2023-25, Jennie Lea Knight Fellowship, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

 

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:
 

2024

• Vika Visual's 2024 Silent Art Auction, Online, VVAA, Washington D.C. 

• Life in Diaspora - New Works by Amity Chan, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
 

2024
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• Journey to Self, VVAA, Washington D.C. (November 2024)

• Extension X MemoGraph Free Art Exhibition, Blossom Hong Kong Lennon Walls, Toronto, Canada. 

• Butterflies in the Outhouse, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

• ImagiNation: Hong Kong in Exile, The Hague Center, Netherlands.

• Wandering Hong Kong, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

• HEAL, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

 

2023

• The 2023 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show, The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.

• Our Common Humanity, Studio Gallery, Washington D.C.

• The 13th Annual March150, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA

 

2022

• 20x21 Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

 

2020

• The 2020 Show, Online Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

• PREVIEW #8, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

 

2019

• Making Common, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

• Review Board Selections, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

• Final Exhibition 2019, Open Space, Baltimore, MD

2018

• First Year Experience Open House Exhibition (Spring Semester), Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

• SACI End-of-Term Student Shows Design and MICA Program, Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy

 

2017

• As Seen: Life Drawing, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

• First Year Experience Open House Exhibition (Fall Semester), Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

• Edmonds CC Student Art Exhibit, Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA

 

COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES:
 

• 2024, Community Painting Workshops (April and May), Hong Konger Community Center, Bethesda, MD

• 2023, Art Commission, Forgetting≠Giving up (digital illustration), Bonham Tree Aid, United Kingdom

 

OTHER RECOGNITIONS:
 

• 2018, Studio Arts College International (SACI) Scholarship

• 2017, Maryland Institute College of Art Transfer Scholarship

• 2014, Nominee, Open Visual Art Competition

• 2012, Certificate of Merit for Lantern Design Competition

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