Lin Chau is a multidisciplinary artist based in Scotland. Her practice is underpinned by her connection to the world and her environment–be it social, political, or geographical–that she finds herself within. Much of her recent work is concerned with displacement and the passing of time. In addition to drawing as the core of her practice, Chau works with a variety of media from installation to printmaking, continually exploring new creative techniques that invite viewers to consider diverse ways of looking at the interaction of places and landscapes. Chau graduated with a Master of Letters in Fine Art Practice from Sculpture & Environmental Art and a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons) from The Glasgow School of Art.

Selected exhibitions

• Print24 detail Art Gallery, Edinburgh, April 2024

• Paisley Art Institute’s 134th Open Annual Exhibition, May 2023

• Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, May 2023

• Here and Now - Glasgow Print Studio’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 18 November 2022 - 10 March 2023 Kelvingrove Arts Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG www.gpsart.co.uk

• Paisley Art Institute’s 133rd Annual Exhibition (Awarded The Bessie Scott Award), November 2022

• Glasgow Print Studio Featured Artist solo exhibition, August 2022

• Hulabhaig Uig Open 2021/22 (Winter show) 7th December 2021 to 28th February 2022

• RSW 138th Open Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2018

• Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, April 2018

• FACSIMILIZATION, Before and After: the reworking of a 1965 mural by Alasdair Gray. A collaboration between Lin Chau, Alasdair Gray and Roger Farnham. The Light House, Glasgow, March 2018

• Intertwine: An Art Exhibition, Singapore, February 2018

• RGI 154th Open Annual Exhibition, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, November 2017

• Paisley Art Institute 2017 Scottish Drawing Competition, Glasgow, October 2017

• Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, Edinburgh, September 2017

• The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 6th Open Summer Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow, September 2017

• Mackintosh Reimagined, Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, June 2016

• Master of Letters Graduate Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art, September 2015

• Phoenix Bursary Exhibition, The Glasgow School of Art, July 2015

• (…), iota, Unlimited Studios, Glasgow, June 2015

• MOSS HEIGHT, Glasgow, June 2015 

• SPACES, Glasgow Open House Festival, Lauriston Arches, Glasgow, April 2015

• Intervals and Small Vibrations, Artists in Arches, Glasgow, February 2015

• Open studio - artists in residence, DRAWinternational, Caylus, France 2014

• Fine Art Showcase, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow School of Art, Summer 2014

• BA Degree Show Installation, Glasgow School of Art, May 2014

• A Disquietude of Objects, Joint exhibition, studio 41 Gallery, Glasgow, 2013

• Project 23, Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, 2013

• Et Al, SWG3, Glasgow, 2013

• World Tour, International Exchange Show, Glasgow School of Art, 2013

Invited exhibitions

• The James Watt Print Show, Trongate 103, Glasgow, June 2019

• CUT, Glasgow Print Studio, August 2017

• Festival littéraire de Parisot, France, 2016 - 2019

• From a Distance, Howden Park Centre, Livingston, Scotland, Oct 2016

• Glasgow City Council Green Year 2015, Growing the Green Economy, Glasgow City Council office, Sept 2015

• You Build on Mackintosh, The Art School, Glasgow, Winter 2014

• Part Seen, Imagined Part: GSA in Dunoon, Summer 2014

Professional experiences/Projects

• 2007 to present – Workshop artist

• 2023 - The Admiral’s House Residency, Isle of Skye, Scotland

• 2015 to present - Project work with Glasgow Museums

• 2011 to 2019 – Art studio assistant for artist and author Alasdair Gray

• 2015 – House for An Art Lover Mini-Residency, Glasgow, Scotland

• 2014 – DRAWinternational – Summer residency, Caylus, France

• 2014 – Bronze casting residency at Glasgow Sculpture Workshop, Scotland

• 2010 to 2013 – studio 41, Co-founder and Project Development Coordinator, Glasgow, Scotland

• 2012 – The Central Academy of Fine Art Beijing, Exchange semester, Chinese Ink Painting, China

• 2004 to 2009 – Ricefield Arts & Cultural Centre, Co-founder and Director, Glasgow, Scotland