Lin Chau is a multidisciplinary artist based in Scotland. Much of Lin’s recent work revolves around displacement and the passing of time. She became a member of the Glasgow Print Studio in 2016 after graduating from the Glasgow School of Art with a Master of Letters in Fine Art Practice from Sculpture & Environmental Art and a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons) in painting and printmaking. Her works have been exhibited throughout the UK and Europe. Selected solo and group presentations include Glasgow Print Studio, Mackintosh Museum, DRAWinternational France, Royal Scottish Academy.
Chau’s practice involves travelling and walking, often on coastal routes. While immersed in the landscapes, she sketches extensively, drawn to the vitality and movement around her. The energy and dynamism of the sea, the changing colour of the sky, and the interplay of light and shadow in the waves and fields are all elements that she captures in her works. As with most of Chau’s work, her sketches become her aide-mémoire and are further developed into prints using different printmaking techniques such as etching, monoprint and chine-collé with Xuan paper to convey the sense of a place. The influence of Chinese brush painting techniques stems from her five-month training at the School of Chinese Painting in the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing in 2012, which broadened her artistic approach and inspired her choice of material.
