Lilac Lang

Education and activities

Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT:

The work of Lilac Lang invites us into a world of whimsy where awkward forms interact in colourful environments to explore possibilities in relationships and express aspects of human experience. "There's this urge to preserve the unperfected in my work. It's not about attesting to its beauty or arguing for its validity, because for me it is more about delighting in the silliness and awkwardness of imperfect things as they are: quirky, fun, and a little bit ugly."

Lang’s candid paintings present a direct and immediate use of her oil medium. Open, airy spaces are contrasted with sensitive pencil lines or thick impasto. Relying on courage and impulse, she fills her paintings with quirky shapes and unapologetic markings. The irony of these simple, capricious shapes rendered in a traditionally precious medium like oil paint adds a sense of light hearted playfulness to her work.

EDUCATION:

2007 BFA, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada

2005 Fine Arts Diploma, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Exhibitions

2008:

Anonymous Art Show, North Vancouver Community Arts Council, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Public Library Staff Conference, Central Branch, Vancouver, BC

3rd Annual U8 Event, Group Exhibition and Sale, Sopa Fine Arts Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2007:

More Painting, Solo Exhibition, Exhibition Window at the Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Duotone 2007, Arts Festival, Duotone Arts Collective, Kelowna, BC

Music, Art and Seeds, Group Exhibition and Sale, The Habitat, Kelowna, BC

23/7, B.F.A. Graduate Showcase, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, (travel to Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC) Catalogue

2nd Annual U8 Event, Group Exhibition and Sale, Sopa Fine Arts Gallery, Kelowna, BC

5th Annual Art On the Line, Group Exhibition and Auction, Kelowna, BC

2006 :

The Constant Tennant, Group Exhibition and Sale, The Habitat, Kelowna BC

Halloween Session, Whitehouse Night Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Members Exhibition, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Members Exhibition, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Duotone 2006, Arts Festival, Duotone Arts Collective, Kelowna, BC, Catalogue

1st Annual U8 Event, Group Exhibition and Sale. Sopa Fine Arts Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Exploring Voice, Gallery Vertigo, Vernon, BC

4th Annual Art On the Line, Group Exhibition and Auction, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC

2005 :

Video Screening: Uptown/Downtown Shoes,2005, at University of British Columbia Okanagan Lecture Theatre, Kelowna, BC

3rd Annual Art On the Line, Group Exhibition and Auction, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC

2004 :

Wearable Art Galla, Actors Studio, Kelowna BC

AWARDS:

Deputy Vice Chancellor Purchase Award, University Of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, 2007

Classic Gallery Framing Award, towards canvas supplies and framing, Kelowna BC, 2007

Publications

Art Show Puts Fun Back Into Fundraiser, The Phoenix 17.7 (2006)

My favourites

Artist

Helen Frankenthaler. Masahiko Kuwahara. Mark Rothko. Yoshitomo Nara. Jack Bush. Paul Klee. Nicolas de Staël. van Gogh, Patrick Heron