Congratulations to Keith Lane (Art Atrium artist), Ernest Aaron and Alex Zou for being selected as finalists in the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award – Art Atrium

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Congratulations to Keith Lane (Art Atrium artist), Ernest Aaron and Alex Zou for being selected as finalists in the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award

24th November 2013

Congratulations to Keith Lane, Ernest Aaron and Alex Zou for being selected as finalists in
the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award 2013. The exhibition is currently being held at Campbelltown
Arts Centre until 16 December 2013. Congratulations also to Walter Brecelyand Maria
Chatzinikolaki for their selection as finalists in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2013.
Keith Lane, Ernest Aaron, Alex Zou, Walter Brecely and Maria Chatzinikolaki as well as
Paddington Art Prize 2013 finalists Ernest Aaron, Cindy Chen, Will French, Penny Hulbert,
Max Miller and Julie Poulsen are all participating in Art Atrium’s current exhibition Art 3K –
Art $3000 & under.

Art Atrium artist Nathalie Hartog-Gautier is exhibiting at Orange Regional Gallery in her
exhibition Passing by the Tree, the Skin of Memory, until 5 January 2014. The exhibition was
opened by Dr. Rod Pattenden, Chair of the Blake Society and the Blake Prize, on 22
November, 2013.

Art Atrium artist Khue Nguyen will be performing Traces of Transformation, a life sketch
performance drawing with two hands, as part of Mapping Melbourne, an Independent
Contemporary Asian Arts event to be held on 7 December at the Melbourne Museum Forecourt
at Nicholson Street, Carlton.

Simon Chan has established a reputation as a professional gallery director who has helped many aspiring artists by showing them in his Art Atrium Gallery. Mixing exhibitions of established artists with younger artists, he has created a perfect way to promote living artists in difficult times.

Simon has also endeavoured to get prominent figures in the art world to open his exhibitions, which is a good way to publicise and promote younger artists. I commend Simon’s activities, and hope that the artists he has promoted will not forget who first gave them a helping hand. It is the first step up which counts so much in today’s very competitive art world.

Lou Klepac OAM

Art historian, Author, Curator & Publisher

Art Atrium is the invention of Simon Chan, an Architect who has a passion for art, especially indigenous art and architectural drawings. He is one of the few people with the breadth of experience and opportunity to hold such shows at his gallery that demonstrate his discerning eye and appreciation for the unusual and the best of art.

Professor Philip Cox AO

Professor of Architecture UNSW & Founding Partner of Cox Architecture

Simon Chan is a practising architect with a passionate commitment to promoting contemporary art that reflects Australia’s multiculturalism, and in which Australian Indigenous art has an important dynamic presence. In 2009 he founded Art Atrium in Bondi Junction to provide a dedicated space that would allow him to share his artists’ works with audiences, and also to enjoy the physical experience of curating the exhibitions. I have observed the superb way he manages the launch of these events, and I know that all of his artists appreciate the encouragement and advice that he never hesitates to offer.

Dr. Mabel Lee PhD FAHA

Adjunct Professor of Chinese Studies, School of Languages & Culture A18, The University of Sydney

Simon has established an active platform at Art Atrium to encourage cross cultural expression and collaboration among artists from different cultural background. I was honoured to open an exhibition of Chinese Australian women artists, as well as to conduct an Artists in Conversation event when artists directly communicate with art lovers. His passion towards art goes beyond his Gallery, and leads him to generously support art endeavours in public art institutions. He offers guided tours as a Community Ambassador at Art Gallery of NSW, and also serves as a Director on the Board of VisAsia which plays a vital role in promoting Asian art in Australia.

Yin Cao

Curator of Chinese Art at ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

I love the paintings I have bought from Art Atrium - they have really struck a chord. It's also been an absolute pleasure talking with and buying from Simon; it's clear he's in it for the love of the art and that makes the whole experience so much less 'transactional' and more emotional.

Amanda Falconer

Management consultant & business storytelling specialist