Gwenessa Lam

Gwenessa Lam
Before Present

Gwenessa Lam is a visual artist and educator. Her current work draws from historical objects and domestic spaces as contested sites of collective memory. Lam is interested in understanding the psychological and social implications when artifacts are lost to disaster, censorship, or misidentification.

Lam received her BFA from the University of British Columbia and MFA from New York University. She has taught at New York University, the University of British Columbia, and the Alberta University of the Arts. Lam has attended residencies at Skowhegan, MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the Banff Centre. Her work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of Art and the Queens Museum of Art in New York. Lam lives and works in Vancouver, BC and is currently Associate Professor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

For a list of available works from this exhibition, please contact the gallery at info@equinoxgallery.com

Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 18th
2-4pm

50 Years | 50 Stories

Equinox Gallery marks its 50th anniversary in 2022. To celebrate this institutional milestone and offer a glimpse into aspects of gallery life from the past 5 decades, we present 50 Years | 50 Stories, an eclectic mix of artworks that trigger significant triumphs and challenges, personal anecdotes, and creative strategies. As one of the anchors of the nation’s commercial art sector with over 400 exhibitions to its credit, we have represented many of Canada’s top talents in tandem with international artworld giants. Through a selection of works by artists who have been featured at the gallery, this exhibition is an opportunity to consider the gallery’s focus on developing artists’ careers in the context of larger and ever-shifting art world narratives.

While much has changed at the gallery over the past 50 years, our long-term relationships with artists and collectors (both public and private) remain central to the gallery’s ethos. It is by nurturing such deep-rooted connections that we are able to contribute to the significant role art plays in enriching people’s lives.

感谢您在过去50年的支持，我们期待着下一个50年的到来。

Andy, Sophie, Hannah, Chantelle, Lulu

CLICK HERE to read the stories

Gwenessa Lam, Magic. Bronze Mirror FSB 587, 2023

Gwenessa Lam, Future Magic, GAN Bronze Mirror 42, 2023

Gwenessa Lam, Future Fragment GAN Bronze 20, 2023

Gwenessa Lam, Coin (Chinese Talisman) Lightjet, 2019

Gwenessa Lam, Stone Lamp, 2019

Gwenessa Lam, Coin (Chinese Talisman), 2019

Gwenessa Lam, Cluster no. 4 (Town)

Gwenessa Lam, Cluster no. 3 (Insect), 2013