Brian Lau

Born in Canada and schooled in Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada, Brian has worked in the design profession for more than 20 years starting with freelance and agency work in Canada to starting his own award winning studio in Hong Kong. To date his studio has won more than 100 international design awards and has had work published in numerous design magazines and journals.

Despite his chosen profession in design, Brian has keep one foot in the world of art and has continued with his explorations in painting in various media. His art informs his design practice and he has formed several art groups and participated in numerous exhibitions.

His work draws from a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary background; from the expressiveness of Chinese calligraphy to the chiarascuro of the Renaissance to the transcendance of the Abstract Expressionists; philosophically Brian is influenced by Daoism and a childhood schooling in the Sciences has led to an interest in String Theory. Brian ultimately has earned degrees in the Visual Arts, Economics and Design with a focus on Ecodesign and Design Ecologies.

Aside from the Visual Arts, Brian also has a deep interest in Music. He is a self-taught 'musician' having written for and played wi...

At an early age, he trained under renowned Singaporean artists Liu Kang and Kam Kee Yong, as well as at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He has also been tutored in traditional Chinese calligraphy by his father Dr. Wai-Ying Lau, who is a practitioner of many years; as well as with Master Henry Ho a master calligrapher and the creator of the Tai-Chi style of Chinese calligraphy.

Brian has earned a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Toronto with a double major in Visual Arts and Economics, later a Masters of Arts in Design from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and another Masters degree from the University of Toronto in Knowledge Media Design and Culture and Technology.

ONE MAN SHOW ‘1997 Faces’, Crimson Teas, Toronto, Canada (2015)

ONE MAN SHOW
‘Cunts & Pricks’, Caroline Haven Creative Community, Hong Kong (2013)

ONE MAN SHOW
‘Greyscapes’, Artland Gallery, Hong Kong (2002)

ONE MAN SHOW
‘Graduation’, Market Village, Toronto, Canada (1995)

SELECTED WORK
‘Greyscapes’ at the Chouinard Gallery, Hong Kong (2003)

COLLECTED WORK ‘I’m Sorry My Art is Destroying the World’ at Clearwater Bay Country Club, Hong Kong

JOINT EXHIBITION
‘Taste of Compassion’ at Crimson Teas, Toronto, Canada (2017)*

JOINT EXHIBITION
ASIA HERITAGE MONTH 2016, Opening Ceremony at the Toronto City Hall, Toronto, Canada*

JOINT EXHIBITION
ASIA HERITAGE MONTH 2016, Metro Hall, Toronto, Canada*

JOINT EXHIBITION
70th Anniversary of the End of WW2 in Asia, Gala Opening Ceremony, Toronto, Canada*

JOINT EXHIBITION 70th Anniversary of the End of WW2 in Asia, Commemoration Ceremony, Toronto, Canada*

JOINT EXHIBITION
ASIA HERITAGE MONTH 2015 at Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada*

JOINT EXHIBITION
ASIA HERITAGE MONTH 2015, Opening Ceremony at the Metro Hall, Toronto, Canada*

JOINT EXHIBITION
‘18’ at The McKay Art Centre, Markham, Canada (2014)

JOINT EXHIBITION
‘The Art Of Light’ Ex...