There’s something magical about Kevin Chin’s otherworldly oil paintings. Far-reaching cultural references meld in dream-like ways, to encourage us to think more fluidly about how we move through the world. Colour is used freely to express wonder and channel deeper states of being. Translucent glazes are layered meticulously into shimmering dreamscapes, ultimately offering an openhearted retreat. Akin to wandering, this slow working method imbues a meditative presence, transcending worlds.
Kevin Chin is the winner of the Bayside Prize Melbourne, winner of the Albany Prize WA, runner-up at the Redland Award Brisbane, and a finalist in over 20 national prizes. Institutional collections include Australian Parliament House, Artbank, RACV, City of Albany, Bayside City, Nillumbik Shire, and La Trobe Uni Museum of Art.
Kevin has held 20 solo exhibitions around Australia, and internationally in the USA, Japan and Singapore. He has featured in both the 50 Things issue and the cover of Art Collector. His work is also extensively reviewed in Artist Profile, The Age, Art Guide, Time Out, The Design Files, Art + Aust, as well as international publications Creative Boom UK, JH News USA, and Blouin Artinfo. Kevin has been awarded multiple grants from Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne, and NAVA.
#Ey! Studio Residency, Madrid Spain Sep 2024
Video courtesy of Simona Latorre and #Ey! Studio
Town Hall Gallery solo exhibition, Melb May-Jul 2024
Video courtesy of Julian Filer and Town Hall Gallery