Art Metropole

Yam Lau was born in Hong Kong and is currently based in Toronto, Canada. He received his Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Alberta. His creative work explores new expressions and qualities of space, time and image. His most recent works combine video and computer-generated animation to re-create familiar spaces and activities in varied dimensionalities and perspectives. Also, Lau publishes regularly on art and design and is active in the local art community. Certain aspects of his art practice, such as using his car as an on-going mobile project space, are designed to solicit community participation.

Lau has exhibited widely across Canada, United States and Europe. He is a recipient of numerous awards from the arts councils in Canada. Currently Lau is a Professor of painting at York University, Toronto. In addition to his teaching and research, Lau also serves on the board and advisory committee on two public galleries. His work is represented by Leo Kamen Gallery in Toronto and Yuanfen New Media Art Space in Beijing.

Born in 1960 in Montreal. Lives and works in Montreal.

Since the mid 1980s, photographer Alain Paiement has shown internationally, making his mark in contemporary photography through a sustained exploration of the medium’s spatial deployment, depiction of architecture and construction of sight. In 1992, Paiement was the first Quebecer to show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, in the exhibition “Power of the City/City of Power.” Subsequently his work has been the subject of numerous solo shows, including at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Darling Foundry. Two main bodies of work organize Paiement’s production to date: photosculptures (1986–2000) and mappings (1996–2012). He is perhaps best known for his elaborate aerial views of various domestic and work spaces. His most recent photographs are opening up to more specific considerations of time and transience. Paiement was the 2002 winner of the Prix Louis-Comtois presented by the City of Montréal in conjunction with the Association des galeries d’art contemporain de Montréal. In 2012, he was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Photography Award.