艺术家｜李珊
Artist｜LI Shan
个展｜窗外
Solo Exhibition | Outside the Window
Nicholas Metivier 画廊，加拿大多伦多
Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
2024年 4月 6日 – 2024年 5月 4日
东画廊荣幸宣布艺术家李珊个展 "窗外"（Outside the Window）在Nicholas Metivier画廊举办，这亦标志着李珊的作品首次亮相加拿大和北美地区。展览于 4 月 6 日开幕，持续至 2024 年 5 月 4 日。
Don Gallery is pleased to announce artist LI Shan's first exhibition, Outside the Window, at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery, marking the debut of her work in Canada and North America. The exhibition opens on 6 April and runs until 4 May 2024.
Outside of painting, LI Shan is passionate about outdoor activities such as overseas travelling, hiking, and snowboarding, and has travelled to Canada, England, Scandinavia, Switzerland, and Nepal, using her paintings as a journal to record her journeys. In Outside the Window, LI Shan presents a series of landscapes from 2014 to the present, many of which are based on the places she has visited. LI Shan admits that the concentration and serenity she enjoys when creating her artwork directly contrasts the outgoing and adventurous personality she displays in her daily life. LI Shan’s work bears similarity with the work of Milton Avery in its harmonious portrayal of the natural landscape and soft colour palette. Whether it is the wilderness or a beachside road, the charm with which LI Shan depicts her idyllic vistas allow viewers to imagine the artist directly in front of her subjects; we can trace the movements of her hand on paper through her use of oil sticks. LI Shan pours her love for beauty and life onto the canvas, imbuing them with a brightness and warmth.
展览现场｜Installation View
Old Ships (Beidaihe River) 旧船(北戴河), LI Shan 李珊, 2014. Oil on paper 纸上油画, 19.5 × 25 cm
“窗外”展览现场，Nicholas Metivier 画廊，加拿大多伦多，2024. 图片致谢艺术家和Nicholas Metivier 画廊 Installation view of “Outside the Window” at Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, 2024. Image courtesy the artist and Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
李珊(1957)借着自学研究成为中国早期的前卫女艺术家，在艺术史中占据着独特的位置。在上世纪七十代初期与中期，李珊曾以非官方艺术家的身份积极参与“玉渊潭画派”的创作活动，其后或名为“无名画会”的主要成员。在这一时期创作中，艺术家锁定在庭院、宝塔、城市街道、公路及其他建筑表现的题材上，这些题材也贯穿于其近作中。
李珊现工作生活于北京，个展包括“菲菲红素”（东画廊，上海，2023年）、“外出写生 埋头画画 李珊与九九双个展”（东画廊，上海，2021年）、“李珊的清单”（星空间，北京，2021年）、“李珊个人项目”（巴塞尔艺术展展会东画廊展位，香港，2019年）、“复 | 兴”（东画廊，上海，2017年）、“李珊：新作和七十年代精选作品”（科恩画廊，上海，2015年）、“从1970年代到现在”（科恩画廊，上海，2014年）、“流动”（La Case艺术空间，北京，2007年）及“回望自醒”（TRA画廊，北京，2006年）。其作品被香港M+视觉文化博物馆纳入永久收藏，并进入中国、澳大利亚、加拿大、欧洲及美国的多个重要私人收藏。
关于 Nicholas Metivier 画廊
Nicholas Metivier 画廊在指导艺术家和他们的事业发展方面享有盛誉。画廊的作品多被加拿大和国外的主要私人收藏和博物馆收藏。画廊积极参与各种国际博览会，包括多伦多艺术博览会（Art Toronto）、芝加哥博览会（Expo Chicago）、迈阿密Pulse博览会（Pulse Miami）、马德里阿尔科博览会（Arco Madrid）和巴黎摄影博览会（Paris Photo）。Nicholas Metivier 画廊是加拿大艺术品经销商协会（ADAC）的成员。
The Nicholas Metivier Gallery was founded in 2004. Today, it is one of the largest contemporary galleries in Canada. The focus of the Toronto art gallery since its inception has been to represent and promote Canadian and international artists from different generations that demonstrate exceptional quality and originality in all media, with a focus on contemporary painting and photography.
Nicholas Metivier Gallery has a reputation for and is committed to guiding artists and developing their careers. The gallery has placed works in major private collections and museums in both Canada and abroad. The gallery actively participates in an international circuit of fairs including Art Toronto, Expo Chicago, Pulse Miami, Arco Madrid and Paris Photo. Nicholas Metivier Gallery is a member of the Art Dealer's Association of Canada (ADAC).
