Draft:Wayne Ngan

Wayne Ngan (19 May 1937 – 12 June 2020)was a Canadian visual artist. He was known for his ceramic, sculpture, and painting work and for integrating his environment into his practice.

Early Life
Ngan was born in Yuen Ha, a village near Guangzhou in Guangdong. At age 13, he immigrated to Canada and moved in with his paternal grandfather in Richmond, British Columbia.

Career
Wayne Ngan graduated from the ceramics program at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 1963. Upon graduation, he received the A.W. Tickle Memorial Award and the Ceramics Purchase Award. Shortly after graduation, Ngan’s first big solo exhibition served as Bau-Xi Gallery’s inaugural exhibition in 1965.

In 1983, Ngan won the Saidye Bronfman Award, an award for exceptional artists who have “helped shape the field of fine craft.”

Exhibitions

 * 1978 - Pottery by Wayne Ngan, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 * 1986 - National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
 * 1990 - Selected Treasures from A Treasury of Canadian Craft, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan