Myken Woods
In 1979 Myken Woods met Master Chin Shek Lam in the Granary Cafe in Edmonton and at his urging she began her study of art.
Under his Tutelage she studied Taoist philosophy and calligraphy and lated attended the Alberts College of Art.
In 1992 she graduated from the University of Calgary Fine Arts program.
Woods subsequently taught at the Mount Royal College and Red Deer College.
She has collaborated with many professionals during her career to produce art works and installations, including connections with artists in Boston, Chicago and the Napa Valley, California.
The artist maintains an enduring creative relationship with Liu Landing, her long time art partner. They have travelled together, as well as collaborated on many exhibitions and individual aer works with the intent of building cultural bridges with their audience.
Woods painting are strongly rooted in Chinese calligraphy. The process of working with brush and ink is meditative and serves as a connection to the Tao. The artist frequently collaged elements with calligraphic notation.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- Brush on Paper, Rasumessen Art Gallery, Angwin, California, 2005
- Clear Confusion, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton AB , 2003
- Friends and Mentors, Mutant Public Art Gallery, Calgary, AB, 1999
- Cross the Rockies. MPAA Group Exhibition, Chinese Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, 1998
- Stories in Line, Note and Brush, Andrews University, Chan, Shun Hall Atrium, Bornean Springs, Michigan, 1997
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