Shimmering with colour and warmth, there’s a place for everyone in Kevin Chin’s dream-like vistas.
These expansive paintings combine our collective journeys into one seamless transition across the world.
Unwinding 2025, oil on linen, 148 x 138 cm
Ancient History 2025, oil on linen, 94 x 138 cm
Many Levels 2025, oil on linen, 77 x 122 cm
Time Arches 2025, oil on linen, 148 x 138 cm
Bedrock 2025, oil on linen, 148 x 138 cm
Stone by Stone 2025, oil on linen, 94 x 138 cm
The winner of the Bayside Prize VIC and Albany Prize WA, Kevin Chin was named one of Australia’s 50 most collectible artists by Art Collector magazine, and is in the collections of Parliament House, Artbank, RACV, Bayside and Nillumbik Councils.
Translucent oil glazes are layered meticulously, giving rise to exquisite colour choices. The variety of painterly textures that keep you immersed in these worlds make Chin’s paintings instantly recognisable.
With over 20 solo exhibitions and studio residencies across America, Asia, Europe and Australia, Kevin Chin’s paintings present an international take on the Australian experience.
NGV Magazine 2024
Jackson Hole News USA 27 Sep 2017
Art Collector 2024
Boroondara Bulletin Cover 2024
The Age 2020
Town Hall Gallery Catalogue 2024
Art Collector Cover 2014
Jackson Hole News USA 26 May 2019
Art Collector Preview 2019
Planet Jackson Hole USA 20 Sep 2017
Vault 2022
The Age 2015
Creative Boom UK 2017
The Design Files 2017
Art Guide 2019
The Age 2015
Gippsland Magazine 2022
Artist Profile 2021
Moreland Leader 2016
City Hub 2017
The Age 2009
Time Out's Best Exhibitions of Summer 2021
MX 2008
Journal of Australian Ceramics 2009
Bayside Catalogue Essay 2016
Time Out 2013
Art Almanac 2015
The Age 2010
Image credits: Simon Strong, Jessica Maurer, Christian Capurro. Courtesy of Gippsland Art Gallery, Town Hall Gallery, Martin Browne Contemporary, This Is No Fantasy.
Video courtesy of Julian Filer and Town Hall Gallery.