Kevin Chin is an Australian artist whose elaborate oil paintings pull different parts of the world together into beautifully balanced, dream-like vistas.
Leap Forward, 2026, oil on linen, 138 x 199 cm
Unwinding, 2025, oil on linen, 148 x 138 cm
Ancient History, 2025, oil on linen, 94 x 138 cm
Time Arches, 2025, oil on linen, 148 x 138 cm
Follow Forever, 2024, oil on linen, 179 x 286 cm (diptych, each panel 179 x 138 cm)
The winner of the Bayside Prize VIC and Albany Prize WA, Kevin Chin was named one of Australia’s 50 most collectable artists by Art Collector magazine, and is in the collections of Parliament House, Artbank, RACV, Bayside and Nillumbik Councils.
Chin meticulously layers translucent oil glazes to give that signature softness, in a slow process that becomes like a meditation. His exquisite colour choices and unique approach to landscape make his paintings instantly recognisable.
With over 20 solo exhibitions and studio residencies across Europe, America, Asia 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.