Gloria WS Chan's Gallery

Gloria Chan,
Artist & Art Instructor

Hello, I'm Gloria Chan. I am a Chinese American artist in Atlanta, GA. Art is always a part of my life. It is never limited to a single form; everyone has their own perspective and taste in art. I want to share my perspectives on art with everyone through my works.  

I am a well-trained artist who specializes in drawing, watercolors, and oil paints. I believe that artworks do please the viewer's eyes. At the same time, I also think that they are tools for artists to communicate to the viewers. To present the subject clearly, my works are full of great details realistically. This website contained artworks created with multiple mediums, including ink, watercolor, and oil paint. Each medium results differently, yet they contain their own unique characteristics as well as the subjects of the painting and drawing.

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I also believe that art should keep pace with the status of society, where it should continue innovating, and it is not limited to old forms. More recently, I developed a new possibility in traditional art, where combining the Ultraviolet effect with traditional mediums. I called it the "Double Lighting Effect". Within one painting, there are two different images. One can be easily seen with regular lighting, and the other requires ultraviolet lighting to be viewed. This innovation of combining traditional art and modern material is abreast of the modern era.

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Cultural diversity is another focus subject matter of my works, and it is an influence on my artworks and my life. I grew up in Hong Kong, China, which is a city full of a mixture of Eastern and Western cultures. Later, I moved back to Atlanta, Georgia when I was thirteen. As an Asian American, I realized that Eastern cultures were not often exposed to Western eyes at that time. I believe that art can be formed as an educational or communication instrument to understand cultural differences from a different perspective.