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Solo Exhibitions

2022  Seeking Balance, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2022  Solo Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Gallery, https://www.lightspacetime.art/calvin-lai-solo-art-exhibition/

2021  Intimate Limbo, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2015  Divergent Tendencies, 625 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2014  Art Murmur, Awaken Cafe, Oakland, CA

2012  The Pour House, San Francisco, CA
 

Group Exhibitions

2025  Abstracted Figures, Studio 5 Contemporary, San Rafael, CA

2025  Benefit for Art, Sausalito Art Center, Sausalito, CA

2025  Go Figurative, San Francisco Women's Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2025  Marin County Community Foundation Art Showcase, Marin, CA

2025  Here & Now, Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA

2024  34th Annual Holiday, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2024  Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2023  33 Annual Holiday Miniatures, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2023  Animalia, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2023  Captured Moments, Mastrius, Online exhibit

2023  5x5, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2022  Liberating the Flesh, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL

2022  Grand Opening Cherry Creek Space (5 x 5 Project XI), Denver, CO

2022  The Portrait Show X, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2022  100 Trees, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2022  Local Legends, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2022  Mujer, PoetsArtists and 33 Contemporary, https://www.poetsandartists.com/shop/mujer

2021  31st Annual Holiday Miniatures Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2021  Animalia III, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2021  The Portrait Show IX, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2021  Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2021  8x8s at the LA Art Show, Abend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2021  International Biennial Portrait Competition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI

2021  Contemporary Figuration, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2020  El regreso de Discolandia, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2020  30th Annual Mini Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

2020  Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2020  The Art of the Nude, 33 Contemporary, Online exhibit

2020  Body Study, Artsolation, Online exhibit

2020  Urban/Rural, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2019  Resolution, Palette Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2019  Progression, Palette Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018  Small Works Holiday Show, Christian Daniels Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018  Cityscapes 2018, Christian Daniels Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018  People and Places, Christian Daniels Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018  Streets of San Francisco, Christian Daniels Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018  Spring Showcase, Christian Daniels Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2018  Urban Landscapes, Christian Daniels Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2017  Cats Vs. Dogs, The Vendue, Charleston SC

2017  Art Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento CA

2017  Urbana Contra Naturaleza, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA

2017  In Dreams, Spoke NYC, New York, NY

2017  Lover's Eye, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016  The Best of America, National Oil & Painters' Acrylic Society, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

2016  Fall Gallery Night, Art Room, exhibited at Brik, Fort Worth, TX

2016  Anniversary Show, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA

2016  Portraits of Friends, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016  Art Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

2015  Wes Anderson Art Show, Spoke Art, exhibited at Joseph Gross Gallery, New York, NY

2015  Never, Never, Ever Land, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA

2015  Portraits of Strangers, Someones, and Nobodies, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013  Wanderlust, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013  Chillin' Productions Annual Holiday Show, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2013  The Seven Deadly Sins, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA

2013  SmithKlein Gallery, Boulder, CO

2013  ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA

2012  Notorious, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2012  Art Matters Encore! San Marino League, San Marino, CA

2011  Character, Million Fishes Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2011  Academy of Art Spring Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

2010  Faces and Figures, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

Education
 

2008 – 12 MA, Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA

1991 – 97 BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

 

Publications

2022  Check out Calvin Lai's Story, November 2022, VoyageLA, link

2021  An Interview with Calvin Lai, September 2021, The Flying Fruit Bowl, link

2021  Local Stories, September 2021, Shoutout LA, link

2021  Feature, May 2021, The Curator's Salon Magazine

2021  Raves & Resistance: Counterculture Stories, The London Reader

2020  Issue 37, September 2020, The Guide Artists Magazine

2019  Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition, Artists Magazine

2016  Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition, Southwest Art

2016  Vogue's Gallery, British Vogue March Edition

2013  Back cover, Harmonica Happenings

2013  Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition, Southwest Art


Awards

2022  Solo show Competition, Light Space & Time Gallery, https://www.lightspacetime.art/calvin-lai-solo-art-exhibition/

2021  First Place. Bold Brush Painting Competition January 2021. FASO Fine Art Studio Online

2020  Top 25 Finalists. 2020 Artist & Selfie Painting Competition. Fine Art Connoisseur

2018  Third Place. Bold Brush Painting Competition November 2018. FASO Fine Art Studio Online

2018  Honorabel Mention. Artists Magazine's Annual Art Competition. Artists Magazine

2018  Honorable Mention - Painting Category. Cityscapes Art Exhibition. Light, Space and Time Online Art Gallery

2017  First Place/ The Bold Brush Award. Bold Brush Painting Competition December 2017. FASO Fine Art Studio Online

2017  Finalist. Bold Brush Painting Competition October 2017. FASO Fine Art Studio Online

2017  Fellowship. Clark Hulings Fund Busniess Accelerator Program. Clark Hulings Fund

2016  Finalist. 12th International ARC Salon. Art Renewal Center, Port Reading, NJ

2016  Merit Award. Best of America. National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society, Bella Vista, AR

2016  Finalist. Artists Magazine's Annual Art Competition. Artists Magazine, Ash, OH

2015  Finalist. Artists Magazine's Annual Art Competition. Artists Magazine, Ash, OH

2015  3rd place Painting Category. Figurative 2015 Art Exhibition. Light, Space and Time Online Art Gallery

2015  6th place Overall Category. Figurative 2015 Art Exhibition. Light, Space and Time Online Art Gallery

2015  Finalist. Bold Brush Painting Competition. FASO Fine Art Studio Online

2012  Finalist. Artists Magazine's Annual Art Competition. Artists Magazine, Ash, OH

Professional Experience

2016  Bold Brush Painting Competition. Guest judge for April 2016. Sponsored by FASO

Portrait artist for Wavy Gravy

2011 - Present  Commissioned portrait artist

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