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Tin-Yum Lau was born in Hong Kong in 1941. He is a multidisciplinary artist.
Lau first studied art at the Hong Kong Institute of Fine Arts and at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, later completing a master’s degree in visual arts at the University of Quebec. He settled in Montreal in 1969 where he practiced painting, printmaking, photography, calligraphy, and installation. His works are influenced by the point of contact between the ancient East and the modern West where their confrontation and assimilation meet. He has exhibited widely in Canada and internationally.
Lau is considered a key figure of Montreal’s artistic community, where he was a founding member of the Quebec Engraving Council and Atelier Circulaire. Additionally, he has contributed to the development of art spaces as director of the ESPACE gallery.
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Created by Alston So, March 2026.