Mae Chan (b. 1991) graduated from the Royal College of Art with a master’s degree in Textiles in 2021. Chan currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
Chan’s practice is a multi-disciplinary fusion of textiles, sculpture and craft. Rooted in the poetic, narrative, and artisanal traditions, her work reframes objects within different contexts of intimacy, boundary, and judgment. Playing with the semiotics of form and touch, she dissects subtle emotional shifts, leveraging the human form as a foundational metaphor.
Chan received the ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ Grant from the Arts Council England and the ‘Air Green Residency’ Grant from the Norwegian Textile Artists’ Association 2022. She was also a finalist nominee for the 2021 Ingram Prize and The New Craftsmen Award at Cockpit Arts (2021). Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Thrown Contemporary (UK), London Craft Week (UK), Visual Arts Scotland (UK), Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop (UK), Young Space Views (UK), HART(HK), Kühlhaus (Berlin) and Søndre Green (Norway).