Born in Peru, Chinese-Canadian printmaker Manuel Lau need not
look further than his multicultural background to find inspiration for creating art.
The singular mixture of my cultural backgrounds: Peruvian, Chinese and Canadian, and my own personal story
in each of these cultures have created a unique cycle of memories and experience that has provided the
context and inspiration for my works. My recent graphic works investigates human gestures, food cultures
and headwear identification, essentially the interaction of manners and behaviours through eye contact and
body language. As well as motives and experience of daily occurrences, incorporated as part of my compositions.
Manuel Lau 2006
Lau studied printmaking at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Lima, Peru and at the
Capilano College’s Art Institute in North Vancouver, BC. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in
countries such as Canada, Peru, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Thailand, Poland, Finland, Ireland, Romania,
Egypt, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, India, Taiwan, Bulgaria, and the United States.
During his career, Lau has received a number of awards in Canada and abroad. He now lives and
works in Montréal, Québec. His work can be found in a variety of public and private collections.