Wayne Ngan
Wayne Ngan (1937-2020), born in Canton, China, was a studio potter based in Hornby Island, BC, Canada. Ngan channels the presence and spirit of Far-Eastern ceramics in his own sculptural creations. His work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions since the 1960s including The Apartment in Vancouver, Canada; Gardiner Museum in Toronto, Canada; American Crafts Museum in Concord, Massachusetts; Hanart Art Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in Canada; National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Canada; and Nathalie Karg Gallery. Ngan’s ceramics form a part of the collections of various institutions such as the Gardiner Museum, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.
Wayne Ngan Selected Work
Installation View
Installation View
Wayne Ngan
Sculptural Vase (cobalt blue salt glaze)
2000
ceramic
15.8 x 5.2 x 4.3 in, (40 x 13 x 11 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White and Rust Vase
2015
ceramic
4.33 x 3.15 x 3.15 in, (11 x 8 x 8 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Sculptural Vase (dark blue saltglaze)
2000
ceramic
15.4 x 7.5 x 3.2 in, (39 x 19 x 8 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White Vase with Lugs
2000
ceramic
15 x 9.5 x 4.3 in, (38 x 24 x 11 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Tall Narrow Jar
2002
ceramic
19.3 x 4.3 x 3.9 in, (49 x 11 x 10 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Yellow Vase with Vertical Sgraffito (mango yellow with black slip)
2014
ceramic
5.5 x 4.3 x 4.3 in, (14 x 11 x 11 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Sculptural Jar (cream glaze)
2008
ceramic
11.8 x 5.9 x 5.5 in, (30 x 15 x 14 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Sculptural Vase (dark blue saltglaze)
1995
ceramic
8.7 x 14.8 x 3.9 in, (22 x 38 x 10 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Cast Iron and Yellow Vase
2014
ceramic
10.6 x 7 x 5.1 in, (27 x 18 x 13 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Clam (metallic and matte white)
2015
ceramic
4.3 x 11.8 x 6.3 in, (11 x 30 x 16 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Gas fired Yellow Matte Clam Vase
2014
ceramic
3.5 x 7.3 x 7.3 in, (9 x 19 x 19 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Clam (matte white and orange)
2015
ceramic
3.5 x 7.5 x 7.1 in, (9 x 19 x 18 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Clam (metallic and rust with lines)
2015
ceramic
5.1x 9.5 x 9.1 in, (13 x 24 x 23 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White and Rust Bottle
2015
ceramic
9.8 x 5.9 x 4.3 in, (25 x 15 x 11 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White and Dark Stripe Vase (yellow glaze interior)
2015
ceramic
3.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 in, (8.9 x 8.1 x 8.1 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Cream Jar with Lugs
2006
ceramic
7.5 x 5.5 x 4.7 in, (19 x 14 x 12 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Sculptural Vase with Lines (yellow: thrown and assembled)
2014
ceramic
11.4 x 8.7 x 7.9 in, (29 x 22 x 20 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White and Rust Vase
2015
ceramic
4.7 x 3.2 x 2.8 in, (12 x 8 x 7 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Light Yellow White and Grey
2016
stoneware
14.6 x 7.1 x 3.2 in, (37 x 18 x 8 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Orange Jar with Lid
2016
stoneware
5.12 x 6.3 x 2.36 in, (13 x 16 x 6 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White and Grey Vase
2016
stoneware
8.7 x 6.3 x 6.3 in, (22.1 x 16 x 16 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White Vase with Circle and Lines
2016
stoneware
10.2 x 9.5 x 6.3 in, (26 x 24 x 16 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White Vase with Vertical Lines
2016
stoneware
13.8 x 3.9 x 3.9 in, (35 x 10 x 10 cm)
Wayne Ngan
White Vase with Yellow Brown Rim
2016
stoneware
21.7 x 5.9 x 4.7 in, (55 x 15 x 12 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Yellow and Cast Iron Vase
2016
stoneware
17.7 x 5.1 x 4.3 in, (45 x 13 x 11 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Yellow and Cast Iron Vase with Lugs
2016
stoneware
15.4 x 3.9 x 3.9 in, (39 x 10 x 10 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Yellow and Orange Sculptural Bottle
2016
stoneware
11.8 x 5.9 x 4.7 in, (30 x 15 x 12 cm)
Wayne Ngan
Yellow Vase with LIne
2016
stoneware
10.2 x 2.8 x 6.7 in, (26 x 7 x 17 cm)
Wayne Ngan Exhibitions
Wayne Ngan and Tim Wilson
June 12 - August 14
View Exhibition
WAYNE NGAN / JOHN RIEPENHOFF
Wayne Ngan / John Riepenhoff
September 9 - October 11, 2015
View ExhibitionPress
- The Globe and Mail, B.C potter Wayne Ngan turned clay into objects of rare sculptural beauty, June 2020
- Blouin Artinfo, Scott Indrisek, 5 Must-See Gallery Shows in New York: Wayne Ngan and John Riepenhoff, and More, 2015
- The Georgia Straight, Janet Smith, Dancer Andrea Nann looks back for new INK, 2013
- Focus Online, John Luna, Back to the land, 2012
- Times Colonist, Robert Amos, Islands noted for plethora of fine pottery, 2012
- The Tyee, Adele Weder, "Thrown": Respect for the Ordinary Pot, 2011
- Solitary artist Wayne Ngan, Yukiko Onley, Vancouver Observer, 2010
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