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
Wayne Ngan, John Riepenhoff Installation view, 2015, Nathalie Karg Gallery
Wayne Ngan, John Riepenhoff Installation view, 2015, Nathalie Karg Gallery
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)
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)
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)
Light Yellow, White and Grey Sculptural Vase, 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)
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 Selected Artworks
Wayne Ngan, John Riepenhoff Installation view, 2015, Nathalie Karg Gallery
Wayne Ngan, John Riepenhoff Installation view, 2015, Nathalie Karg Gallery
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)
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)
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)
Light Yellow, White and Grey Sculptural Vase, 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)
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
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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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