Neighbour, 2009
bike tire, mirror, 19 x 19 x 2.5 inches
courtesy the artist
value: $1,000
Ron Tran is a Vancouver-based artist whose practice explores the ways that chance and coincidence influence daily life. Tran studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, and has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Canada including Saidye Bronfman Centre, Helen Pitt Gallery, Artspeak Gallery, and Access Artist Run Centre. Tran has also exhibited in Liu-Haisu Museum (Shanghai, China). Tran was selected to be in the EAST International biennial exhibition (Norwich, England), and recently completed a two-month residency at Neon Gallery (Sweden). Tran is in the forthcoming Berlin Biennale 6 and has a solo show at the Charles H. Scott Gallery in 2011.