Brian Van Lau is a self-taught photographer currently based between Honolulu, HI and Los Angeles, CA.
His work is about finding fictitious evidence.
He is available for commissions, assignments, lectures, and print inquiries.
Founder of arcanite-pictures.
Selected Interviews/Features:
Bryan Birks: Analog Artisans (YouTube Documentary)
Innovate Grant Award Interview
Selected Exhibitions/Shows:
Blue Sky Gallery, Pacific Northwest Drawers 2024, group exhibition
Reverie Gallery, Northwind Art School, 2024, group show
Hō ʻ ikeākea Gallery at Leeward Community College, Float On, curated by Phil Jung, group show
Arcanite Pictures, Precious Bodies, curator, online exhibition
Arcanite Pictures, The Community, curator, online exhibition
Select Awards:
Aperture Portfolio Prize (Runner-up)
New York Times Portfolio Review (Selected Participant)
Urbanautica Institute Awards (Winner)
Critical Mass, Photolucida (Finalist)
Open Doors Photo Prize (Shortlist)
Lucie Foundation, ChromaXLuxe Fine Arts Scholarship, (Shortlisted)
Artist's Talks/Lectures:
Photographic Center Northwest, June 2024 (Open)
Northwind Art School, May 2024
Northwind Art School, November 2023
Artist Books:
Olympic, self-published zine (edition of 30)
We Shared the Same Color That Evening, self-published (edition of 15)
A New Hope, self-published (edition of 20)
In print:
Upstreams Deadfalls, Deadfall Press, 2023
Booooooooom Magic Hour
Urbanautica Catalogue
Commissions:
New York Times "Sleepless in Seattle as a Hellcat Roars Through the Streets," May 29th, 2024
New York Times "Is It Possible to Buy a House in Your 20s? Yes, but Only With Some Help.," August 5th, 2023
Willamette Weekly "Oregon’s Parole Board Is Close to Releasing an Aging Contract Killer. Should His Targets Still Fear Him?" January 11th, 2023