Brian Lau
Artist Statement
Brian Van Lau (b.1996, Honolulu, HI) is an Asian-American photographer based in Seattle, WA. In 2019 he was shortlisted for a Lucie Scholarship, and in 2021 he was a finalist for Photolucida's Critical Mass, shortlisted for the Open Doors Photo Prize, and a winner of the Urbanautica Institute Awards. Most recently, he was a runner- up for the Aperture Portfolio Prize and a selected participant in the 2023 New York Times Portfolio Review, and was awarded the Spring 2023 Innovate Grant. His work is about searching for fictitious evidence. He is the founder and curator of Arcanite Pictures, an online platform dedicated to highlighting emerging voices in photography.
His work has been featured on The Washington Post, Fotoroom, Nowhere Diary, Boooooooom, Transference, Der Greif, The Heavy Collective, Palm Studios, amongst many others.
Brain Lau | Seattle, WA
Purchase Available Work
Fred, 2023
Inkjet print on archival paper
11” x 8.5”