Biography
"Huy Lam's work, influenced by meditative practices, serves as both a reflection of and a response to the challenges of the modern world. Through his thoughtful compositions and material choices, Lam seeks to create a sense of balance and healing for himself and his audience."
- Tak Pham, from the essay, Yielding to Art: Huy Lam's Journey of Reflection and Balance.
Huy Lam is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Toronto. Born in Vietnam, Lam’s practice is rooted in an ongoing fascination with non-verbal communication, with an emphasis on process-based construction that is informed by his meditation practice. Having established a distinctive aesthetic from his precision of hand, the artist creates meticulously collaged works on paper, alongside finely balanced sculptures made from wood and fine metals. As a self-taught wood and metal-worker, Lam looks to celebrate the natural, diverse, and malleable qualities of his medium, with a focus on materiality and tactility. Using his experience as a professional photographer, Lam applies his understanding of light and exacting composition to his calculative designs, resulting in an illusion of form, dimension and space.
Huy Lam is a graduate in Photography from Humber College, and worked as a professional and sought-after agency photographer for over a decade. This field allowed him to travel extensively, while developing personal projects in a variety of media. In addition to 2D works, Lam is a self-taught sculptor and woodworker. His sculptural work includes wall-mounted and free-standing works, custom furniture, and lighting. Lam’s artwork has been exhibited in Canada, Japan, and the US. In 2024, his first major institutional solo exhibition, Yield, was held at Grimsby Public Art Gallery. Lam’s work is present in various private and corporate collections including the Scotiabank Art Collection, Telus, Earl's Restaurant, and Canopy Hotel collections.
Works
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Concentrates Their Sweetness, 2026Hand-cut collage on black arches paper16 x 11.5 in.Huy Lam -
Festive Vibes, 2026Hand-cut collage on black arches paper16 x 11.5 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Keep on Giving, 2026Hand-cut collage on black arches paper16 x 11.5 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Learn More, 2026Hand-cut collage on black arches paper16 x 11.5 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Seriously Delicious, 2026Hand-cut collage on black arches paper16 x 11.5 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Sustainable Soul, 2026Hand-cut collage on black arches paper16 x 11.5 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Beacon, 2025Steel35 x 8.5 x 0.375 in.Huy LamCAD 3,600.00
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Crafted by Inspiration, 2025Hand-cut collage on arches paper, framed in maple12 x 16 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Delicious Selection, 2025Collage on cotton rag paper, framed in maple16 x 12 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Exposed No. 1, 2025Steel59 x 5.5 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 6,000.00
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Exposed No. 2, 2025Steel66 x 6.5 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 6,000.00
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Exposed No. 3, 2025Steel20.5 x 4.5 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Exposed No. 4, 2025Steel76 x 9 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 7,000.00
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Exposed No. 5, 2025Steel16.5 x 3.5 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Exposed No. 6, 2025Steel27 x 4.5 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 2,000.00
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Exposed No. 7, 2025Steel29.5 x 4.5 x 0.75 in.Huy LamCAD 2,000.00
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Precipice, 2025Stainless steel and walnut54 x 6 x 8.5 in.Huy LamCAD 6,500.00
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Sipping Cosmos, 2025Collage on cotton rag paper, framed in maple12 x 16 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Spaces to Celebrate I, 2025Collage on cotton rag paper, framed in maple16 x 12 in.Huy LamSold
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Spaces to Celebrate II, 2025Collage on cotton rag paper, framed in maple16 x 12 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Too Many Bombs, 2025Stainless steel, ash, wire90 x 30 x 12 in.Huy LamCAD 16,000.00
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Too Many Tears (Last Month), 2025Stainless steel, brass, maple, wire37.5 x 20 x 1 in.Huy LamCAD 4,800.00
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Too Many Tears (Last Week), 2025Stainless steel, walnut, wire27 x 17.5 x 1 in.Huy LamSold
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Too Many Tears (Last Year), 2025Stainless steel, aluminum, walnut, wire49.5 x 33 x 7.5 in.Huy LamCAD 4,200.00
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Too Many Tears (Tomorrow), 2025Stainless steel, aluminum, walnut, wire42 x 27 x 14.5 in.Huy LamCAD 7,200.00
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Too Many Tears (Yesterday), 2025Stainless steel, brass, maple, wire7.5 x 33 x 1 in.Huy LamCAD 3,200.00
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Willful Defiance, 2025Hand-cut collage on arches paper, framed in maple22 x 30 in.Huy LamCAD 3,600.00
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Worth Exploring, 2025Collage on cotton rag paper, framed in maple16 x 12 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Exceptionally Smooth, 2024Collage on cotton-rag paper, framed in walnut shadow-box with UV anti-reflective glass12 x 16 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Feast for the Eyes, 2024Collage on cotton-rag paper12 x 42 in.Huy LamCAD 1,800.00
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Satisfy Your Hunger, 2024Collage on cotton-rag paper, framed in walnut shadow-box with UV anti-reflective glass16 x 12 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Seeking Grace, 2024Brass and steel20 x 67 x .75 in.Huy LamCAD 5,600.00
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She Awaited Her Fate with Equanimity, 202444 x 32 x 3/8 in.Brass, copper and aluminumHuy LamCAD 7,400.00
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Shrouded in Mystery , 2024Collage on cotton-rag paper42 x 32 in,Huy LamCAD 5,200.00
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Yield, 2024Brass, copper, Navajo skipper15 x 51 x 4 in.Huy LamCAD 9,500.00
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Sky High I, 2023Collage on cotton-rag paper16 x 12 in.Huy LamCAD 1,400.00
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Sky High III, 2023Collage on cotton-rag paper16 x 12 in.Huy LamSold
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Cloud, 2022Hanging bleached oak72 x 6 x 8.5 in.Huy LamCAD 8,800.00
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Gold and Purple Pill, 2022Painted MDF44 x 44 x 1.5 in.Huy LamCAD 10,000.00
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Paperclip No. 1, 2022Bleached oak18 x 4.5 x 6 in.Huy LamCAD 3,200.00
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Rise, 2022Bleached poplar wood29 x 10 x 5 in.Huy LamCAD 3,800.00
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Slope, 2022Painted MDF60 x 21 x 1.5 in.Huy LamCAD 8,500.00
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Turquoise Pill, 2022Painted MDF44 x 44 x 1.5 in.Huy LamCAD 10,000.00
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Yellow Purple Pill, 2022Collage on cotton-rag paper, framed in bleached maple shadow-box with UV anti-reflective glass16 x 12 in.Huy Lam
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Elevate No. 6, 2021Oak and brass36 x 13 in.Huy LamCAD 3,200.00
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Resilience, 2021Polished stainless steel,25 x 12 x 8 in.,Huy LamCAD 7,000.00
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The Don Says HelloCollage on cotton-rag paper, framed in bleached maple shadow-box with UV anti-reflective glass40 x 30.5 in.Huy LamSold
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Exhibitions
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Foire Plural 2026
Grand Quay, Montreal 10 - 12 Apr 2026We are delighted to return to Foire Plural , taking place April 10–12 at the Grand Quay in Montreal! Come visit us at Booth 130 to say hello/bonjour and explore...Read more -
Present. Tense.
Huy Lam and Rod Mireau 4 Sep - 11 Oct 2025United Contemporary is excited to present an exhibition of new work by artists Huy Lam and Rod Mireau. Working through sculptural approaches and works on paper, both artists embrace the...Read more -
The Paper Show
Anahita Akhavan, Stefan Berg, Huy Lam, Suzanne Nacha, Meghan Price, Badanna Zack 16 Jan - 15 Feb 2025Anahita Akhavan, Stefan Berg, Huy Lam, Suzanne Nacha, Meghan Price, and Badanna Zack To kick off the new year, we are thrilled to present The Paper Show , a group...Read more -
Huy Lam at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery
Yield 27 Aug - 16 Nov 2024Marking Huy Lam’s first major solo exhibition in a public art gallery, Yield, explores material-based practice, wellness culture, and photographic theory. Primarily utilizing collage and sculpture, 2d and 3d forms...Read more -
Huy Lam
Conduit 15 Sep - 8 Oct 2022Born in Vietnam, Huy Lam’s practice is rooted in an ongoing fascination with non-verbal communication, with an emphasis on process based construction that is informed by his inherent curiosity and...Read more -
From the Inside (Looking Out)
Group Show 20 Jan - 5 Feb 2022Featuring the work by seven artists, From the Inside (Looking Out) honours the concept of home and its ability to shield, nurture, and nourish our identities, while remaining as a...Read more -
Huy Lam
Autumn Series (Online Feature) 2 Dec 2021 - 29 Jan 2022Multi-disciplinary artist Huy Lam, presents Autumn Series, a new exploration in the medium of collage. Applying his distinctive precision of hand previously devoted to his sculptural practice, using wood, brass...Read more -
Curbside Pick-up
Group Show 5 Dec 2020 - 13 Mar 2021After 3 months+ of being locked down, the door finally opens for Curbside Pickup , a group show featuring artwork by all your favourite UC artists. We are so excited...Read more -
The Space Between
Group Show 19 Oct - 2 Nov 2019The Space Between , a group show of gallery artists Stefan Berg, Amanda Clyne, Sarah Dinnick, Huy Lam, Meghan Price, Suzanne Nacha and Gordon Shadrach. Curated to complement the work...Read more -
Ashwini Gupte & Huy Lam
Greenland is Blue 17 - 26 May 2019Greenland is Blue is an exploration of Nature’s curiosities, specifically those found in the Arctic. These northern landscapes are remote, with minimal human context to help us comprehend the enormity...Read more
