LAURAINE MAK

https://gibson.sfu.ca/whats-on/here-to-play

on view Oct 3, 2026–Feb 14, 2027

Work: Perceptual Conundrum of the Repeated Image, 17 panels 8.5” x 11”, oil on linen, plexi, 2026

Group show at The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum.

Artists: Raymond Boisjoly, Steven Brekelmans, Amber Frid-Jimenez, Rodney Graham, Carole Itter, Khan Lee, Lauraine Mak, and Kathy Slade.

Curated by Charles Colbourne, María Estrada Piñera, and Blqees Zuhair, with guidance from Kimberly Phillips.

Photo Credit: Rachel Topham Photography

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https://www.burnaby.ca/recreation-and-arts/arts-and-culture-facilities/burnaby-art-gallery/exhibitions/offsite-exhibitions#mak

October 21, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Burnaby Art Gallery Offsite location: Bob Prittie Library
Curated by Asia Jong

False Reading

solo exhibition at Medrar for Contemporary Art in Cairo, Egypt

https://medrar.org/activities/false-reading-exhibition-by-lauraine-mak/

This exhibition was generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

May 2026

Centre A, Vancouver, September 2025

Group show featuring works by Casey Wei, Jae-woo Kang and Lauraine Mak

https://centrea.org/blogs/exhibitions/world-as-tripod

This exhibition is supported by the Audain Foundation.

Photo Credit: Dennis Ha

Levels

April 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026

Location: Canada Line: Richmond–Brighouse Station

https://www.richmondartgallery.org/lauraine-mak-levels

https://www.traklhaus.at/archiv/traklhaus/ki-und-die-kunst/

Panel 1
Cultural legacies blue
Scientific study of temperaments blue
The thing you put plants in blue
Downtown trees blue
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives blue
Unserious blue
Soft grass green blue
Pinks reds yellows whites and grays blue
Overcast blue
The green is astonishing blue
Extra fine velvet blue
Pointless endless proliferation blue
The childish, the foolish, the grotesque and the boorish blue
Standing and falling blue
Humankind’s posture blue
Proverbial wisdom blue
Oops such an unexpected olive blue
Four dimensional bowels blue
Normal tongue blue
Easy honesty blue
Hope i live 1000 years blue
Your version of blue blue
The only version of blue blue
Starting to get worried blue



Panel 2
Opulent Jewel-Encrusted Elegance blue
Lavish Diamond-Studded Affair blue
Sumptuous Designer Couture blue
Luxurious Private Yacht blue
Elite Fine Dining Experience blue
Decadent Spa Escape blue
Exquisite Art Collection Showcase blue
Elite Members-Only Club blue
Extravagant VIP Concert Experience blue
High-End Luxury Vehicle blue
High-End Luxury Penthouse blue
Exclusive VIP Shopping Spree blue
Luxe Champagne Brunch blue
Impeccable Butler Service blue
Fine Dining Michelin Star blue
Extravagant Caviar Tasting blue
Grandiose Ballroom Soirée blue
Regal Castle Estate blue
Opulent Casino Royale blue
Regal Equestrian Competition blue
Luxe Helicopter Excursion blue
Decadent Chocolate Fountain blue
Lavish Yacht Party blue
Lavish Celebrity Party blue


Panel 3
Falsifiability Yellow Spectrum blue
Critical Rationalism Red Glow blue
Objective Knowledge Indigo Brilliance blue
Scientific Method Violet Insight blue
Testability Pink Luster blue
Logically Irrefutable Black Depth blue
Growth of Knowledge Silver Reflection blue
Objective Reality Olive Unfolding blue
Rationality and Science Lilac Enlightenment blue
Epistemic Uncertainty Maroon Intuition blue
Paradigm Shift Jade Innovation blue
Conjectural Knowledge Mauve Understanding blue
Epistemological Pluralism Coral Synergy blue
Empirical Evidence Ruby Verification blue
Problem of Demarcation Plum Discernment blue
Experimental Validation Lilac Precision blue
Social Dynamics Azure Transformation blue
Growth of Understanding Lilac Exploration blue
Verisimilitude Gray Complexity blue
Problem of Induction Crimson Efficacy blue
Critical Approach Plum Ingenuity blue
Rational Critique Amber Insight blue
Logical Probability Teal Penetration blue
Hypothetico-Deductive Approach Gold Illumination blue


Panel 4
Blueish yellow blue
Blueish orange blue
Yellowish blue blue
Reddish yellow blue
Greenish yellow blue
Yellowish violet blue
Saturated blue with cool and warm tones blue
Pure colour blue blue
Transparent hue blue
Impression of solidity blue
Between blue and yellow blue
Between green and purple blue
Between orange and magenta blue
Particular light indigo blue
A certain mixture and combination of blue blue
Blue obliterates yellow blue
Painter’s blue blue
Decorator’s blue blue
This blue green contains no yellow blue
No yellow blue
No blue blue
Gray green upon memory blue
Impression of luminosity blue
Natural history of colour blue


Panel 5
Giggles in the glacier blue
Steel blueberry blue
Celestial silver lullaby blue
Ephemeral whispering zephyr blue
Gossamer serenade of dusk blue
Radiant hues of serenity blue
Sultry tangerine temptation blue
Gravity defying blue blue
Lucious plum elixir blue
Gnarly wave teal blue
Snowboard halfpipe hero’s snow white blue
Dismal abandoned dreams blue
Painful memory lane blue
Tear drenched midnight sky blue
Tear stained sky’s gloom blue
Game over abyss void blue
Uncanny sensual allegory blue
Online multiplayer friendship blue
Economic growth green blue
Loneliness in a crowd blue
Cliques and exclusion blue
Crush confessions confusion blue
Emotional rollercoaster ride blue
Mellow or majestic blue


Panel 6
Transparent white
Outside of perception clear
Wave
A wavelength shorter than violet
A wavelength longer than red
Radio Silence
X-ray
Four minutes in the microwave
Extremely high energy
Terahertz
Octarine
Blurple
Mantis shrimp
Bluebottle butterfly
Non-spectral blue
Paradox
Infinite Division of Space or Time
Best eyesight in the Animal Kingdom
Absolute silence
Perfection
Perfectly reflective surface
True randomness
Simultaneous Knowledge of Position and Velocity
Squaring the circle

Panel 7
Pearl essence emanating from satin
Playful and pearlescent
Pearl luminescence seashell whispers
Pearl Iridescent Ocean Pearl Essence
Luminous pearl serenade
Sensuous pearl cascade
Pearl Essence beneath Jade Canopy
Sienna Shades beneath Pearl Sheen
Onyx Shadows in Pearl Glow
Mauve Elegance adorned with Pearl
Pearl Sheen reflecting the Moonlight on Ivory Sands of Serenity
Pearl Essence glowing with the Radiance of Opalescent Moonlight
Privileged pearl
Garnet Flame dances with Lilac
Citrine Radiance and Lavender Mist
Mauve Elegance caressed by Platinum
Copper Reflections in Orchid Blossoms
Amethyst Whispers in Teal Embrace
Ivory Whispers amidst Chartreuse Leaves
Lavender Fields kissed by Coral
Tangerine Sunbeam among Indigo Blooms
Turquoise Oasis kissed by Magenta
Vermilion Blossoms merge with Gold
Coral Sunrise melting into Cobalt


Panel 8
Linguistic lilac blue
Grammatical gray blue
Phonetics pink blue
Lexical lavender blue
Syntactic silver blue
Morphological maroon blue
Pragmatic plum blue
Truth conditions rose gleam blue
Phonetic periwinkle blue
Discursive dust blue
Orthographic olive blue
Etymological emerald blue
Rhetorical ruby blue
Diachronic Denim blue
Semiotic sand blue
Syntax scarlet blue
Morphosyntactic magenta blue
Discourse indigo blue
Lexico-pragmatic lilac blue
Language game lilac glow blue
Private language turquoise haze blue
Picture theory violet beam blue
Analytical proposition ruby sheen blue
Ordinary language plum luster blue


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