Davide Pan

Biography

WorkBench is product of collaboration between sculptor Davide Pan and the creative team id&@le concept (*). Born in Vicenza (Italy) in 1965, Davide Pan migrated to Canada in 1981. After receiving a StudioArt Diploma from Capilano University, he chose to study at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Venice. Returned to Canada, Davide continued his fine-art studies at UBC and EQAD, while showing extensively and making sculptures for film/theatre industries. Not counting his numerous commissions, starting in 1984, Pan’s curriculum lists 19 solo-exhibitions and 65 group-shows: for over twenty-five years, the artist has produced a remarkable amount of works of all sizes and media, gaining recognition as a metal sculptor. A former Canadian Minister for the Environment defined him: “Lo scultore ecologo”, titling his article “Paint this Sculptor Green” and writing: “This sculptor’s magic is in bringing back to new life objects that where already considered dead”. More recently, Davide Pan - who lives and works in Vancouver BC - participated to the 2011 Venice Biennale. (*) id&@le concepts is a multi-disciplinary creative micro studio based in Vancouver BC, Canada.