JACKIE LAM a.k.a. 009
Artist
009 engages in the dialogue between reality and fantasy in a distinct international style, exploring philosophy and psychology topics while making frequent references to specific environments and locations.
The artist’s love for comics is reflected in his endearingly eccentric works and in his artist name 009, which is a homage to the manga series Cyborg 009 by legendary manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. He draws inspiration from Japanese manga, comics and European modernist movements, wielding these various methods to create emotionally saturated visuals manifested through his vivid and vibrant works. There is a unique warmth to his work that is endearing, relatable, yet reflective to many.
009 graduated from the First Institute of Art and Design and worked as a toy designer and theme park architect before beginning his artistic journey as an illustrator and cartoonist. In 2009, he published his first illustration book Drawin9 Life. Besides painting, 009 also produces art toys, including his most recent character, astronaut Unio, that were met with immense popularity across Asia.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Inner Dialogue, JPS Gallery Paris, Paris, France
2022
Light, Ginza 6, Tokyo, Japan
The End is Another Beginning, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2021
Space Time of Love, JPS Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2020
Life like a Galaxy Railway, Dot Dot Dot Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2019
Free of Gravity, The Little Hut, Taipei, China
2018
Fly me to the Moon, Paradise, Taipei, China
2017
Exchange the Soul, Wrong Gallery, Taipei, China
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2024
Art Central Hong Kong 2024, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong
UVNT Art Fair 2024, Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2023
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai, China
HOME, JPS Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Hola Barna, JPS Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Charity Night at Area 51, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Through My Window, JPS Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Art Central Hong Kong 2023, HKCEC, Hong Kong, China
2022
Art Central Hong Kong 2022, HKCEC, Hong Kong, China
Bonjour Paris, JPS Gallery, Paris, France
Art Fair Tokyo 2022, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2021
Make it Work Charity, HKaga x Christie’s, Hong Kong, China
Make-A-Wish Charity Group Show, BELOWGROUND, Hong Kong, China
Ginza Six, Tsutaya Books,Tokyo, Japan
2020
Here and Now, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2019
IDNA, Huashan1914 Creative Park, Taipei, China
2018
過去x現在, Part-of Gallery, Hong Kong, China