Lance received his BA from the Brooks Institute of Photography in 1999. He also studied art under the mentorship of Karl Benjamin at Pomona College. Karl was an American painter of vibrant “hard-edged” geometric abstractions, who rose to fame in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles-based Abstract Classicists.

Inspired by Karl Benjamin’s aesthetic combinations of color and form, Helmut Newton’s bold portrayal of sexy, strong women, and Howard Schatz’s ethereal underwater photographs of dancers, Lance embarked on his iconic, groundbreaking body of work and continues to expand his vision of presenting the viewer with familiar images that they have never seen before. Like the mysterious and ever-changing Aurora Borealis (northern lights), Lance uses distortion and blur to enhance the movement and dreamlike quality of his art. Through this distortion, Lance allows viewers to tap into their own fleeting and familiar recollections to shape the story behind the image. Lance’s art is sometimes beautiful, sometimes dark, and often evokes memories of childhood fairy tales. Lance’s photographs are in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Dance.

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Lance Chang is represented by ACCA, Beverly Hills.