Gearbox Gallery is pleased to present the 2026 Inner Room juried show winner, Stan Chan. Chan’s installation of artifacts, writings and drawings creates an immersive experience that delves into a personal story of remembrance from his childhood in Oakland.  This visual reading of objects and colorful bits gives the viewer a glimpse into our local past through the art of Stan Chan.   

Chan says, “Growing up in East Oakland my immigrant parents were able to buy a house in the 1950s.  It was a Victorian house and it was my shelter from the outside world.  When I was a kid, I dug holes in the walls and in my mattress where I hid my treasures and through the years things accumulated in the nooks and crannies of the house.” It is from these memories that Chan’s installation of treasure boxes and colorful collages emerge.

Stan Chan, is an artist living in San Francisco with deep roots in Oakland. Receiving his MA from CCAC, Chan has shown in many solo and group shows locally and nationally including the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.