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Renowned Toronto-based artist Amy Ching-Yan Lam’s newest exhibit, a small but comfy house and maybe a dog, premiered at the Richmond Art Gallery in late April. Following its unconventional sculptural work and gallery practices — including allowing attendees to borrow gallery pieces and place them temporarily within their own homes — this exhibit has garnered the attention of major Canadian publications, including CBC Radio 1, who ran an on-air review on May 4th, 2023. As visitors enter the Richmond Art Gallery, they are brought into Lam’s created world. She has compiled a mixture of small-scale models, created in tandem with sculpting, repurposed toys, and micro-neon lights which cast small glows of purples and warm pinks onto her tiny sets. The exhibit focuses heavily on her personal life by drawing from her own childhood toys, and exploring the origins behind the exhibit’s name. The title of the exhibit, a small but comfy house and ma