tiffany lam
b. 1995 Normal, IL, USA
lives and works in Nantes, France
info@tiffalam.com
Tiffany Lam is a Chinese-American painter based in Nantes since 2021. Originally from a small town in Illinois, she studied and worked in marketing in Chicago and Los Angeles. A self-taught artist, she sought to deepen her technical knowledge by subsequently training with contemporary masters in painting and drawing. Her work explores identity, memory, and displacement through figurative oil paintings.
🇫🇷Tiffany Lam est une artiste peintre sino-américaine installée à Nantes depuis 2021. Originaire d’une petite ville dans l’état d’Illinois, elle étudie et travaille dans le marketing à Chicago et à Los Angeles. Artiste autodidacte ; elle cherche à approfondir ses connaissances techniques en se formant par la suite auprès de maîtres contemporains dans la peinture et le dessin. Son travail explore l’identité, la mémoire, et le déplacement à travers des scènes figuratives peintes à l’huile.
education
2025
Painting course by Henrik Ulaaden, France
2025
Painting course by Jeremy Mann, Edward Povey, Nadeza, Miles Johnston, and Martin Wittfooth, Spain
2021-2024
Painting course by Nathan Fowkes and John Burton, Schoolism, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2019-2020
Digital painting course by Wangjie Li, Brainstorm School, Burbank, CA, USA
2019-2020
Drawing courses by Karl Gnass, The Animation Guild, Burbank, CA, USA
2013-2017
B.S., Marketing and International Business, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
solo and two-person exhibitions
2025
Tout ce qui pousse d’ici, with Marine Teplitxky, Bolobolo, Nantes, France
2025
L’écho des rencontres, WAVE Biennale des Arts Visuels, Le Hangar du Pendule, Rezé, France
2025
Un mois des œufs, Rougie et Plé, Nantes, France
group exhibitions
2025
33e édition du Petit Marché d’art, Galerie Le Rayon Vert, Nantes, France
2025
Nantes Makers Campus, Nantes, France
2024
33e Exposition des Artistes Locaux, OSCM Salle Bonne Fontaine, Montoir-de-Bretagne, France
residencies
2025
The Art Spirit, Menorca, Spain
art instructor
2024
Private art instructor, Nantes, France
2024+
YNOV Campus, Nantes, France:
—Rough sketching for Architecture - Interior Design; Bachelor level 3,
—Drawing Anatomy, Perspective, and Movement; Bachelor level 2
—Drawing Anatomy and Perspective; Bachelor level 1
—Poster Design; Bachelor level 1
—Rough sketching for Architecture - Interior Design; Bachelor level 3,
—Drawing Anatomy, Perspective, and Movement; Bachelor level 2
—Drawing Anatomy and Perspective; Bachelor level 1
—Poster Design; Bachelor level 1
freelance illustration
2021+
Film and entertainment ︎︎︎
clients include:
AppleTV, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Paramount+, Dreamworks, Universal Pictures, Amazon Prime TV, Peacock/NBC, SyFy, The History Channel, Showtime, BBC
projects include:
Federer; Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, Wicked (2024); Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 12; Puss in Boots 3 (2022); The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Napoleon (2023); One Piece - Season 2; Outlander - Season 7 & 8; Paris in Love; Resident Alien - Season 2 & 3; The Voice France - Season 25; To the Moon (2024); White Lotus - Season 2 & 3, Yellowstone - Season 5
clients include:
AppleTV, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Paramount+, Dreamworks, Universal Pictures, Amazon Prime TV, Peacock/NBC, SyFy, The History Channel, Showtime, BBC
projects include:
Federer; Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, Wicked (2024); Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 12; Puss in Boots 3 (2022); The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Napoleon (2023); One Piece - Season 2; Outlander - Season 7 & 8; Paris in Love; Resident Alien - Season 2 & 3; The Voice France - Season 25; To the Moon (2024); White Lotus - Season 2 & 3, Yellowstone - Season 5
2021+
Urban planning and landscape︎︎︎
clients include:
CITTA Urbanisme et Paysage, Arpentère, Détails Urbanisme et Paysage, Territoires Urbains Architectes Urbanistes
projects include:
• Helped win the competition, Drouille Park in Manosque
• Helped win the competition, public square in Cotignac
• Development of an eco-neighborhood in Saint-Joachim
• Development of Charvein village in French Guiana
• Won tender for a prospective study on climate change and the evolution of landscapes in Brittany in 2070
clients include:
CITTA Urbanisme et Paysage, Arpentère, Détails Urbanisme et Paysage, Territoires Urbains Architectes Urbanistes
projects include:
• Helped win the competition, Drouille Park in Manosque
• Helped win the competition, public square in Cotignac
• Development of an eco-neighborhood in Saint-Joachim
• Development of Charvein village in French Guiana
• Won tender for a prospective study on climate change and the evolution of landscapes in Brittany in 2070