Artist Patrick Chu has opened his own gallery in Sidney and is offering space to other artists who need a place to exhibit their work.

Chu said he had been having a difficult time finding a place to exhibit his own paintings (at a reasonable cost), so he decided to open his own studio. There, the public can see his work, as well as that of other local artists.

Specializing in watercolours with a distinctly Chinese flavour, Chu said he recently had his work picked up by an artistsB次元官网网址� museum in China, while he was overseas. Eleven of his watercolours, he said, are now on display in China.

Chu noted that it was completely by chance that his art work was noticed by the operators of the museum. He regularly travels to China to build churches or to preach, in some of that countryB次元官网网址檚 more impoverished areas. He said heB次元官网网址檚 been doing that work of a Christian missionary there since around 1994.

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Chu said he recently received some land on which to build a new church, by a local government body. He said heB次元官网网址檚 headed to China in a week or so, invited to preach by local churches.

To find out more about ChuB次元官网网址檚 Sidney gallery space, call him at 250-656-1730.