[Le français suit] This work is part of a series of still lifes depicting a white rose at different stages of its development. Created in the artist’s studio over several days, it highlights the flower’s slow process of decline.


James Lee Chiahan (李佳翰, b.1990 Taiwan) works and lives in Montréal. He primarily works in oil painting and charcoal drawing and has also created several murals in both public and private settings. Recently, he has completed murals for BMO (2025, René-Lévesque /De Bullion, Montreal), Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (2024, Montreal), and Montreal's Chinatown (2024 with Bryan Beyung). In part of MU’s 20th-anniversary celebrations, he is currently collaborating with Bryan Beyung on a large-scale mural honoring Frédéric Back. He is also widely recognized for his illustration work, which has earned him numerous awards from prestigious institutions, including American Illustration 43 (2024, 2025), the Canadian Magazine Awards (2024, Grand Prize for Cover Art), Jackson's Art Prize (2024, Shortlist), and The Society for News Design (2024), among others. His clients include The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Walrus, The New York Times, and Apple. His work is held in private collections worldwide and has been exhibited in Canada and the United States. He has been selected as a finalist for the Kingston Prize 2025 and 2026.

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Cette œuvre fait partie d’une série de natures mortes représentant une rose blanche à différents stades de son évolution. Réalisée dans le studio de l’artiste sur plusieurs jours, elle met en évidence le lent processus de déclin de la fleur.