Wayne Lum

Who was Wayne Lum?

Wayne Lum was a 3-D sculptor and commercial artist. Born in Toronto in 1943 to first generation Chinese-Canadian grocers, Lum studied art at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He first has worked for Global TV and CITY TV as an arts director, but his success was in commercial 3-D art.

His work at Toronto-based Feature Factory has graced many building in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond:

3-D "Movie" signage and sculptors for 48 Famous Players Theatres in Canada

Ming warrior tickey machines - Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Hollywood, California

alien ticket machines - Colossus-IMAX Theatres - Vaughan, Ontario

Fountain of Stallions sculptor - shopping centre in Dubai

props for Stratford Festival - Stratford, Ontario

props for St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Toronto, Ontario

props for Canadian Opera Company - Toronto, Ontario

buddha for TV movie Bethune; now at a buddhist temple in Minden, Ontario

prototype horse - Black Stallion TV series

graphics arts for Disney movie Strawberry Cat

dragon sculptor at Pacific Mall - Markham, Ontario

sculptors for the Canadian National Exhibition - Toronto, Ontario

Unmarried, Lum died on March 6, 2006 due to complications from meningitis.