Jamie Tan

Born 1990
Hometown Singapore
Lives and works Singapore

About the artist
Jamie Tan is interested in the relative nature of colour; in its ability to reflect our transient state of being. He sees our perception of colour as a collaborative effort — colour develops our identity as it influences the way we live, shifting our feelings from one state into another.

In his paintings, Tan explores colours in myriad tones, arranging them carefully yet sometimes arbitrarily to manipulate space. With his artworks, the artist aims to touch upon his audience’s inner senses, to help them gain a deeper experience of life’s depth and perspective through their interaction with colours.

Tan received his BA (First class honours) in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, awarded by Goldsmith University of London, in 2017. Since graduation, Tan has participated in several solo and group exhibitions and regional art fairs in Malaysia and Singapore.

Education
2015 – Present
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore The McNally School of Fine Arts Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) Fine Arts –Painting
2012-2015
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore Diploma in Fine Arts – Painting

Selected group shows
2021 hyper-horizon, S.E.A Focus 2021, Art Porters Gallery, Singapore

2020 Offline Colour, Art Porters Gallery, Singapore

2018 Art Expo Malaysia, TAKSU gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2018 Locals only, TAKSU gallery, Singapore

2018 Art Stage Singapore, TAKSU gallery, Singapore

2017 Art Expo Malaysia, TAKSU gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2017 Bilateral Bonds, TAKSU gallery, Kuala Lumpur

2017 MALTI, One East Asia Gallery, Singapore

2017 LASALLE Work in progress show: Neither glimmer nor ghost, Institute of Contemporary Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

2015 The LASALLE Show: ‘Garnish with’, Institute of Contemporary Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

2015 LASALLE ‘Fantastic Rubbish: For the Love of Locality’ Exhibition, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

2014 LASALLE ‘A Space Across From You” Exhibition, Project Space Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore

2014 LASALLE ‘Should We look On The Other Side” Exhibition, Praxis Space Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore