BIOGRAPHY
Chin-Chin Tan
Born in 1966, Singapore
ART EDUCATION
1996 — 1998
Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Parsons School of Design (The New School), New York
1994 — 1995
Post Graduate Diploma (Fine Arts Painting), Byam Shaw School of Art, London
1987 — 1989
Diploma (Applied Arts), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
One East Asia, Signapore
2002
American Club Invitational, American Club, Signapore
1996
1st Solo Exhibition, Art Focus Academy, Singapore
UOB Solo Exhibition, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Celebrating Asian Art, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
Art Walk Art Gallery Association Singapore, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
2009
Art Walk Art Galleries Association Singapore, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
Larasati Singapore “Asian Modern and Contemporary Art”, Singapore Home Exhibition, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
2008
Resident Artist Exhibition, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
Fresh! Addition Exhibition, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
GA Art Walk Exhibition, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
2007
Summer Soiree, Artfolio Gallery, Singapore
2006
The American Club, Singapore
2002
The Phillip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards, Paragon, Singapore
2000
The Phillip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards, Atrium at Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore
Art Singapore 2000, Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore
1999
Art Under 500, Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Couplet: Chin-Chin Tan and Joseph Plitt, Zone One Contemporary Fine Art, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
1998
Second Nature: Cityscapes of Singapore, Central Plaza, Hong Kong
Images of Power, Expressions Culture and Social Awareness in South East Asia, Jakarta International School, Indonesia
MFA Painting and Sculpture Thesis Exhibition, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York
1997
The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards, Caldwell House Gallery, Singapore
1996
Shell Discovery Art Exhibition, Shell Tower, Singapore
The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Singapore
1995
Graduate Exhibition, Byam Shaw School of Art, London
UOB Group’s Fourteenth Painting of the Year Exhibition, UOB Plaza One, Singapore
The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Singapore
1994
Tokyo Urban Art Main Exhibition, Shibuya Parco, Tokyo
he Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Singapore
UOB Group’s Thirteenth Painting of the Year Exhibition, Empress Place Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
Living World, Atrium Group (Matina Mandarin), Singapore Asia’s Excellence, Singapore Changi International Airport, Singapore
Ninth Asia International Art Exhibition, Taiwan (Taipei)
1993
“Singapore: Place, Poems, and Paintings”, National Museum of Art Gallery, Singapore
Tresors: The International Fine Arts and Antiques Fair Exhibition, World Trade Centre, Singapore
UOB Group’s 12th Painting of the Year Exhibition, La Salle, SIA College of Art Exhibition Hall, Singapore
Eighth Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Museum of Art, Japan
Art in Asia- Singapore Art Fair 93, World Trade Centre, Singapore
Fourth Asian Traveling Exhibition of Painting, Photography and Child Art, Asia New Space Art Exhibition in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15th Discovery Art Exhibition, Shell Tower, Singapore
1992
Seventh Asian International Art Exhibition, Indonesia Royal Overseas League Annual Open Exhibition, Overseas House, Park Place, London
UOB Group’s Eleventh Painting of the Year Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
1991
Sixth Asian International Art Exhibition, Tagawa Museum of Art, Japan
UOB Group’s Tenth Painting of the Year Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
1990
Australia Young Artist Art Award Art Competition and Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
Apple Art Affair Exhibition (6 Artist Exhibition), Clifford Gallery, Singapore
1988 — 1990
The Singapore Art Society Annual Art Exhibition,The Singapore Conference Hall, Singapore
1987 — 1989
Ministry of Communications Information Art Exhibit, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
AWARDS
1995
Grand Prize, The UOB Group’s Fourteenth Painting of the Year Competition
1994
Japanese Judge’s Prize (Mr. Awazu Kiyoshi), Tokyo Urban Art Competition
First Prize, The Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore Art Awards
1993
First Prize, The Philip Morris Group of Companies, Singapore Art Awards
1991
Tan Tszr Chor Art Award, Singapore Art Society
1990
Outstanding Award, MCI Singapore Art Award (by Ministry of Communications and Information)
Third Prize, IBM Singapore Art Award
COMMISSIONED PROJECTS
2010
Crockford Towers, Resort World Sentosa, Singapore
2003
Le Meridien Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002
Singapore Embassy, Brunei
1998
Pudong Shaagri-Lai Hotel, China
1997
Singapore Airlines, Singapore
1996
Pontiac Marina Pte Ltd, Conrad International Centennial Singapore, Singapore