Melissa Tan

Melissa Tan (b. 1989, Singapore) is a visual artist based in Singapore and received her BA (Fine Arts) from Lasalle College of The Arts. Her works are based on nature, themes of transience and beauty of the ephemeral. Her recent projects revolve around landscapes and the process of formation. Interested in geography and textures of rocks she explores and translate the visual language through different mediums. Employing methods such as paper cutting and silk-screen techniques, she is interested in materiality and how the medium supports the work. Trained as a painter, she also works with video, sound and objects.

She has held two solo exhibitions at Richard Koh Fine Art and has since participated in group exhibitions at The Singapore Show: Future Proof, Singapore Art Museum at 8Q, CNEAI, Chatou, Ile des impressionists in Paris and Strarta Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery in London. She also participated in the National Art Council and Dena Foundation Artist Residency program (Paris, France) 2013. She lives and works in Singapore.

Submitted by Richard Koh Fine Art