Fiona Tan

Tan, Fiona
Born 1966
Pekanbaru, Indonesia
Nationality Indonesian
Known for video and film installations
Website www.fionatan.nl

Fiona Tan (born 1966 in Pekanbaru, Indonesia), is a visual artist who is primarily known for her photography, film and video installations. Though raised in Australia, she currently lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1] She studied at Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunst.[2] In 2016 she directed her debut film, History's Future.[3]

Early life

Fiona Tan was born in 1966 in Pekanbaru, Indonesia.[4] Her father is Chinese and her mother is Australian.[4] Tan spent her early childhood in Melbourne, Australia.[4] In 1988 Tan moved to the Netherlands to study.[5]

Career

Fiona Tan primarily works in film and photography.[1] Her art often explores themes of history, identity and memory.[1]

Select Solo Exhibitions

Select Group Exhibitions

Prizes and awards

2007 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize (nominee)
2004 ICP Infinity Award for Art, New York
2003 Artes Mundi Prize, Cardiff (nominee) 1998 J.C. van Lanschot Prize for sculpture, Belgium/The Netherlands

Residencies

2003 IASPIS grant and residency, Stockholm
2001-02 DAAD scholarship and residency, Berlin

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Introducing", FionaTan.nl, Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. Tan, Fiona (c. 2009). Rise and Fall. Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery. p. 103. ISBN 9781895442793.
  3. "'History's Future': Rotterdam Review". Screendaily. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Guy Nichols, Matthew. "Fiona Tan", Art in America, Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. Joselow, Thea. "Exploring the Video Art of Fiona Tan", Smithsonian Magazine, Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. http://balticplus.uk/?search=fiona+tan
  7. http://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/exhibitions_and_events/exhibitions/museum_of_contemporary_art/Fiona+Tan.+Geography+of+Time.b7C_wlfO3e.ips
  8. http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/796.html
  9. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/07/31/arts/no-words-can-describe-tans-terminology/#.Vnv98zZ-ehQ
  10. http://www.nmao.go.jp/en/exhibition/2014/id_1204155553.html
  11. "Fiona Tan. Inventory", MAXXI Museum, Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. Milliard, Colline. "Image of a People: Fiona Tan Assembles an Intimate Portrait of London from Old Family Photos", ArtInfo, Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. "Fiona Tan", Vancouver Art Gallery, Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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