Melissa Tan (b. 1989, Singapore) is a visual artist based in Singapore and received her BA (Fine Arts) from Lasalle College of the Arts in 2011. 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 to translate the visual language through different mediums. Employing processes such as paper cutting, painting and silk-screen techniques, she is interested in materiality and how the medium supports the work. Though trained as a painter, she also works with video, sound and objects.
She was included in The Singapore Show: Future Proof, Singapore Art Museum at 8Q in 2012 and An Atlas of Mirrors, Singapore Biennale 2016, Singapore in 2016. She also participated in the National Art Council and Dena Foundation Artist Residency program (Paris, France) in 2013. Public collections include Singapore Art Museum (SAM), Marina Bay Sands (Singapore), Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) New York, Facebook (Singapore), CapitaLand (Singapore). Solo exhibitions include Under the Arched Sky (2019) Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore; Back to where we’ve never been (2018), Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur; Arc of Uncertainties (2016), Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore; and the Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn (2014), Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore.
Arches & Gateways - 7 Iris
Melissa Tan
2019
Laser cut stainless steel (mirror finishing)
73 x 49 x 6 cm
Edition of 3
Ison
Melissa Tan
2018
Acrylic on watercolor paper and metal leaf
44.5 x 26.5 x 4.2 cm
Under the Arched Sky
Melissa Tan
2019
Epoxy resin, industrial foam and chrome aluminium spray enamel
720 x 290 x 18 cm
Tara
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel and epoxy resin
117 x 130 x 18 cm
Diana
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel and epoxy resin
95 x 56.3 x 16.5 cm
Isis
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel, epoxy resin, pigment, muscovite mica
30 x 65.5 x 9 cm
Izanami
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel and epoxy resin
60 x 89 x 14 cm
Nuwa
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel and epoxy resin
85 x 43.3 x 12.5 cm
Proserpina
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel and epoxy resin
90 x 73 x 10.3 cm
Hekate
Melissa Tan
2019
Mirror finish stainless steel and epoxy resin
81 x 57 x 10.5 cm
In Our Own Frame: 10th Year Anniversary
3 - 19 December 2020
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Melissa Tan – The Dream From The Other Side
28 October - 13 December 2020
Woodlands Regional Library
900 South Woodlands Drive
#01-03
Singapore 730900
16 December 2020 - 31 January 2021
Jurong Regional Library
21 Jurong East Central 1
Singapore 609732
&
3 February - 21 March 2021
Tampines Regional Library
1 Tampines Walk
#02-01 Our Tampines Hub
Singapore 528523
Monday - Sunday, 10am - 9pm
Closed at 5pm on eves of Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year
Closed on Public Holidays
STPI Annual Friends Fundraiser 2020
24 - 25 October 2020
STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery
41 Robertson Quay
Singapore 238236
Mondays - Fridays, 10am - 7pm
Saturdays, 9am - 6pm
Sundays, 10am - 5pm
Closed on Public Holidays
Genevieve Chua, Hu Qiren, Ian Tee, Melissa Tan, Mengju Lin & Odelia Tang – A DECADE APART / TOGETHER
28 August - 19 September 2020
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Visitors are advised to follow the COVID-19 precautionary measures at all time.
Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection
11 January - 1 March 2020
The Private Museum
51 Waterloo St
#02-06
Singapore 187969
Mon - Fri, 10am - 7pm
Sat & Sun, 11am - 5pm
Closed on Public Holidays
Melissa Tan – Under The Arched Sky
22 November - 7 December 2019
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47, Malan Road
#01-26 Gillman Barracks
Singapore 109444
Tue - Sat, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and Public Holidays
Melissa Tan – H.E.R
30 August - 1 September 2019
Art Jakarta (Booth C7),
Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan
(JCC Senayan), Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto Senayan,
Gelora, DKI Jakarta 10270, Indonesia
Daily, 1 - 9 pm
Melissa Tan – Adaptation
17 Jan - 09 Feb 2019
Supernormal,
101 Desker Rd,
Singapore 209623
Tue - Sun, 11am - 07pm
Melissa Tan – Back to Where We’ve Never Been
24 May - 14 June 2018
Opening reception: 24 May (Thursday) , 5-8pm
Artist talk: 26 May (Saturday), 3pm
Richard Koh Fine Art,
229 Jalan Maarof,
Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 7pm
Melissa Tan – Arc of Uncertainties
18 - 30 January 2016
Richard Koh Fine Art
Artspace @ Helutrans,
39 Keppel Road, No. 02-04,
Tanjong Pagar Distripark.
Daily, 10am - 10pm
26 June - 8 August 2015
The Art Center,
Office of Academic Resources,
Chulalongkorn University,
Phyathai Rd, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Mon - Fri, 9am - 7pm
Sat, 9am - 4pm
Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays
Discovering New Endeavours
Geraldine Kang
Izziyana Suihaimi
Melissa Tan
08 - 27 MARCH 2013
Richard Koh Fine Art Singapore,
Artspace@Helutrans,
39 Keppel Road,
#01-05 Tanjong Pagar Distripark,
Singapore 089065
Daily, 10am - 10pm
Melissa Tan – And the Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn
14 MAR - 4 APR 2014
Artspace@Helutrans
39 Keppel Road
#01-05 Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Art Stage Singapore 2017
12 - 15 January 2017
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Booth C8, Level B2,
Sands Expo and Convention Center,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Avenue,
Singapore 018956
Art Stage 2015
22 - 25 January 2015
Art Stage 2015
Booth B12, Level B2,
Sands Expo and Convention Centre,
Marina Bay Sands,
10 Bayfront Avenue,
018956 Singapore
