Eston Tan - Artist Info

About Eston Tan

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  • Biography

    Eston Tan, now based in Taiwan because of the better art market and the more sophisticated scene, had his art tutelage at the Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur, graduating with a diploma in 1991, and a stint from 1992-1993 at the One Academy, Petaling Jaya. He had a brief teaching stint before deciding to go full-time into art in 2000, and held his first of five solos, called Thoughts On Life, at the NN Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, in 2004 – until 2012. Though raised with five other siblings by a single mother, he had been painting since the age of 10 and showed early promise when he won the Minor Award in the Penang Young Talent competition in 1999, and clinching the Major Award the next year. His first overseas solo cal...

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