Biography

Malu Tan (b. 1964, Manila Philippines) is a multi-media artist with a deep identification with nature. In her late forties, she obtained a Certificate in Painting from the Art Academy in London. She has shown at various museums and galleries, including Marin Museum, CA; Katonah Museum, NY; Ayala Museum in Manila; On Center Gallery, MA; Monika Olko Gallery, NY; Faber Birren, CT; and The Philippine Consulate in New York.  She is a recipient of the Artist Support Grant and the Creative Renewal Fellowship in North Carolina. Her work is part of the permanent collection of The Yale-New Haven Medical Center, Childrens Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and Cartus Corporation, among others. She currently lives and works in Charlotte, NC.

Artist Statement

My work is an attempt to find myself and capture the essence of a place. Through my abstract and narrative paintings, and constructed installation spaces, I explore the emotional gravity of a place as a way to understand myself and navigate through my everyday chaos toward calm.

I confront nostalgia and transitory feelings of longing for home by creating abstract spaces. I allow my imagination to collide, using the radiance of made-up scenes to find moments of joy. To me, creating these imagined scenes is as significant as seeing them.