From Charlene Tan’s solo exhibition Warp/Weft 2024
Charlene Tan, Researching and Remembering Freshwater Pearl, Cream, pink, black, white pearls, PVA, glue, Digital print, plywood, 43 x 48”
Charlene Tan, Researching and Remembering T'nalak, Ube (purple yam) powder, manganese violet pigment, acrylic paint, giclee print, di-bond, aluminum, 43 x 48”
Charlene Tan, Researching and Remembering (Mungbean), Mungbeans, PVA glue, digital print, plywood, framed, 28 x 23”
Charlene Tan, Research and Remembering, Capiz shells and rhinestones, Capiz shells, rhinestones, PVA glue, digital print, plywood, each panel 16 x 20”
Charlene Tan, Researching and Remembering (Abalone & Fresh Water Pearls), 2024, Abalone, Fresh Water Pearls, Archival digital print, pva glue, plywood. 41 x 22”
Charlene Tan studied History and Theory of Contemporary Art, with a specialization in New Genres, at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited at the Blaffer Museum, Houston, Asia Society, TX, Buffalo Institute of Contemporary Art, Triton Museum of Art, Museum of Craft and Design, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. She has been awarded national residencies at MASS MoCA, Children’s Creativity Museum, San Francisco. Born in Houston, TX, the artist lives and works in San Francisco, CA.