​Aaron Tan

Singapore Ceramic Artist

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Professional Development



Presently        AARONTAN CERAMICS

                         Ceramic Artist / Owner
   
2007-2013     SPARKLAB POTTERS CLUB

                         Resident Artist

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2007-2013     SPARK CERAMIC ART CONSULTANTS (PTE. LTD.)
                         Director/ Consultant, School Education Services

2006                CHARACTER MONTESSORI ASIA PTE LTD
                          Manager (Franchise Development)

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2004 -2005     CM Central Pte Ltd / Eden Community Services Centre
                          Manager -Operations
                          Child Care/ Student Care

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2003-2004      BOON’S POTTERY
                           Pottery Instructor

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1999                 CLAYWORKERS STUDIO
                          Partner/ Instructor, – Conduct pottery classes



1997 - 2001    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE

                          Lecturer (Part-Time), Visual and Performance Arts Department
                          Conduct CCA Classes for trainee teachers for the Ceramics Department.
                          Assess student performance and course work on an ongoing basis for eventual grading.

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1996 - 1999    YARONG CERAMICS
                          Full-Time Studio Potter
                          Projects and commissions, also conduct casual classes at the studio



1991 - 1996    LASALLE-SIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
                          Head, Ceramics Department
  

EDUCATION

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2001 to 2003    HALES INSTITUTE
                            Melbourne, Victoria --Australia
                            Advance Diploma of Business Management (Marketing)

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1989 to 1991    STAFFORDSHIRE POLYTECHNIC (now Staffordshire University)
                            Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
                            Bachelor of Art with Honours in Design (Ceramics)

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1986 - 1988      LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
                            Singapore
                            Associate Diploma in Fine Arts (Ceramics)

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SCHOLARSHIP



1989 – 1991     EDB-LASALLE INTECH GRANT
                            Singapore



1988                  STUDY BURSARY - LEE FOUNDATION
                            Singapore





EXHIBITIONS

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2012                  SPARK 2012 – The Singapore Flyer June 2012
                           Group Teapot Exhibition

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2009                  Ayutthaya World Heritage Exhibition
                           Ayutthaya, Thailand
 
                           Small Sculpture Exhibition, Sculpture Square
                           Singapore

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2002                 Annual Ceramic Exhibition, The Carlton Arts Centre
                           Melbourne, Australia

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2000                  Singapore Contemporary Artist Exhibition,
                           Singapore Art Museum



1999                  International Craft Fair, Bangkok, Thailand
                           By Invitation of the Office of National Cultural Commission,
                           Thailand and National Arts Council, Singapore

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1998                  President’s Charity Art Exhibition,
                           Tourism Court, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore

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1996                 Claytivity,
                           Goethe Institute Gallery, Singapore



1995                  LaSalle-SIA Faculty Exhibition,
                           LaSalle-SIA College Gallery

1992                  Singapore Art Fair ’92, 
                           IMM Exhibition Centre, Singapore



1989                  Beginning
                          The National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore





PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS

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2009             Tira Mi Su
                    Commissioned by Jurong Primary School, Singapore



1998             Goddess Of Wine

                    Tuscany Ristorante, Pan Pacific Hotel  



 

Private Collection

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-Tembusu Gallery, Singapore

-Sang Pornsri Foundation, Pranakorn Si Ayutthaya University,

   Ayutthaya, Thailand

-Wuthelam Club, Singapore



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