Jayanto Tan
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Jayanto Tan is a Gadigal/Wangal based visual artist who was born and raised in a small town in North Sumatra, Indonesia. His practice draws on his family history and diasporic background, blending Eastern and Western mythologies with the contemporary world and current events. Using ceramic sculptures, authentic food and interactive performance, his work often investigates how hybrid cultures can create new identities of possibility and hope.
Jayant has exhibited extensively internationally and in Australia. He won the 2021 Georges River Sculpture Art Prize, Highly Commended in the 2023 Fisher’s Ghost Award, and the Dobell Drawing Prize #23. He has conducted arts projects and workshops with diverse communities and museums, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, and World Pride 2023. Jayanto has a Masters of Fine Arts from the National Art School, Sydney. He is represented by Art Atrium Sydney.