Jayanto Tan is an emerging visual artist who was born and raised in a village in North Sumatra, Indonesia. As a Chinese-Indonesian Peranakan immigrant living in Sydney, his practice blends Eastern and Western mythologies with the reality of current events. He draws on identity politics of diaspora finding ways to express personal experiences of ‘otherness’ through interactive performance installation and drawing. His practice offers a sentiment of mixed spirituality and sharing demonstrates the diverse culture bringing the timeless wisdom of meditation to a contemporary world.
He has been a finalist in several prizes including the North Sydney Art Prize, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award and Rookwood Cemetery Sculpture Walk. Recently, the Inner West Council funded him for EDGE Festival, Art On The GreenWay and Newtown ArtSeat. Last year, he has a solo show at the Australia-China Institute for The Arts in Western Sydney University Parramatta. Jayanto’s works have been included in group exhibitions across Australia, Switzerland, Germany, China and Indonesia. He was selected for residencies at the Tantery Pottery, Bali and Red Gate Gallery, Beijing. He lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
