Filipino-Canadian Artist with Autism, J.A. TAN held an exhibit at the ArtistSpace at Ayala Museum.
J.A.
Tan
returns
to
the
Ayala
Museum
for
his
second
one-man
show
at
ArtistSpace.
The
show
entitled
"On
and
On...Step
By
Step..."
will
feature
new
paintings
by
the
Vancouver-based
Tan,
and
will
run
from
August
21st
to September
3rd,
2013.
His
last
exhibit
in
Manila
was
also
held
at
the
ArtistSpace
at
the
Ayala
Museum and was called "Piece
by Piece...A Selection
of
My Personal
Best."
Back
then,
he
had
just
graduated
with
a
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts
Degree
from
the
prestigious
Emily
Carr
University
of
Art
+
Design
(Class
of
2010)
in
Vancouver,
Canada.
Since
then,
he
has
participated
in
many
shows
in
Canada,
the
U.S.
and even in United
Kingdom!
But
perhaps
the
biggest
feather
in
J.A.'s
cap
was
having
one
of
his
paintings
featured
on
a
United Nation's stamp last year. His painting "Victory" was
one of the 8
pieces
chosen
from
over
200
worldwide
submissions
to
the
United
Nations.
His
artwork
was
issued
as
a
UN
stamp
on
April
2nd,
2012.
A
print
of
the
painting
and
the
first
day
issue
stamp
will
be
on
view
at
his exhibit.
More
recently,
J.A.
gave
the
keynote
address
at
the
opening
of
the
13th
Biennial Conference
of
the
International
Association
of
Special
Education, held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
B.C. on
July
8th,
2013.
J.A.,
who
describes
himself
as
an
artist
with
autism,
enjoys
sharing
his
personal
story
about
overcoming
challenges
and
pursuing
his
passion
for
art.
He
says, "I
have
come
to
the
realization
that
I
have
always
used
art
as
a
way
of
helping myself
bring
out
my
thoughts,
feelings,
and
ideas.
I
consider
it
an
integral
part
of
my
existence
as
each
work
is
a
personal
journey
of
myself
with
myself,
and
myself
with
the
world,
bringing
a
feeling
of
peace
and
happiness
since
things
become
clearer
to
me
through
the
images
and
visual
pictures
before
me."
J.A. always looks forward to coming home to the Philippines every year. It is a chance for him to reconnect not only with his family and friends but also with his roots.
LIFE ON EARTH
This wonderful person is giving us a real inspiration, a kind of inspiration that will make each one of us be a better human being.
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