Casey Tan

Casey Tan (b. 1994) is a Singaporean painter whose works focus on visual metaphor and narrative. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, Casey reinterprets these experiences while still staying in check with reality. Sometimes bringing drama and fantasy to the ordinary.

Casey graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts in 2016, NAFA, where he was also a Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship recipient. Prior to NAFA, Casey studied Digital Animations at the Institute of Technical Education (2011-2012). In his recent practice, he tries to avoid operating by intuition, instead, he takes time to understand and explore different ways of interpreting a particular scenario. He strives to create works that hold narrative and experiments in different ways of using acrylic as a medium.

In 2019, Casey was awarded the UOB Most Promising Artist of the Year, with his work, The Water Is Wide. Currently, he lives and works in Singapore, where his artwork has been commissioned by Keppel, Temasek Holdings, as well as other corporations. Besides receiving commissions, his artworks are also part of private collections and they were featured in several exhibitions at Cuturi Gallery, Paris Asia Now and ART SG.

Cuturi Gallery is proud to present LAH! Stories from the Neighbourhood, a
transnational group exhibition held in collaboration with Artsphere Gallery (Jakarta). Curated by esteemed art historian and curator Farah Wardani, the exhibition brings together eight contemporary artists, all nder 40 years of age, from neighbouring countries—Singapore and Indonesia, exploring how geography, identity, and shared generational anxieties shape artistic practices across national boundaries.

Featuring Indonesian artists Dian Suci, Prabu Perdana, Ruth Marbun and Iqi Qoror from Artsphere Gallery, alongside Singaporean artists Aisha Rosli, Casey Tan, Faris Heizer and Shen Jiaqi from Cuturi Gallery, these artists present deeply personal reflections on urban life, social conditions, and generational concerns, through diverse approaches to figuration and abstraction.