Mark Tan

• 🪚 Pentaculum 2026 🪵 Got to start the new year off with these amazing people Pentaculum Coordinator Show @arrowmont_school @lizastout @leesalisaleesa @justincamilli @kcamerondavidson @arcburn_furniture @kyle_cottier @cathy_dellalucia @abbymechanic @zekemakes @kishimotodesign @lanepretzels Chris Mahonski [too cool for insta] @katiehudnall was with us in spirit PETZTACULUM [new tradition/pet slideshow] The Misaligned Caliper, 2026

• SUMMER 25 • ? • @leahaegerter @nori_pao • PEEP • @vermontstudiocenter • studio at VSC • FA/Hockey demo | @cowtownskate • DEAD END | @eversonmuseum • @suapyg | decency project | @furnituresociety • perry @wadenovotny @gooby.locc • first place • @petersvalley • get bent • @penland_wood • @viv_chiu | family dinner • vessel • gettin digi’ with it • 10/10 assistant | @if_only_you_were_lonley • @sci.fi.fantasy | endless beauty • @ahorasarah

• turns out you can do a lot with super glue thank you @vermontstudiocenter for the opportunity!

The sounds of “Impermanence: Mark Tan” 🎧 This week is the last week to see this exhibition filled with masterful site-specific woodwork installations by Mark Tan 🪵 The exhibitions runs through March 15th, so come by, clock in, read some newspapers, and experience these artworks before they’re gone! #downtownchandler #chandleraz #artgallery #art #chandler #thingstodo #artoninstagram #familyfriendly #artistsoninstagram #thingstodoinchandler #artgallery #exhibition #woodworking #sitespecific #install #installation #woodwork #woodworker #springbreak #visitchandler #visitchandleraz

🪵 PENTACULUM Got to start the year off with this great group of woodies! @reggieayivor1 @eleetwarez @c3posleg @leahaegerter @if_only_you_were_lonley @travistownsendart @santiagocalart @ahorasarah @justanassembler @iamshannonrose @littlekingtrashmouf Thank you all for coming and thank you @arrowmont_school for having us! 🖤

Team VCU wood at Arrowmont’s Pentaculum residency! @nintando @ahorasarah @arrowmont_woodstudios @arrowmont_school #arrowmont

Thrilled to share “CHERRY BOMB!” is open at the Appalachian Center for Craft. All of the work included is exemplary of contemporary and traditional craft methodologies working in harmony. I am so excited for these artists’ work to be together in one space. These folks are incredible artists/professionals/people that I deeply admire, and it’s been such a treat to witness their practice.

Today marks 10 years since I moved to the United States. Thank you to all who believed in me, picked me up when I was down, extended a helping hand, offered a place to stay, gave me a place to work, provided a meal, pushed me out of my comfort zone, called me out when I needed it, got down on the dance floor with me; the list could go on forever. This has been an incredible journey and it’s only getting started. Cheers to all the wonderful people I have met along the way. I love you all.

🛠️ Studio space finally setup. Get ready for new works this year. #calmbeforethestorm

Excited to be teaching at @arrowmont_school next week teaming up with @ahorasarah to teach a wood + concrete workshop! Get ready for a week of creativity and endless possibilities.

Featured work by @nintando : “Unordinary Itinerary” 2022
wood, plastic, electronics, hardware 30 x 60 x 10 in “In bringing nostalgic feelings of the experiences of my grandparents migrating to Canada, I discovered a Solari Board. The board provides an intuitive understanding of the illusion and disillusion of arrival and departure destinations. The sound represents the anticipation of travel, the same anticipation I felt when I was getting closer to achieving my American dream of migrating to the United States...” — Mark Tan Explore Mark Tan’s solo exhibition, “Sight Unseen,” at @iaahillyer now through Oct 1, 2023. Our hours are Tue-Sun, 12 - 6 p.m. (12 - 5 p.m. weekends). —— Hillyer is funded in part by @thedcarts , the @neaarts , the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Galena Yorktown Foundation, and the Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation. #athillyer #hillyer #hillyerartgallery #dcartgallery #acreativedc #dupontcircle #experienceDC #dcartscene #washingtondc #igdc #artdc #contemporaryart #contemporaryartists #artoftheday #artexhibitions #soloshow #groupexhibition #regionalartists #nationalartists #localcurator #marktan #sightunseen #identity #migration #displacement #firstgenerationimmigrant #Woodworking #migrantlaborworkforce #time #installation

🌵 HERE IT IS! The document I’ve been waiting for; form I-797. This grants me approval for the highly sought-after H-1B visa. This work visa is capped at 65,000 annually through a lottery for specialty workers. Fortunately, I’m exempt from that annual cap. I fall under the higher education exemption category because... I am joining the faculty @asuschoolofart this fall as Assistant Professor of Sculpture/Wood! I’m beyond thrilled to be working in a new community, landscape, and environment where we can share stories through objects and intimate dialog.