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Bio
Christian Tan practices Art under the alias Chris Manfield to honor both names given to him by his father and grandfather. Traditionally named 陈士田 after “士 - scholar” and “田 - rice field” by his grandfather, he was named legally as Christian Tan(Adi) by his father as a mean to avoid racial discrimination in the recently independent republic of Indonesia when he was born, in July 7th of 1994.
He graduated with a bachelor of Fine Art degree in Photography with a minor in Printmaking from San Francisco Art Institute in 2018, and a Master’s degree in Studio Art from San Francisco Art Institute in 2021 where he was nominated as SFAI’s 150th anniversary graduate commencement speaker, outstanding MFA student, MFA exhibition best in show, and recipient of the John Collier grant and awards. He is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work within the realm of Photography and Fine art can be recognized from publications and museums such as - Analog Forever Magazine, Lens Culture, Lenscratch, Griffin Museum of Photography, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Art, New York Center for Photographic Art, Photo Alliance, CICA Museum, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Arts, and many more.
He currently works as an independent imaging and graphic artists and serves in multiple local organizations including the Crestone Community Art Benefit Project, Crestone Energy Fair, Crestone Charter School, and Crestone End of Life Project.
