Howard tan was born in 1974, a tiger, mainly a photographer,
but now spending some of his time experimenting with photo collages and installation art.

Works in, and helps run two art shops in George town, Penang, Malaysia.

He enjoys very much the nostalgia engendered by rooting about in old towns and their flea markets with their vintage offerings from a time gone by. This feeling is very much reflected in his photographs.
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PARTICIPATING EXIBITIONS:
​2006 – 2009 – The Gallery, Little Penang Street Market (Since October), Penang.
2007 – Penang Remembered Photography Exhibition, Alpha Utara Gallery,
2007 – Small Works:Big Show, A2 Gallery, Penang.
2009 – Birds, The exhibition of birds, Pitt Street & Armenian Street,Penang.
2009 – The Art Gallery, Four Season Resort, Langkawi.
2016 – Solo Exhibition – Found things – The Flea market Voyages of Howard Tan.
2016 – 2017 – Mampu Art Fair, Hin Bus Depot.
2019 – Solo Exhibition – Of Birdman and other extraordinary events, E&O hotel.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS:
​ 2008 – Photographs on Travel Article “Penang Past and Present”, Singapore Airline Inflight Magazine – SilverKris, November 08.
2009 – Photographs on Penang food – Saveur Magazine.
2012 – Photo Essay – The way we were – Esquire Magazine Nov. Issue

COMMISSION WORKS:
​2008 – 2010 – Photographs on Bon Ton Resort & Temple Tree Resort, Langkawi
2009 – Photographs on Straits Collection & Bon Ton the shop, Penang
2010 – Photographs on Penaga Hotel, Penang
2010 – Photo installations at Lone Pine Hotel
2012 – Photo installations at E&O Hotel.
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BOOK PUBLISHED:
​2011 – Penang – An inside guide to its historic homes, building, monuments and parks. A Collaboration with Keith Hockton.
2016 – Langkawi Style – A Collaboration with Jérôme Bouchaud.
2016 – Found things – The Flea market Voyages of Howard Tan.
2020 – Impressions of Georgetown.