Pixie Tan is an Art Director and Educator from Singapore who believes in the power of people and collaborations. She designs experiences that capture and share collective wisdom, offering new perspectives to those who engages with it. She is the co-founder of Stranger(‘s) Touch, and co-founded Don’t Mind If, a ground-up initiative designed with the hopes of uplifting, celebrating and advancing the local communications design industry, community and profession. 

Currently:

Lecturer,
LASALLE College of the Arts, School of Fashion

Co-Founder
Don’t Mind If

Freelance Art Director
Selected clients/projects include:

Branding: Both Side’s, Now, Stranger(’s) Touch, Livingwear Co (Fashion Brand), Teresa Lim (Teeteeheehee), A Weekend Affair (Symposium/Art Festival), True Essence Taiwan (Beauty)

Films and Photos: Frame by Frame Singapore,  Macallan, Shiseido, Zalora, Smilemakers Collection, The Cutscene Company, Sony Singapore, The Sam Willows, Lenne Chai.

Previously:

2022⸺2024
Designer in Residence, Lasalle College of the Arts

2019⸺2022
Part-Time Lecturer, Lasalle College of the Arts

2019⸺2021
Art Director, The Merry Men Works

2018
Junior Designer, Firecracker Works

2017⸺2018
Sans Titre, assistant to art director Erik Hartin.

2014⸺2017
Creative Director, Of Trying Times

Education

Masters in Arts Pedagogy and Practice with Distinction
Goldsmith College, University of London (2023-24)

First Class Honours,
BA (Hons) Design for Art Direction,
University of the Arts, London College of Communication (2015–18)

Diploma in Apparel Design and Merchandising with Merit,
Temasek Polytechnic School of Design (2011–14)

Exhibitions

2023
dingdongbeep!, Multiple Locations, Singapore
Singapore Art Week 2023

Stranger(’s) Touch, The Red Bus, Singapore
Funded by RYSP, National Youth Council Singapore

2022
Stranger(’s) Touch, Crane, Singapore

2021
Digital Resources, Maybe We Read Too Much Into Things

2020
Streets of Hope 2, Orchard District, National Arts Council

2019
Eriks Shadow, East Side Open Studios, Singapore
Street of Clans Festival, Koh Clan, Singapore
Deviations, 49 Hackney Road, London

2018
Vestoj for La Manutention, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Self-Protection Manifesto, Institute of Comtemporary Arts, London

Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York
Potluck by Potluck, Singapore
Open Call 2, Supernormal, Singapore

© Pixie Tan