JAMES TAN graduated from the Singapore Academy of Art in 1972 and continued his studies with Chinese brush painting masters in Singapore, Taiwan and San Francisco until 1980 establishing himself as a master of the traditional and Lingnan schools of Chinese brush painting with his own distinctive style. He has taught and lectured extensively world-wide, including The National Museum Art Gallery (Singapore), The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. and annual lecture & demonstration at the arts in Action? festival in London, U.K. Mr. Tan has won an extensive list of awards and honors and has exhibited extensively. 36 one-man shows in Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Dubai, Bahrain, Australia, England, Germany, the U.S.A., and Canada. James' recent works retain the same exquisite quality that has made his name synonymous with creativity and true excellence around the world. His works are represented in international private and corporate collections. world-wide. Several books have been published featuring his and his students works. 陳蘊化福建厦門禾山人，畢業於新加坡藝術學院，曾隨黃福鎮先生習水墨畫，嶺南派大師歐豪年教授函授嶺南畫藝，1974往美國繼續深造。1982-1999年往來新加坡、澳洲和英國之間，從1974年舉行首次畫展至今已有38次個展的驕人成績。 1988年陳蘊化代表新加坡到日本橫濱;名古屋及紮幌參加新加坡藝術展，作品"湖畔"被日本商家以全場最高價收購，成為畫壇佳話，除此以外，也先後獲得許多獎項，包括文化部主辦的優異獎章、全國書畫比賽第一名等等，畫展也先後在馬來西來、泰國、台灣、中東，德國、英國,美國各大城市受到朝野人士好評。 陳蘊化受邀在世界各地講學，示範和授課，包括英國倫敦的Victoria and Albert Museum，1994-1998"Art in Action，曼徹斯特。澳洲墨爾本澳華歷史博物館，新加坡國家博物院畫廊廊，檳城博物館，美國加州三藩市中華文化中心和吉隆玻集珍莊畫廊等等。 1999年移居加拿大溫哥華，陳蘊化現任加拿大溫哥華華人藝術家協會會長。大溫哥華中華文化中心秘書。