FREDA TAN
EDUCATION
2022-Present, Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts (In Progress), Ontario College of Art and Design University, Major in Drawing and Painting
2014-2018, Honours Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto, Specialization in Cell and Molecular Biology
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 Uptown Pride, Dignam Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2025 Get Home Safe (with Billie MacFarland and Sarah Avolio), Remote Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2025 Awenda Inspired, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Small Gems, Dignam Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Under 100, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Face-Off, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
2024 Undercurrent (with Cissy Shi), She Said Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2024 Meeting Halfway, Dignam Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Embodied Narratives - Unveiling the stories within, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
2023 Belonging, 183 Gallery, Toronto, Canada
CURATION
2025 Get Home Safe (with Billie MacFarland and Sarah Avolio), Remote Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2025 Beyond Bound Pages & Moving Frames, Dignam Galley, Toronto, Canada
2024 Undercurrent (with Cissy Shi), She Said Gallery, Toronto, Canada
AWARDS
2025/2026 Recipient of Partial Gallery OCAD U Showcase, in partnership with RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers Career Launcher program
2023/2024 Sandra Henderson Scholarship in Drawing & Painting (Merit), Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto, Canada
PUBLICATIONS/FEATURES
2022/2023 OCAD University Donor Impact Report, pg. 20-21.
PANELS/INTERVIEWS
2024 HORIZON Creative Entrepreneur Initiative Town Hall: Exploring the needs of emerging artist/designers, Toronto, Canada
2024 OCAD U LiVE interview, OCAD U Orientation, Toronto, Canada
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2024 From Our Point of View: Encounters with Artists
2024 HORIZON Creative Entrepreneur Initiative, https://blogs.ocaduwebspace.ca/thehorizoninitiative/