Weedsday Playlist: Artist And DJ Emily Tan Shares 5 Songs For Your Next Dance Party
Emily Tan is an accomplished abstract painter, live performance artist, and DJ with over seven years of professional experience. Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tampa, she has also distinguished herself as an art curator, creative director, and social media expert. Tan’s artistic expertise spans a diverse range of mediums, including acrylics, house paint, dye, found objects, and digital tools, often integrating music, dance, and yogic movement into her live performance work. Her art, characterized by organic abstractions, employs patterns and repetition to evoke a sense of psychological ease and meditation in viewers.
Emily Tan with her artwork at a Tampa Equinox event (C) Shadow / Tampa Equinox
What Inspires Emily Tan’s Art?
Tan’s passion for art stems from a personal journey of self-expression and identity formation, in response to feelings of otherness and inadequacy in her youth. Art has served as Tan’s refuge and a means to reclaim her story, and power.
Tan has showcased her talents in over 50 live events across Florida, Georgia, and New York, and contributes to the art community by teaching at the Tampa Museum of Art, where she continues to inspire and shape emerging artists.
Emily Tan DJing. Courtesy of Emily Tan.
Emily Tan As DJ: What Inspires Her Music?
Immersed in music’s influence, Tan’s work naturally vibrates with the …