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About Me
Professor, Instructor and Concept Designer. Helping students and professionals realize their creative potential. I balance two roles professionally, alternating between concept artist with over 23 years in the animation field as a background and prop designer. And I work tirelessly as a professor and instructor educating and mentoring college-level students at some of Southern California's most accomplished art schools including: Art Center College of Design, Otis College of Art, Pasadena City College, EIDO (An industry conduit between individuals and the local entertainment unions), Computer Graphics Masters Academy (CGMA) and Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA). Also, working on several book projects and developing a new intellectual property for independent publishing.
Interviews and Articles
"Creating Your Own Artistic Brand with Poe Tan" - Southern Utah University
"Working in Animation as a Background Design and Layout Artist" Interview - Society of Illustrators
"Poe Tan Interview" - Actors for Autism
Peninsula Brushes Exhibit - Animation Guild
Pasadena City College Faculty Exhibit - Pasadena City College Courier
Local Boy Takes on World of Disney - The Star
Animation Man - The Sunday
"When You Can Draw, You Can Do Anything" Massachusetts College of Art and Design
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