Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan is an Australian artist, writer, and Academy Award–winning filmmaker.
Born in Fremantle, Western Australia, Tan grew up in Perth and is now based in Melbourne. He is best known for authoring books illustrated with his signature dream-like imagery, which blends the familiar and fantastical.
Tan has received dozens of awards, and his work has been adapted into plays, musical performances, operas, and the Oscar-winning short animated film The Lost Thing. In 2011, he won the Astrid...