Frances Tang is an Australian multi-media artist, filmmaker, and performer, currently residing in Melbourne, Victoria. Recognized as the face of the Melbourne Fringe festival 1995, and shortlsted for the woman's artist award of Arts Victoria 1999, Frances is an independent and collaborative artist with a distinctive inter-disciplinary approach, exploring the intra-relationships between diverse cultures, and of art and technology.

Her past work ranges from paintings of Japanese butoh dreamscapes, graffiti inspired photography, digital art where Industrial meets the organic, performances juxtaposing Chinese traditional opera with electronica and contemporary spoken word/prose radio broadcasts.

Frances Tang is a recent graduate from VCA School of Film and Television and a former graduate in fine art/painting at The Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology. Frances has also studied Chinese traditional opera at Shanghai Kunju OperaTroupe in China and arts programs in the US.

Recent work

Debut spoken word CD - Symbol Chaser Music by Plutonic Lab, funded by arts Victoria

Interactive film- Alter State from the Symbol Chaser CD-ROM. Alter State is officially selected for 24 Recontres Internationales Heri Langlois Poitiers International Film School Festival, France. 5th-11th March 2001

Contact Frances Tang : francestang2000@yahoo.com.au

Links

Droplink ( game interface designed by Frances Tang )

Arts Victoria

Melbourne Fringe Festival