The Real & The Imaginary: Bendigo Art Gallery August 9 – September 1, 2013

'The Visitor' from Tales from Outer Suburbia, acrylic & oils on paper, 2007

Presented in partnership with La Trobe University for Bendigo Writers Festival, the exhibition Shaun Tan: The Real and the Imaginary presents an overview of my work as a painter and illustrator, from early childhood to the present (including work for as yet unpublished books), from tiny sketchbook doodles to large scale canvases, and from commercial illustration to personal artwork. Almost all of these pieces are from my own collection and many previously unexhibited. Admission is free: for more info, visit the Bendigo Art Gallery. (Bendigo is a major regional centre of Victoria, Australia, and has one of the country's oldest art galleries - always worth a visit.)