where did shaun tan grew up
Visit Website Back to Authors. Shaun Tan was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the 'good drawer' which partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class.He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works full time as a freelance artist and author in Melbourne.haun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through surreal, dream-like imagery.
Shaun Tan was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.n 2001 he was named Best Artist at the World Fantasy Awards in Montreal. Shaun Tan is the author of The Arrival, a Â«book in comic formÂ» published by Scholastic. This silent project which has been four years in the making, follows an immigrant who has left his country to provide better tomorrows for his family.