Xu Tan ’20

Xu Tan ’20 recently completed a master’s program in economics.

A double major in Economics and Painting & Drawing, Tan was gallery assistant at Studio A Gallery in Tarrytown while an undergraduate student, and later interned at Fiducient Advisors as a grad student. Tan graduated with an MA in Economics from Hunter College in 2024.

“My academic journey has been underpinned by a strong foundation in both the arts and economics.”

At Purchase, Tan participated in a printmaking class with a study abroad component in the west African country, Benin.  Students created their own work while there, and he was on a team that designed and delivered a series of three visual art workshops to children ages 5–14 at the Zinsou Foundation.

Xu Tan, collages created while studying abroad in Benin

Students in the Printmaking in Benin class

See work from Tan’s senior exhibition.