陳蘊化早年畢業於新加坡藝術學院，並隨黃福鎮先生習水墨畫，及隨嶺南 派大師歐豪年教授學習嶺南畫藝，後來又繼往美國深造至1982年回新加坡至1999年，陳君從1974年舉行首次畫展至今已先有了38次個展的驕人成績.

陳蘊化曾代表新加坡到日本橫濱;名古屋及扎幌參加新加坡藝術展，作品"湖畔"被日本商家以全場最高價收購 ，除此以外，也先後獲得許多獎項，包括文化部．主辦的優異獎章、全國書畫比賽第一名等等，畫展也先後在馬來西來、泰國、台灣、中東，德國、英國,美國各大城市受到朝野人士好評.

 

1999年移居加拿大溫哥華，設帳授徒，他認為教學相當的重要，於是把自己所學和所"得做了最無私的公開，用意在於集思益﹐通過大家的共努力來發揚中國畫的藝術.

 

Graduated from the Singapore Academy of Art in 1972 and continued his studies with Chinese brush painting masters in Singapore, Taiwan and San Francisco until 1980 establishing himself as a master of the traditional and Lingnan schools of Chinese brush painting with his own distinctive style. He has taught and lectured extensively world-wide, including The National Museum Art Gallery (Singapore), The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. and annual lecture/demonstration at the ‘Arts in Action’ festival in London, U.K.

Mr. Tan has won an extensive list of awards and honours and has exhibited extensively. 36 one-man shows in Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Dubai, Bahrain, Australia, England, Germany, the U.S.A., and Canada.  James' recent works retain the same exquisite quality that has made his name synonymous with creativity and true excellence around the world. His works are represented in international private and corporate collections. world-wide. Several books have been published featuring his and his students works.