Chok Yue Zan (b. 1994, Tawau, Sabah; based in Kuala Lumpur) is a young contemporary painter working across various mediums using a contemplative, conceptual approach. Born in Tawau, Sabah, Zan grew up with his grandparents in a forested environment surrounded by lush greenery and breathtaking landscapes. It was his sanctuary, a space of unbridled happiness that he considers his lost paradise, by which his art continues to be inspired. 

Zan graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur (MY) in 2015. In 2017, he was awarded the UOB Painting of the Year (Malaysia). Since then, he has undertaken residencies in Shanghai (UOB Art Gallery, 2018) and Japan (Fukuoka Art Museum, 2018), on top of participating in numerous group shows and art fairs across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China, and beyond. His debut solo exhibition was Retrospect of Paradiso in 2018, followed by Throughout in 2022, both at Art Porters Gallery in Singapore. Between Us is his third solo exhibition.