b. 1988, Singapore
Select exhibitions / performances / screenings
Potong Ice Cream $2, Latent Spaces | Art Stage Singapore | 2015
Happiness, Prosperity and Progress | Post-Museum - More than [show] business / NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts | 2014
Singapore Brisbane Exchange | Metro Arts Gallery (Australia) | 2012
Requiem | Shopfront Contemporary Arts (Australia) | 2011
The Ideal Condition | Studio One | UNSW (Australia) | 2011
Machine Atlas | Dir. Caitlin Newton-Broad | Shopfront Contemporary Arts, Kogarah Town Square (Australia) | 2011
We Are Skating on Very Thin Ice | Dir. Clare Grant | Io Myers Studio (Australia) | 2010
Dislocation | Kudos Gallery (Australia) | 2010
The Jenny Birt Award (Australia) | COFAspace (Australia) | 2010
I found myself moving | First and the Last Experimental International Film Festival | Newington Armory Theatre (Australia) | 2009
Mind’s Eye | Sydney Underground Film Festival | Factory Theatre (Australia) | 2009
Liverpool City Art Prize | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (Australia) | 2009
Annual Kudos Emerging Artist and Designer Award | Kudos Gallery (Australia) | 2009
Art & the Environment: Studies in the Field | COFAspace (Australia) | 2009
Select productions (designer)
[Set] The Good Person of Szechwan | LASALLE College of the Arts, Flexi Space (Singapore) | 2017
[Set] M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival: Triple Bill – Nonsense | Down Syndrome Assoc, Esplanade Recital Studio (Singapore) | 2017
[Production] Children’s Season: GoStan Back – A Time Travelling Adventure on Wheels | National Museum (Singapore) | 2017
[Set] The Studios: This Chord and Others | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Production] PLAYtime! The Bird Who Was Afraid of Heights | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Puppets/Props] PLAYtime! Grandpa Cherry Blossom | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Set]The Studios: Intrusions | Jean Ng & Joavien Ng | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Set] (When I’m) Sixty Four | Ageless Theatre / Theatre Cell | Goodman Arts Centre (Singapore) | 2012
[Production] Requiem | Shopfront Contemporary Arts Centre (Australia) | 2011
[Production] The Ideal Condition | Studio One, University of New South Wales (Australia) | 2011
Select productions (technical assistance)
[Surtitles] NINAGAWA Macbeth | Dir. Yukio Ninagawa, Ninagawa Company (Japan) | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2017
[Followspot] Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress | Singapore Repertory Theatre | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2017
[Followspot] Les Misérables | Cameron Mackintosh | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2016
[Followspot] Meenah and Cheenah | Dream Academy | Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall (Singapore) | 2016
[Followspot] The Emperor’s New Clothes | Dir. Pam Oei, W!LD RICE | Drama Centre (Singapore) | 2016
[Dresser] Le Corsaire | English National Ballet (UK) | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2015
[Followspot] Dim Sum Dollies - The History of Singapore Part 1 | Dir. Glen Goei, Dream Academy | Esplanade Theatres (Singapore) | 2015
[Wardrobe] Hamlet | Dir. Kathleen F. Conlin, Theatre Department | Krannert Centre for the Performing Arts (IL,USA) | 2008
[Wardrobe] Continuous City | Dir. Marianne Weems, Builders Association | Krannert Centre for the Performing Arts (IL,USA) | 2008
Awards / residencies
[Nominated] Intrusions for Best Set Design | M1-The Straits Times LIFE Theatre Awards | 2017
[Selected Participant] Curating Lab | National Arts Council / NUS Museum (Singapore) | 2014
[Recipient] The Cate Blanchett Prize for the highest mark in theatre & performance studies | UNSW (Australia) | 2012
[Selected Participant] ArtsLab11 Performance Residency | Shopfront Contemporary Arts (Australia) | 2011
[Winner] The Jenny Birt Award for outstanding performance in painting | UNSW (Australia) | 2010
[Highly Commended] Parkers Sydney Fine Arts Supplies Award for best performance in painting | COFA (Australia) | 2009
[Finalist] Annual Kudos Emerging Artist & Designer Award (Australia) | 2009
[Dean's List] University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (IL, USA) | 2008
Education
Honours (Media, Film & Theatre) | University of New South Wales (Australia) | 2011
BFA (Drawing & Painting) / BA (Theatre & Performance Studies) | University of New South Wales / College of Fine Arts (Australia) | 2007 - 2010
International Exchange Program | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign / College of Fine and Applied Arts (IL, USA) | 2008
Cinema Studies, Costume Technology & Management, Writing with Video, Studio Art, Scenic Painting
WSQ Higher Certificate in Technical Theatre | The Esplanade Co. Ltd. (Singapore) | 2013 - 2014
Select exhibitions / performances / screenings
Potong Ice Cream $2, Latent Spaces | Art Stage Singapore | 2015
Happiness, Prosperity and Progress | Post-Museum - More than [show] business / NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts | 2014
Singapore Brisbane Exchange | Metro Arts Gallery (Australia) | 2012
Requiem | Shopfront Contemporary Arts (Australia) | 2011
The Ideal Condition | Studio One | UNSW (Australia) | 2011
Machine Atlas | Dir. Caitlin Newton-Broad | Shopfront Contemporary Arts, Kogarah Town Square (Australia) | 2011
We Are Skating on Very Thin Ice | Dir. Clare Grant | Io Myers Studio (Australia) | 2010
Dislocation | Kudos Gallery (Australia) | 2010
The Jenny Birt Award (Australia) | COFAspace (Australia) | 2010
I found myself moving | First and the Last Experimental International Film Festival | Newington Armory Theatre (Australia) | 2009
Mind’s Eye | Sydney Underground Film Festival | Factory Theatre (Australia) | 2009
Liverpool City Art Prize | Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (Australia) | 2009
Annual Kudos Emerging Artist and Designer Award | Kudos Gallery (Australia) | 2009
Art & the Environment: Studies in the Field | COFAspace (Australia) | 2009
Select productions (designer)
[Set] The Good Person of Szechwan | LASALLE College of the Arts, Flexi Space (Singapore) | 2017
[Set] M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival: Triple Bill – Nonsense | Down Syndrome Assoc, Esplanade Recital Studio (Singapore) | 2017
[Production] Children’s Season: GoStan Back – A Time Travelling Adventure on Wheels | National Museum (Singapore) | 2017
[Set] The Studios: This Chord and Others | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Production] PLAYtime! The Bird Who Was Afraid of Heights | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Puppets/Props] PLAYtime! Grandpa Cherry Blossom | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Set]The Studios: Intrusions | Jean Ng & Joavien Ng | Esplanade Theatre Studio (Singapore) | 2016
[Set] (When I’m) Sixty Four | Ageless Theatre / Theatre Cell | Goodman Arts Centre (Singapore) | 2012
[Production] Requiem | Shopfront Contemporary Arts Centre (Australia) | 2011
[Production] The Ideal Condition | Studio One, University of New South Wales (Australia) | 2011
Select productions (technical assistance)
[Surtitles] NINAGAWA Macbeth | Dir. Yukio Ninagawa, Ninagawa Company (Japan) | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2017
[Followspot] Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress | Singapore Repertory Theatre | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2017
[Followspot] Les Misérables | Cameron Mackintosh | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2016
[Followspot] Meenah and Cheenah | Dream Academy | Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall (Singapore) | 2016
[Followspot] The Emperor’s New Clothes | Dir. Pam Oei, W!LD RICE | Drama Centre (Singapore) | 2016
[Dresser] Le Corsaire | English National Ballet (UK) | Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) | 2015
[Followspot] Dim Sum Dollies - The History of Singapore Part 1 | Dir. Glen Goei, Dream Academy | Esplanade Theatres (Singapore) | 2015
[Wardrobe] Hamlet | Dir. Kathleen F. Conlin, Theatre Department | Krannert Centre for the Performing Arts (IL,USA) | 2008
[Wardrobe] Continuous City | Dir. Marianne Weems, Builders Association | Krannert Centre for the Performing Arts (IL,USA) | 2008
Awards / residencies
[Nominated] Intrusions for Best Set Design | M1-The Straits Times LIFE Theatre Awards | 2017
[Selected Participant] Curating Lab | National Arts Council / NUS Museum (Singapore) | 2014
[Recipient] The Cate Blanchett Prize for the highest mark in theatre & performance studies | UNSW (Australia) | 2012
[Selected Participant] ArtsLab11 Performance Residency | Shopfront Contemporary Arts (Australia) | 2011
[Winner] The Jenny Birt Award for outstanding performance in painting | UNSW (Australia) | 2010
[Highly Commended] Parkers Sydney Fine Arts Supplies Award for best performance in painting | COFA (Australia) | 2009
[Finalist] Annual Kudos Emerging Artist & Designer Award (Australia) | 2009
[Dean's List] University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (IL, USA) | 2008
Education
Honours (Media, Film & Theatre) | University of New South Wales (Australia) | 2011
BFA (Drawing & Painting) / BA (Theatre & Performance Studies) | University of New South Wales / College of Fine Arts (Australia) | 2007 - 2010
International Exchange Program | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign / College of Fine and Applied Arts (IL, USA) | 2008
Cinema Studies, Costume Technology & Management, Writing with Video, Studio Art, Scenic Painting
WSQ Higher Certificate in Technical Theatre | The Esplanade Co. Ltd. (Singapore) | 2013 - 2014