Biography • Curriculum Vitae

Solo Exhibitions

1999 - Prime Elements, Fort Canning Centre Gallery, Singapore
1996 - Recent Works, The Substation, Singapore
1994 - Dreamcatcher, The Substation, Singapore
1992 - Openings, Strand Gallery, Merritt, British Columbia
1992 - Exhibition, LASALLE, Singapore
1985 - Exhibition, Alpha Gallery, Singapore
1984 - Exhibition, Citibank, Singapore
1982 - Woodscape II, Leon & Joel Galleries, Singapore
1981 - Woodscape, Alpha Gallery, Singapore

Workshops and symposiums

2005 - 2nd International Sculpture Symposium, Chau Doc, An Giang Province, Vietnam
2003 - Sculpture Symposium, Westbank, British Columbia, Canada
2003 - Sculpture Symposium, National Institute of Education, Singapore
2002 - Okanagan Thompson International Sculpture Symposium, British Columbia, Canada
1997 - Northwest Stone Sculptors' Symposium, Silver Falls, Oregon, USA
1997 - 3rd Annual Vancouver Island Stone Sculptors' Symposium, Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
1996 - Art Institute, Capilano College, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1995 - 1st Annual Vancouver Island Stone Sculptors' Symposium, Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Selected Group Exhibitions

2001 - Proud to be Thai, Baan Bangkok Gallery, Thailand
1999 - Hand Made: Shifting Paradigms, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1999 - Provocative Things, Inaugural Biennial Exhibition, Sculpture Square, Singapore
1999 - Volume and Form, Singapore
1998 - Sculpture Survey, Gomboc Gallery, Perth, Australia
1991 - Sculpture in Singapore, National Museum, Singapore
1990 - IBM Art Award, Singapore
1989 - Third Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1989 - IBM Art Award, Singapore
1989 - Arte & Materia '89, an exhibition by nine artists, National Museum, Singapore
1988 - IBM Art Award, Singapore
1988 - Basics, an exhibition by five artists, National Museum, Singapore
1987 - Yin Yang Festival, Kent Ridge Guild House, National University of Singapore Society
1987 - National Museum Centenary Art Exhibition, National Museum, Singapore
1987 - Cityscape, IBM Towers, Singapore
1986 - Contemporary Asian Art Show, National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
1985 - Second Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1985 - Singapore Remembered, Art Forum, Singapore
1984 - Singapore Art: A Decade 1974 - 1983, Singapore Festival of Arts, National Museum
1982 - Singapore Festival of Arts Exhibition of Contemporary Art, National Museum, Singapore
1982 - National Day Art Exhibition, National Museum, Singapore
1981 - Singapore Innovations in Art, National Museum, Singapore
1981 - Exhibition of Asian Christian Art, Presbyterian Church Hall, Singapore
1980 - Singapore Festival of Arts Exhibition of Contemporary Art, National Museum, Singapore
1980 - Festival: Contemporary Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

Commissioned works

2005 - Once Upon a Time, bronze and marble, National Library Board, Singapore
2005 - Reaching Out, bronze and jade, National University of Singapore
2004 - The Note-taker, bronze, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
2003 - Girl in a Cloud, marble, Westbank, British Columbia, Canada
2002 - Romp, bronze sculpture, City of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
2001 - An Overture, jade sculpture, House of Tan Yeok Nee, Singapore
2000 - First Generation, bronze sculpture, Fullerton Hotel, Singapore River, Singapore
2000 - Another Day, bronze sculpture, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore
1991 - Holy Family, marble sculpture, Holy Family Church, Singapore
1989 - Mama's Precious One, marble sculpture, Housing and Development Board, Singapore
1988 - Ora et Labora, bronze plaque, St Joseph's Institution, Singapore
1988 - Bull & Bear, marble sculpture, Stock Exchange of Singapore
1987 - Temu-sek, marble sculpture, Somerset mass rapid transit station, Singapore

Public Sculptures

1993 - Merritt Welcomes You, highway welcome sign, Merritt, B.C.

Awards

1990 - Ayob's Table, Merit Award, IBM Art Award Exhibition
1988 - Third Auntie's Birthday, Merit Award, IBM Art Exhibition
1987 - Certificate of Participation, National Museum Centenary Art Exhibition
1982 - Dragon Waves, Special Award, National Day Art Exhibition
1981 - Triad, First Prize for Sculpture, Singapore Innovations in Art Exhibition

Publications

(in which the sculptor and his works are featured)

1. Singapore Artists, Singapore Cultural Foundation. 1982. A record of the development of art in Singapore

2. Art for Secondary Two, Federal Publications, Singapore. 1987. A text of resource ideas for art programmes in Singapore schools.

3. Masterpieces from Private Collections, National Museum, Singapore. 1988. Publication accompanying the exhibition presented by the Ministry of Communication and the National Museum, Singapore.

4. Sculpture in Singapore, National Museum Art Gallery. 1991. Publication accompanying the exhibition.

5. Imaging Selves, Singapore Art Museum collection exhibition series 1998 - 1999, Singapore Art Museum, 1998.

6. An Encyclopedia of Overseas Chinese, Chinese Heritage Centre, 1998.

7. #7 World Sculpture News, Asian Art News, Hong Kong, Vol. 5 No 3, Summer 1999.

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Biography • Curriculum Vitae