Yen Chua

Yen Chua’s paintings are evocative of surreal, mythical landscapes and stories. Her special experiences in Tibet and India have played a pivotal role in shaping her views about life and her work as an artist. Yen was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute, the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts and has lately completed her Masters of Arts at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. Yen has also garnered awards at the Philip Morris Asean Art Awards.

Born 1971, Singapore.

EDUCATION

1988-91
Hawaii Pacific University, USA (Transferred - San Francisco Art Institute, USA)

1990-91
Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts, Hawaii.(Abstract painting & Lithography)

1992
China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou (Summer International Students' Exchange Programme)

1991- 93
San Francisco Art Institute, USA.(Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting)

1995-1996
Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, China
(Diploma in Chinese Ink Landscape Painting)

1999-2002
National Institute of Education, Singapore (Master of Arts, Research Scholar - Tibetan Buddhism & Art)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1992
"A Touch of Temasek" , San Francisco Art Institute, USA

1994
"Yen" , Empress Place Museum Gallery, Singapore

1995
"Recent Works by Yen Chua" , The Substation Gallery, curated by Art-2 & The Substation, Singapore

2001
"Flower Series", Flower Diamond Boutique, Singapore

2002
"A Feast for Your Eyes", Intermezzo Restaurant, Singapore

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1990 & 91
Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts, Hawaii.

1992
"Graduation Show", China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou

1993
"The Reject Show", Salon de Refuse, San Francisco Art Institute, USA

1998
Feature 7, Art-2, Singapore

2001
"He", MA graduating show with Wang Qing, The Art Gallery, NIE, Singapore

2002
"Spirited Faces: Painting in the Woman", Galerie Belvedere, Singapore

2003
"NIE Art-Lecturers Show", National Institute of Education Art Gallery, Singapore

2003
"To sleep, to dream", Art-2 Gallery, Singapore

2008
"Journey", MA-Art Therapy Degree Show, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

AWARDS

1994
Honourable Mention - "Loving I" , The Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards.

1994
Highly Commended - "Bond Series I" , United Overseas Bank 13th Painting of the Year, Singapore.

1995
Highly Commended - "Friends" , United Overseas Bank 14th Painting of the Year, Singapore)

1998
Honourable Mention - "Drolma", The Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards, Singapore

1999 - 2001
Research Scholarship, Master of Arts, National Institute of Education

2002
Honorable Mention - "Medicine Buddha", The Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Rolex Singapore
Singapore Art Museum
The Black Coalition on Aids & Rafiki Services Project , San Francisco, USA
The Shanti Aids Project, San Francisco, USA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Singapore High Commission, Seoul, Korea
Hotel Intercontinental, Singapore
T K Sabapathy
Tang Da Wu
Ong Kim Seng