Singapore
Mr Baet Yeok Kuan is currently a lecturer at his alma mater, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, where he completed his Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) in 1988. He received his Master in Fine Arts (Sculpture) from the University of Central England, Birmingham, UK, in 1992. He has represented Singapore in international symposiums including the New Generation Contemporary Singapore Art Exhibition and Symposium, Japan (1990); Second ASEAN Artist Creative Interaction, Indonesia (1997); Singapore-India Artists Exchange Programme, India (1999) and Artist-in-Residence in the University of Philippines (2003).
To date, he has held six solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions locally and overseas, including Asia, Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom and United States. For his outstanding achievement in the arena of art, he has won numerous local and international awards, including the distinguished “Young Artist Award” conferred by the National Arts Council of Singapore in 1995.
Born 1961, Singapore.
EDUCATION
1984-1988
Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
1991-1992
M.A. Fine Art (Sculpture) University of Central England in Birmingham, U.K.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1988
One Man Show, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1993
'Untitled 91-92, Sculptures and Installations', National Museum Art Gallery,Singapore.
1994
Sculptures and Installations, Commonwealth Institute Today Gallery, London, U.K.
1998
INFLAMED, Sculpture and Drawing, Art Forum Gallery, Singapore.
2002
"Dilation " Sculpture Square Singapore
2003
Ayala Museum Philippine, University of Philippine Diliman, Bartlett Hall
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1984
National Day Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1984
20th National Exhibition, Exhibition and Demonstration, World trade Centre, Singapore.
1986
Australian Art Award for Young Artists 86' Exhibition National Museum Art Gallery, S'pore.
1986
4th ASEAN Youth Painting, Workshop and Exhibition, Philippines, Culture Centre.
1987
'New Direction', Modern Art Society Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1987
Salon Des Singaporains, Grand Palaris, Paris, France.
1988
Singapore Festival of Arts 'More than Four' Project, S.J.I. Building, Singapore.
1989
The Artists Village Open Studio Show, Artists Village, Singapore.
1989
The 1st ASEAN Traveling Exhibition of Painting & Photography, Six ASEAN Countries.
1989
'Exploration of Nature', 4 Contemporary Artists Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1990
Singapore Festival of Arts 'Eye 2 one' Art Exhibition, Art Base Gallery, Singapore.
1990
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts lecturer Art Exhibition, Thailand, Singapore.
1990
'Singapore Artists Speak' Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1990
'New Generation in Contemporary Singaporean Art', Two Artists Show, The Japan Foundation ASEAN Culture Centre Tokyo, Hitachi, Japan.
1991
'Many in one' Washington, U.S.A.
1992
M.A. Mid-Year Exhibition Midland Art Centre, Cotten Gallery, U.K.
1992
'Nine Lives', Slaughter House Gallery, U.K.
1992
Fresh Art Show, The Business Design Centre, London, U.K.
1993-94
The 3nd ASEAN Traveling Exhibition of Painting and Photography, Six ASEAN Countries.
1994
Contemporary Art Competition and Exhibition, Singapore.
1994
4th ASIAN Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan.
1995
7th ASIAN Art Biennial , Bangladesh, Dhaka.
1995
10th ASIAN International Art Exhibition, Singapore
1995
'Four Current', four artists art exhibition, Creative Centre, National Art Gallery, Malaysia.
1995
Charity Art Exhibition-Auction for Victims of the Vreat Earthquake, Osaka-Kokura-Tokuyama-Himeji, The Yomiuri Shimbun.
1996
'Modernity and Beyond'', A Century of Art in Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.
1996
'Rapport', Singapore Art Museum, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne. Canberra Shool of Art Gallery, Canberra. Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.
1997
International de Sculpture Sur Neige du Carnaval de Quebec
1997
International Sculpture Exhibition Quebec,Canada
1997
97' Art Exhibition, (invited section) Singapore Conventional Center, Suntec City
1998
Self -Portrait, Singapore Moden Art Society, UOB Plaza.
1999
Nokia Singapore Art 1999 Awardees Section
1999
Nokia Singapore Art 1999 Curated Section
1999
Cross-Century Art Exhibition NAFATKS 2000 Telok Kurua Studio
1999
"Ambulation" LASALLE.SIA COLLEGE OF THE ART
1999
Provocative Things, Sculptutre Square
2000
TKS 2000, Telok Kurau Gallery
2000
Different Eye Different View, Artfolio Gallery,Singapore
2001
16th Asia International Art Exhibition, Guandong Art Museum , China
2001
Time and Space, ARTrium,MITA Building
2001
NAFA Lecturer's Lecturer Art Exhibition, NAFA
2001
Nokia Singapore Art, Singapore Art Museum
2001
TKS 2001, TKS
2002
36 ideas from Asia-contemporary South-East Asian Art, Museum Kuppersmuhle Sammlung Grothe Duisburg, GERMANY and Helikon Kastely Muszeum Kht, HUNGARY
2002
17th Asia International Art Exhibition, Deajeon Museum of Art, Korea
2002
"abstraction", NAFA
2002
East meet West, Pan pacific hotel
2002
ARTSINGAPORE 2002, Suntec City
2002
Reborn, Rejoice, Rejuvenate, one Fullerton Waterfront Promenade,Singapore
2002
40th Anniversary of Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya , MITA Singapore
2003
18th Asia International Art Exhibition, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
2004
19th Asia International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum
2005
20th Asia International Art Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Philippines
2005
You can touch, Singapore Art Show, SMU
2006
21st Asia International Art Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum.
2006
Ex-change Contemporary Asian Art Exhibition, Sculpture Square
2006
Sculpture Society 1st Annual Show, Esplanade
2007
Singapore Art Show (Invited Section), Singapore Art Museum
2007
ARTSingapore, Suntec city
2007
The Charity Art Exhibition 2007, Level 1, The Plaza, National Library Mixed media painting
2008
23rd Asia International Art Exhibition . Guangzhou University Art Museum. China
2008
Telok Kurau Annual Show
2009
Hua Chong 90th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Ong Teng Cheong SALT center.
2009
Stretch your imagination Malaysia and Singapore Contemporary Artists, Selection Group Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery
2009
Sculpture exhibition, Singapore sculpture society Launch Fort canning park sculpture pavilion
2009
The Call of Tradition, Singapore Art Show 2009 National Art Council - NAC, FASS
2009
Remade Relived: Modern Art in Singapore 2009, NAFA Gallery 1and 2
2010
Sculpture Sq's 10th Anniversary Celebration - Transitions, invited
2010
Execution, Old School Art Space .Singapore
2010
Ex-change 2010 China-Singapore Art show, Zoban Art Museum Shanghai.Yingu Art Museum Beijing.
2010
25th Asia international Art show, Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery
COLLECTIONS
1985
'Singapore River' P.S.A., Singapore.
1987
'Man and Environment 1', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1988
'Man and Environment 4', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1988
'Birth and Death 1', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1988
'Birth and Death 2', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1989
'Study of an Umbrella 2', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1993
'Untitled Painting 89', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1993
'Untitled sculpture #01/92', '#02/92' and '#05/92', National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1995
'Fire', Installation, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan.
1997
‘Transforming Ground'' Sculpture, Singapore Power
1998
'Man and Environment', National Arts Council.
1999
'Seed'' Sculpture, New Town Secondary School
1999
"anxiety" Sculpture, National Art Museum.
1999
"inflamed" Sculpture, National Art Museum
1999
"Seed 2", Singapore Turf Club
1999
Untitled sculpture, NUS Museum
2002
Book of Knowledge, Sculpture, Hua Min Primary School
2002
"Landscape with Trap" Drawing Installation , Singapore Art Museum
2005
"Nature Surround" " Bronze Sculpture, NLB Singapore
2007
"Birds in Flight", Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3
2008
"Lotus" St. Regis Hotel
2008
Singapore Chinese Swimming Club
2008-2009
MRT CCL- LTA
2010
‘Wave', Mapletree business city
AWARDS
1984
1st Prize Windsor and Newton Watercolour Competition, NAFA.
1985
Merit Prize Australian Young Artist Awards Competition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1987
Grand Prize Painting of the Year Competition , U.O.B. Bank, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1989
2nd Prize I.B.M. Art Award Competition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1990
Honorable Mention, Sentosa Sculpture Design Competition, Singapore.
1994
2nd Prize, Contemporary Art Competition,(Sculpture), Phillippe Charriol Foundation.
1994
Area Prize and Judge Prize, The Third Tokyo Urbanart Competition 1994, Parco, Singapore, Tokyo Japan.
1995
Young Artist Award, National Arts Council, Singapore.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1986
'4th ASEAN Youth Painting, Workshop and Exhibition, Manila, Philippines', interviews Lianhe zaobao, Singapore.
1986
'Australian Young Artist Award', interviews Lianhe zaobao, Singapore.
1987
'Painting of the year award, our young artist the real winners', The Strait Times, 15 July 1987, Singapore.
1988
'One Man Exhibition', reviews Lianhe zaobao, Singapore.
1988
'New use for old materials', indoor installations project, Singapore Art Festival, Business Times, 20 June 1988, Singapore.
1988
'Four Artists in S.J.I. Building' indoor installations project, Singapore Arts Festival , Lianhe zaobao, 13 May 1988, Singapore.
1989
'Two local artists and two Thailand artists have come together to stage a joint exhibition', The Straits Time, 22 June 1989, Singapore.
1989
'Conceptual Artist Beat Yeok Kuan', by Nicky Moey, Man Magazine 8/89, Singapore.
1990
'Have art will travel', The Straits Time, 12 December 1990, Singapore.
1990
'Eye people', Monthly Art Magazine, Japan vol.42, no 632 1990/12, Japan.
1990
'New Generation in Contemporary Singaporean Arts', The mainichi Newspaper 1 December 1990, Singapore.
1991
Dr Eric Cabris, 'Baet Yeok Kuan and More Than Four' National University of Singapore monthly Magazine, 12/1991, Singapore.
1991
'Many in One', 25 Years of Arts from Singapore, The Wptown Citizen, Washington, 20 June 1991, U.S.A