EY Asean Art Outreach

Urban Rambles

Asean

Art O

utreach A

nthony Chua and H

ong Sek Chern

Ernst & Young Solutions LLP One Raffles Quay, North Tower, Level 18, Singapore 048583

Presented by Anthony Chua and Hong Sek Chern

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Anthony Chua Hong Sek Chern

About the artists

Anthony Chua is a highly prominent artist who has amassed many awards and accolades under his belt. While he works primarily with Chinese ink, his art practice is informed by the Western modernist aesthetics. As articulated by the artist, “my paintings’ strength lies in the bold use of brush strokes with various effects created by different types of brushes such as the less conventional feather brushes. My creative processes are informed by both traditional Chinese ink and modern Western strategies such as mark making. The objective is to enable new artistic surfaces to be created and expressiveness articulated.”

Apart from abstract compositions, the artist has also churned out a fascinating collection of works based on contemporary subjects like urban landscapes and old buildings. A former winner of the prestigious Young Artist Award in 2001, Anthony has 12 solo exhibitions under his name, and had participated in more than 15 group exhibitions over the years.

Hong Sek Chern is a highly acclaimed third-generation artist who has established a unique pictorial style. A multi-award winning painter, she is most well known for her unconventional depictions of landscapes and urbanscapes in traditional Chinese ink. Her paintings usually reflect a masterful interplay of architectural blocks and lines, and are infused with multi-point perspectives that sometimes collapse into one another.

In 2002, Hong was selected to represent Singapore to exhibit at the 25th Sao Paulo Biennale, held in Brazil. From 2004-2006, she was also the Head of Program for Diploma in Fine Art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Her works are collected by the Singapore Art Museum, Taipei Fine Art Museum, National Arts Council (Singapore) and several other institutions and private collectors.

“Freedom and bliss in the process of painting.”

“I walk to clear my mind.”

Round and about Maxwell Road (detail)full image on page 33

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As we move into the new year, it is our pleasure to present two Singaporean artists, Anthony Chua and Hong Sek Chern for the 18th EY Asean Art Outreach program.

Showcasing their interests in depicting and portraying architectural landscapes, the third generation husband-and-wife duo have juxtaposed the traditions of using Chinese ink painting, with Western modern aesthetics. In this series of paintings, both award-winning artists have experimented with familiar and alienating structures to come up with Urban Rambles.

Started as part of EY’s corporate social responsibility program, the Asean Art Outreach program is now into its 8th year. The program provides a platform for artistic talents in the region to display their works in our office gallery. Held once every four months, the exhibitions feature different artists from the Asean region including artists from Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam. Through the EY Asean Art Outreach Program, it further provides an opportunity for our clients, staff, and the public to appreciate the vibrant art scene here in Southeast Asia.

Proceeds from the sale of works will not only support the artists, but a portion will be set aside to benefit charitable causes as part of EY’s corporate social responsibility program. Through our established position in the business community and our continued efforts in this outreach program, we hope to bring art closer to our network of clients and friends as well as connect us to business and government leaders in our communities.

I hope you will enjoy Anthony Chua and Hong Sek Chern’s works as much as we did in bringing this exhibition to you.

Max LohManaging Partner, Asean and Singapore

Foreword, Max Loh

Foreword

Max Loh 3

Introduction to the exhibition 4

About the artists and their work 8

Artworks by Anthony Chua 10

Artworks by Hong Sek Chern 27

Index of artworks 36

Biography of Anthony Chua 38

Biography of Hong Sek Chern 42

The write-ups on the artist expressed in this catalog are that of the writer’s own views and do not necessarily reflect the views of members of the global EY organization. Published in conjunction with the exhibition: Urban Rambles.

Designed and produced by:Ernst & Young Solutions LLPOne Raffles Quay, North Tower, Level 18, Singapore 048583Phone: +65 6535 7777 Fax: +65 6532 7662

Cats and dogs after durian lingers (detail)full image on page 15

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Time stood still in Lung Wo (detail)full image on page 35

Urban Rambles presents a dynamic feast of contemporary Chinese ink landscapes by third-generation Singapore artists, Anthony Chua and Hong Sek Chern. For years, both Anthony and Sek Chern have respectively pursued the course of Chinese ink painting with earnest curiosity and stark devotion, developing in the process an evocative pictorial language that synthesizes Chinese ink traditions with Western modern aesthetics.

Utilizing the ink medium, each artist contemplates and articulates various spatial-emotional themes relating to urbanity: the shop houses in Anthony’s work, whether dramatized as bare, weathered structures or lively, inhabited spaces brimming in resplendent color, explore daily threads of livedness and heritage; the masterful interplay of architectural forms and sophisticated infusion of a multi-point perspective in Sek Chern’s work interweaves a series of related and unrelated space-time elements to generate a peculiar flux of narratives.

Exhibiting bold brushwork and vibrant ink washes, Anthony’s compositions are enchanting in their spontaneous gestures. The tapestry of instinctive and robust strokes bespeak the artist’s quick wit and skillfulness; yet to arrive at this demands a complex process of painting, smudging, rubbing and/or layering.

Such qualities are for instance, highly pronounced in the composition Mohamed Sultan Road. Executed through a combination of wet and dry brushwork, the composition is flat and relies heavily on the artist’s generous dispense of juxtaposing colors to create a sense of visual density. Sprightly strewn across the aged buildings conveyed in dirty brown hues are layers and smudges of bright primary colors — notably blue, red and green; transforming the setting into a charged atmosphere of bustle and ebullience.

Introduction to the exhibition— Ma Peiyi

Mohamed Sultan Road

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Elsewhere in Inscriptions of the past, Anthony invites us to ponder over the old and the peripheral: the façade of an old shop house and more specifically, a close-up and truncated view of a wall. The wall, re-imagined through the artist’s interpretation and adroit mixture of colored washes, is one with ostensible wounds and tales to share. The expressive effect of ink wash is perhaps one of the most unique characteristics of Chinese ink painting and Anthony delivers it creatively to evoke a lingering presence of nostalgia and poetic subtlety.

Anthony’s compositions lend fresh perspectives to appreciating daily scenes and familiar landscapes around Singapore. Captured ad libitum, the intricacies of a space or perhaps, just a feeling are invoked rather than described; for his artistic intent lies not in reproducing reality in all its stark details and coherence but in enabling an interesting transformation of it through new artistic surfaces and pictorial expressions.

On the other hand, a more calculated artistry and interrogative spirit can be located in Sek Chern’s oeuvre. Espoused through a multi-point perspective that allows frames and objects to intersect and superimpose upon one another, her images often depict dense, familiar yet alienating high-rise structures that epitomizes urban living. In addition, space-time notions are purposefully compressed or destabilized to reveal the delicate tension between visible and invisible threads of existence, as well as to reconstruct experiences beyond physical boundaries.

Progressing in a vertical, scroll-like manner, Lost in HDB estate is evident in its thoughtful amalgamation of East-West techniques: steeped in the centrality of lines and delicate control of ink tones and smudges whilst projecting certain cubist and hard-edged elements. Attempting to draw connections between partial and juxtaposing forms of HDB buildings, the image conjured is at once immediate and accessible, yet detached and artificial; as if we were ambulating through an oscillating mind where scenes had been extrapolated and memory appeared incomplete.

Lost in HDB estate

Oi Man Wai Man

Round and about Maxwell Road

“I use an aesthetic seal (闲章) for my bigger painting that says ‘七逃踟蹰抛抛走’: the first two characters are phonetic translation of the Hokkien term, ‘to play’; but can also refer to the next phrase ‘踟蹰’, which is to waver or hesitate (pronounced similarly in Hokkien) and the last three characters again highlight ‘to go out and about’ in Hokkien”, says Hong Sek Chern

By Sek Chern’s own admission, the objects that tie together a composition can be for her as personal as they are impersonal. These days, she takes particular fancy in news events that might have unfolded on another continent, often appropriating images of places from Google Street View and “painting directly on the rice paper each portion of the composition” as she wanders through the web pages.

Oi Man Wai Man for instance, features the Oi Man housing estate in Wai Man, Hong Kong. Sek Chern’s interest in the particular location is in part motivated by a play on its Cantonese pronunciation, which sounds like ‘爱民为民’ (literally translated as “to love and serve the people”), although “the site was also where a minor celebrity jumped to her death.” In the same painting, Sek Chern registers in a subtle and personal way, both presence and absence; life and death. The landscape persists in its physical indifference to the passing of these stories, just as we could have easily rambled on without taking a moment to contemplate the stories behind these landscapes.

Ultimately, Urban Rambles leads us on an introspective and lyrical journey, facilitated through two unique pictorial endeavors. Despite commanding a traditional medium that bears of centuries-old conventions, both Anthony and Sek Chern clearly demonstrate a remarkable courage and vision in reinventing the Chinese ink discourse.

Inscriptions of the past

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Anthony Chua and Hong Sek Chern are third-generation Singapore artists who work primarily with Chinese ink medium. The husband-and-wife duo has been painting full-time for almost two decades and have each developed a unique pictorial style that synthesizes Chinese ink traditions with Western modern aesthetics.

Born in Singapore in 1967, Hong Sek Chern is a multi-award winning artist and a former recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award (2000). In 2001, she was one of ten participants to be included in the President’s Young Talents Exhibition and in 2002, she represented Singapore at the 25th Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil. From 2004 to 2006, Sek Chern sat as the Head of Program for Diploma in Fine Art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts where she previously graduated. In addition to a wide base of private and corporate patronage, her artworks are in the collections of Singapore Art Museum, Taipei Fine Art Museum, National Arts Council (Singapore) and various other institutions. Sek Chern was awarded the Grand Prize in the 26th UOB Painting of the Year Competition in 2007 and recently clinched the Gold award in the established artist category in this year’s UOB Painting Competition.

Sek Chern’s creative production is informed by traditional Chinese ink methods as well as Western modern aesthetics. Over the years, she has established a stylized ink practice recognizable for its masterful interplay of architectural blocks and lines, coupled with a multi-point perspective in which superimposed frames and objects appear overlaid or collapsed upon one another. In many instances, her images comprise dense, familiar yet alienating structures that epitomize urban living; space-time notions are purposefully destabilized to reconstruct experiences beyond physical boundaries and encapsulate the tension between the old and the new, as well as visible and invisible threads of existence.

Born in Singapore in 1966, Anthony Chua is a multi-award winning artist who has been practising art full-time since 1996. A former winner of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award (2001), he recently earned the Silver award in the established artist category in the 33rd UOB Painting of the Year Competition in 2014.

In addition to abstract compositions, Anthony has developed in recent years, a fascinating ink series based on urban landscapes and old buildings in Singapore. He is fond of utilizing different types of brushes including the less conventional feather brushes, and is highly versatile in deploying smudging, rubbing and layering of ink to generate various interesting effects on the rice paper. Never one to shy away from pushing the envelope in his experiment with the Chinese ink medium, Anthony’s ink compositions thrive on bold, expressive brushwork and are at times rendered in bright, vivacious colors.

Ann Kway clans house 5 foot way (detail)full image on page 13

About the artists and their work— Ma Peiyi

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Urban RamblesArtworks by Anthony Chua

Inscriptions of the past (detail)full image on page 22

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001 0021916 c. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

Ann Kway clans house 5 foot way c. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 44 cm

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003 004Ann Siang Hill revisited c. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 86 x 70 cm

Cats and dogs after durian lingersc. 2014,

chinese ink on paper 100 x 101 cm

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005 006Lotus on Joo Chiat c. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 69 x 67 cm

Crouching tiger hidden dragonc. 2014,

chinese ink on paper 100 x 101 cm

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007 008Etchings on the wallc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

Mohamed Sultan Roadc. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 108 x 96 cm

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009 010Famous Bak Kut Tehc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

From Guillemard to Paya Lebarc. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

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011 012Inscriptions of the pastc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

Old Joo Chiat marketc. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

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013 014Vibrant marketc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

View from Lai Chun Yunc. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

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015White windowc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

Urban RamblesArtworks by Hong Sek Chern

Go awandering in Kitahama (detail)full image on page 29

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016 017All filled upc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 68 cm

Go awandering in Kitahamac. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 138 cm

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018 019Inside Palisades Centerc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 68 cm

Lost in HDB estatec. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 138 x 68 cm

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020 021Oi Man Wai Manc. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 79 x 70 cm

Round and about Maxwell Roadc. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 120 x 190 cm

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022 023Terminal 21 ramblec. 2014, chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 138 cm

Time stood still in Lung Woc. 2014,

chinese ink on rice paper 90 x 90 cm

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017 Go awandering in Kitahama c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 138 cm

018 Inside Palisades Center c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 68 cm

019 Lost in HDB estate c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 138 x 68 cm

020 Oi Man Wai Man c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 79 x 70 cm

021 Round and about Maxwell Road c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 120 x 190 cm

022 Terminal 21 ramble c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 138 cm

023 Time stood still in Lung Wo c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 90 x 90 cm

Index of artworks

001 1916 c.2014 Chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

002 Ann Kway clans house 5 foot way

c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 44 cm

003 Ann Siang Hill revisited c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 86 x 70 cm

004 Cats and dogs after durian lingers

c.2014 chinese ink on paper 100 x 101 cm

005 Lotus on Joo Chiat c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 69 x 67 cm

006 Crouching tiger hidden dragon c.2014 chinese ink on paper 100 x 101 cm

007 Etchings on the wall c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

008 Mohamed Sultan Road c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 108 x 96 cm

009 Famous Bak Kut Teh c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

010 From Guillemard to Paya Lebar c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

011 Inscriptions of the past c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

012 Old Joo Chiat market c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

Famous Bak Kut Teh (detail)full image on page 20

013 Vibrant market c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

014 View from Lai Chun Yun c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

015 White window c.2014 chinese ink on rice paper 100 x 101 cm

016 All filled up c.2014

chinese ink on rice paper 68 x 68 cm

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Anthony ChuaPresent Singapore 1966 Born in Singapore

Education1997 Masters in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College — University of London (Under Chen Chong Swee Overseas Art Scholarship)

1994 Bachelor in Fine Arts (High Distinction) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Australia (Under Philippe Charriol Foundation Scholarship)

1992 Diploma in Fine Arts from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

Solo exhibitions2012 ‘Spiral staircases and round windows’: Dahlia Art Gallery, Singapore

2011 ‘Beyond concrete reality’: Forest Rain Gallery, Singapore ‘Revisit Chinatown’: Dahlia Art Gallery, Singapore

2009 ‘Inscribed spaces’: Forth Gallery, Singapore ‘New work on paper’: Black Earth Museum, Singapore

2005 ‘Still painting’: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

2003 ‘RETURNS’ from USA Vermont Studio Center: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

2000 Pre-Trimurti Makanart: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

1998 Fatty’s herbal tea (Performance): The Substation, Singapore

1993 The last sunflower: Cosmic Insurance Gallery, Singapore

1992 ‘Bad painting’: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

1991 Song (Installation): Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

Selected group exhibitions2012 Home and beyond — Recent Ink Works of Anthony Chua and

Hong Sek Chern: Artcommune Gallery, Singapore

Inauguration show — Gillman Barracks: Fost Gallery, Singapore

2011 Globalisation of Asian culture: 26th Asian International Art Exhibition: Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Center, South Korea

Art Expo Malaysia 2011: Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The art of giving 2011: Dahlia Art Gallery, Singapore

2010 The Affordable Art Fair Singapore: F1 Pit Building, Singapore

Asian Spirit Blue Sky — Environment Balance and Change: 25th Asian International Art Exhibition: Mongolian National Art Gallery,

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2008 Soul painting: Black Earth Museum, Singapore

Asia in harmony: 23rd Asian International Art Exhibition: University City Art Museum Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, China

2006 Spectrum: Telok Kurau Studios Exhibition, Singapore

Madly in Love Madly in Art: Telok Kurau Studios Exhibition, Singapore

21st Asian International Art Exhibition: Singapore Art Museum

2005 20th Asian International Art Exhibition: Araya Museum, Philippines

et cetera by Modern Art Society: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

Singapore Art ‘Best collections’: Lee Kong Qian Reference Library, Singapore

New Works: Exciting and Thought Provoking: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

Celebration: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

New Creation: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

2004 19th Asian International Art Exhibition: Fukuoka Museum, Japan

2003 18th Asian International Art Exhibition: Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong

Change: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

2002 17th Asian International Art Exhibition: Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, South Korea

Urban Artists: MITA Building, Singapore

2001 Walking into 2001: MITA Building, Singapore Ten Contemporary Young Artists Exhibition: Ministry of Information and

the Arts Building, Singapore New Creation: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

2000 NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Paragon Art Gallery, Singapore

Singapore Art Federation Western Art Exhibition: MITA Building, Singapore

Karong Guni trash and revived assemblage: Eunos Open Space, Singapore

Kacang Puteh: Group Exhibition of Small Works by 51 Young Artists: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

15th Asian International Arts Exhibition: Taiwan Country Cultural Affairs Bureau, Taiwan

Different eyes different views: Artfolio, Singapore

1999 Telok Kurau Studios 2000: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

Nokia Singapore 1999 — Open Section: Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Nokia Singapore 1999 — Curated Section: Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition: UOB Plaza, Singapore

Asia International Art Exhibition: Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan Happy Birthday — 2 Men Show: Substation, Singapore

1998 Suara 3: Caldwell House, Singapore

NYJC alumni exhibition: Caldwell House, Singapore

Tomorrow’s realism: Telok Kurau Art Gallery, Singapore

1997 9 men show: Goldsmiths College, London

Singapore Art Awards 97: Caldwell House, Singapore

Asian Art Exhibition: Macau Tourist Centre, Macau

Expressions in art: Caldwell House, Singapore

1996 Figure: LaSalle-SIA Earl Lu Art Gallery, Singapore

Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Exhibition, Singapore NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Orchard Point Art Gallery, Singapore

Suara 2: LaSalle-SIA Earl Lu Art Gallery, Singapore

1995 Spring in Substation: Substation Gallery, Singapore

Singapore Art Awards 95: Takashimaya Art Gallery, Singapore ASEAN Art Awards 95: Conference Centre, Jakarta

Expressions in Art: Comcentre, Singapore

1994 Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Exhibition

One Year after Graduation: National Art Gallery, Singapore

1st Degree Show: RMIT LaSalle-SIA College of Art, Singapore

Defense Art 94: Marina Square Foyer, Singapore

Parco Art 94, Japan

Singapore Art Awards 94: Takashimaya Art Gallery, Singapore

Art Menu — Ten Men Show: Empress Place Exhibition Hall, Singapore

NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Empress Place Exhibition Hall, Singapore

Shell Discovery: Shell Towers, Singapore

1993 Singapore Artist’s Directory Exhibition 1993: Empress Place Exhibition Hall

NAFA Alumni Annual Show: Singapore Conference Hall, Singapore

Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Exhibition, Singapore

1992 Space: Hong Bee Warehouse, Singapore

1991 UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition: National Art Gallery, Singapore

1990 IBM Art Exhibition: National Art Museum, Singapore

Australian Art Award for Young Artist: National Art Gallery, Singapore

Singapore Art Fair 92: IMM Hall

1989 IBM Art Exhibition: National Art Museum, Singapore

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Awards2014 UOB Painting of the Year — Established Artist Category, Singapore, Silver

2008/09 Highly Commended in Chinese ink Category: UOB Painting of the Year

2004 Highly Commended in Abstract and Figurative Category: UOB Painting of the Year

2003 Highly Commended: Philip Morris Singapore Art Award

Certificate of Distinction: UOB Painting of the Year 2003

2002 Certificate of Distinction: UOB 21st Painting of the Year

2001 Young Artist Award by National Arts Council Singapore

1st Prize (CHINESE INK) UOB 20th Painting of the Year 2001

1999 Highly Commended: UOB 18th Painting of the Year

1998 Certificate of Distinction: UOB 17th Painting of the Year

Certificate of Recognition: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 98

Merit Award: Dr. Tan Tze Chor Art Award by Dr. Tan Tze Chor Foundation

1997 1st Prize (Abstract): Expressions in Art by Singapore Telecoms

1996 Certificate of Distinction: Philippe Charriol Foundation, Singapore

1st Prize (Figurative): UOB 15th Painting of the Year

Chen Chong Swee Overseas Art Scholarship

1995 Certificate of Distinction: UOB 14th Painting of the Year

Certificate of Commendation: UOB 14th Painting of the Year

Merit Award: Expressions in Art by Singapore Telecoms

Juror’s Prize: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 95

1994 2 certificates of Distinction: Philippe Charriol Foundation, Singapore

Merit Award (Open): Defense Art Competition 94 by Ministry of Defense

Honorable Mention: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 94

Merit Award: Parco Art 94, Singapore

1993 Most Promising Young Artist Award: Philippe Charriol Foundation, Singapore

2nd Prize (Painting): Philippe Charriol Foundation Singapore Art Award

2 certificates of Distinction: Philippe Charriol Foundation, Singapore

1992 2nd Prize NAFA 54th Anniversary Art Award

1991 Certificate of Distinction: UOB Painting of the Year

Certificate of Commendation: UOB Painting of the Year

SCF Training Award: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

1990 Merit Award: NAFA Contemporary Art Exhibition

Merit Award: Australian Art Award for Young Artists

1989 Merit Award: NAFA Contemporary Art Exhibition

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Hong Sek ChernPresent Singapore

1967 Born in Singapore

Education2004 Masters of Art (Southeast Asian Studies) from National University

of Singapore

1998 Masters in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College — University of London (Under the Chen Chong Swee Overseas Art Scholarship)

1995 Diploma in Fine Arts from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

1990 Diploma in Education from Institute of Education, Singapore

1989 Bachelor of Science from National University of Singapore (Under Public Service Commission Teaching Bursary)

Solo exhibitions2011 Raised Tumpal/Art2, Singapore

2010 Constructed interiors/Utterly Art, Singapore

2009 Artist feature/Art2, Singapore

2008 On borrowed Skies/Jendela (Visual Arts Space by Cristal Caritas Trust/Singapore)

2000 Portrait sayang/Utterly Art, Singapore

1999 Modern monuments/Telok Kurau Studios Gallery

Selected group exhibitions2012 Home and beyond — Recent ink works of Anthony Chua and

Hong Sek Chern: Artcommune Gallery, Singapore

Singapore Survey 2012 — New strange faces: Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore

Still Building: contemporary art from Singapore: Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Indonesia

2010 Singapore Survey 2010 — Beyond LKY: Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore

2009 NUS Alumni Art Exhibition: NUS Cultural Centre, Singapore

2008 Lost City II: Sculpture Square, Singapore

2007 Gossip: 139 Selegie Road (Singapore) — collaborative show with photographer and architect, Singapore

Singapore Art Exhibition — curated section at the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Tales of skylarking: Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore

Peranakan III: evolutionarily diverse: NAFA Art Galleries, Singapore

NUS Arts Festival Open Art Show at University Cultural Centre Foyer (13-18 March 2007), Singapore

Escape clause: NAFA Art Galleries, Singapore

2006 Madly in Love Madly in Art: TKS Gallery, Singapore

5th International Ink Painting biennial of Shenzhen: Shenzhen, China

WithDrawing: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Gallery 1& 2, Singapore

21st AIAE: Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

12th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibit 2006/ROC: Taipei Fine Art Museum

Spectrum: Telok Kurau Gallery, Singapore

2005 Celebration: Telok Kurau Gallery, Singapore

New Works: TKS Gallery

Txtrapolis: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Gallery 1, Singapore

2004 Heartland Karuizawa Drawing biennale 2005: Japan Wakita Museum of Art Tokyo

Lost city: Utterly art, Singapore

2003 11th International biennial print and drawing exhibit 2003/ROC: Taipei Fine Art Museum (ROC)

2002 25th Sao Paolo Biennial/Sao Paolo, Brazil

2001 President Young Talent Show/ Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

Awards2014 UOB Painting of the Year — Established Artist Category, Singapore, Gold

2007 UOB Painting of the Year: 26th UOB Painting of the Year Award by UOB Group, Singapore

2006 1st Prize Representational Category UOB Painting of the Year Award by UOB Group

2000 Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council, Singapore

1999 Honorable mention (2 awards) “1999 Singapore Turf Club Art Competition”

Juror’s choice: Singapore Art Awards 99 by the Philip Morris Group of Companies

1998 Juror’s prize: Singapore Art Awards 98 by the Philip Morris Group of Companies

1997 1st prize (Representational Category): 18th Painting of the Year Competition by the United Overseas Bank Group

1996 Juror’s choice: Singapore Art Awards 96 by the Philip Morris Group of Companies

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