Select Exhibitions and Curatorial Projects

2024

• big big SMALL SMALL
  Artist and workshop facilitator for big big SMALL SMALL Group Exhibition, Art Outreach, Singapore
   

2023

• PortrAIts: Small Things That Matter
  Art Therapy facilitator of patient artworks, Arts&Health Festival 2023, JurongHealth Campus, Singapore

• Singapore Youth Festival 2023 Art Exhibition – Artist and Inspiration
  Co-curator of exhibition for student artists, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• The Bird Colouring Social Club (Central Public Library Plaza)
  Artist and project manager for Community Arts Project, Singapore Night Festival 2023 (AT SG 2023 programme by National Library Board), Singapore

• The Forest Awakens
  Artist, project manager and workshop facilitator for Art Installation and Community Arts Project for NParks SustainableFest 2023, Singapore

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2022

• The Bird Colouring Social Club (Jurong West Public Library)
  Artist and project manager for Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

• Nature Animated: Let’s Go Birdwatching!
  Art Therapy Facilitator of Patient Artworks, Arts&Health Festival 2022, JurongHealth Campus, Singapore

• Arts@SAFRA – Collaborative Real-Time Colouring
  Artist and project manager for SAFRA Punggol June Weekend Fun 2022, Singapore

• The Bird Colouring Social Club (Central Public Library)
  Artist and project manager for Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

• The Bird Colouring Social Club (Library@Harbourfront)
  Artist and project manager for Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

 

2021

• The Bird Colouring Social Club (Arts in Your Neighbourhood 2021)
  Artist, project manager and workshop facilitator AYN Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

• Stop, Look, A-Go-Go (NAC Silver Arts Festival 2021@Woodlands Regional and Ang Mo Kio Public Libraries)
  Artist and workshop facilitator for Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

• Singapore Youth Festival 2021 Art Exhibition – Artist and Technology
  Co-curator of exhibition for student artists, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• Digi Art Jam 2021
  Curator of artists’ 360° digital exhibition, part of Associate Artist Programme (AAP), The Substation, Singapore

• we are not going back, we are coming around
  Co-curator of participant artworks, part of “Proposals for Novel Ways of Being”, The Substation, Singapore

 

2020

• Coming Home
  Associate Artist Programme (AAP),The Substation, Singapore

 

2019

• Singapore Cancer Society @ Affordable Arts Fair
  Affordable Arts Fair 2019, Singapore 

 

2018

• magic mARkers (National Arts Council Silver Arts Festival)
  Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore 

• magic mARkers (National Arts Council Arts in Eldercare Seminar 2018)
  Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore 

• SAIC Admissions Art Show
  SAIC, Chicago, USA 

• CANTV (ExTV 2018 Season)
  SAIC, Chicago, USA

 

2017

• Virtually Home 2017 (National Arts Council Silver Arts Festival)
  Artist and workshop facilitator for Community Arts Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

 

2016

• Creature Comforts 
  SAIC, Chicago, USA

 

2015

• Response Art: Artwork of the Art Therapist
  The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Chicago, USA

• Something to Write Home About: 8288 Nautical Mile
  La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York, NY

• Art of Connection 2015
  Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, Chicago, USA

 

2014

• Proj*ect Proj*ect
  Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• At Home – An Art and Cultural Experience
  Co-curator of exhibition at Asian Human Services, Chicago, USA

 

2013

• Planète Marker
  Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France

• Intangible Immersion
  1012, West Lake, Chicago, USA

• A Touch of Spring: 春色滿園
  Co-curator of exhibition at Singapore   International School in Hong Kong

 

Presentations, Workshops, & Other Projects

2024

• Family Art Workshop with Shilpa Gupta’s Sculpture Untitled (2023)
  Content Development and workshop facilitator for onsite programme for National Gallery Singapore Learning Department, Singapore

• Balancing Innovation: Exploring Ethical and Therapeutic Frontiers with Generative Artificial Intelligence in Art Therapy
  Co-presenter for World Art Therapy Conference 2024, U.S.A.

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2023

• AI Imageries in Art Therapy: Exploring the Intersection of Ethics, Expression, and Equity
  Co-presenter for AATA Virtual Summit 2023, U.S.A.

• “Digital Generation”: Silent Traditionalists to Gen Alpha
  Guest Lecturer for LASALLE College of the Arts Masters in Art Therapy Programme (Human Development & Clinical Theory Module), Singapore

• National Gallery Singapore Preschool Guided Workshop – Fun with Portraits!
  Content Development including pre-visit resources, onsite programme paper and post-visit resources for National Gallery Singapore Learning Department, Singapore

• How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care?
  Guest Speaker and Panelist for Social Work Programme Seminar, organized by the Masters in Social Work Programme at National University Singapore, Singapore

• Curiosity, Communication and Collaboration - Leveraging Technology and the Arts for Education and Outreach to Communities
  Guest Speaker for ARH Connects, organized by National Arts Council at the Arts Resource Hub, Singapore

• Once Upon A Place: Photomapping Our Spaces
  Resident Artist-in-School Scheme and Workshop Facilitator for CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent, Singapore

• Creative Self-Care
  Guest Speaker for Creative Self-Care Spotlight Webinar, organized by Singapore Teachers' Academy for the aRts (STAR), Singapore
   

2022

• Creative Self-Care Workshops
  Guest Speaker and Workshop Facilitator for Singapore Teachers' Academy for the aRts (STAR), Singapore

• Introduction to Art Therapy
  Guest Speaker for Singapore Hospice Council Staff Training / Development, Singapore

• “Digital Generation”: Silent Traditionalists to Gen Alpha
  Guest Lecturer for LASALLE College of the Arts Masters in Art Therapy Programme (Human Development & Clinical Theory Module), Singapore

• Art Therapy and Self-Care
  Guest Speaker and Workshop Facilitator for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, organised by Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore

• Introduction to Art Therapy
  Guest Lecturer and Workshop Facilitator for Leaders in Education Programme, National Institute of Education, Singapore

• The Bird Colouring Social Club
  Guest Lecturer for Arts, Ageing and Wellbeing Module, School of Social Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• An Other Face—A 360-degree VR Short Film by Ling Nah Tang
  360°/VR Cinematographer for Light to Night Festival 2022, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore

 

2021

• Welcome to Our Digital Kampong (Ubi Kayu) – Virtual Tour with Lee Sze-Chin & Moses Si
  Facilitator at Arts&Health Festival 2021, JurongHealth, Singapore

• Augmenting Therapeutic Spaces through Digital Processes
  Lecturer for Art Therapy International Forum & Lecture Series, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

• Art Therapy Practice in Community Settings
  Guest lecturer for LASALLE College of the Arts Masters in Art Therapy Programme Group Training, Singapore

• Augmenting Therapeutic Spaces through an understanding of Art Therapy Theories and Techniques
  Lecturer for Playshop International Collaborative Design Curriculum, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

• VR Time Capsule: Kampong Ubi Kayu
  Co-artist for Digital Presentation Grant Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

• Reframing Care with Creativity: Perspectives from Singapore
  Panelist at The Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference 2021, UK

• Telerehab Palliative Joint Music and Art Therapy Session
  Co-presenter at Music Therapy Day 2021: Snapshots of Music Therapists at work in Singapore, Singapore

• 2488—A 360-degree VR Short Film by Ling Nah Tang
  360°/VR Cinematographer for Digital Presentation Grant Project, National Arts Council, Singapore

• National Gallery Singapore Chinese Virtual Tour Package
  Videographer / Editor for Chinese Virtual Tour Project for National Gallery Singapore, Singapore

 

2020

• When Words Fail: Journeying alongside Dementia through Art and Metaphor
  Co-facilitator for online workshop (part of "we are not going back, we are coming around", The Substation's programme for “Proposals for Novel Ways of Being”)

• Perspectives: Telerehab Palliative Joint Music and Art Therapy Session
  Co-presenter at Australian Music Therapy Association National Virtual Conference 2020

• A Career in Healthcare (Art Therapy)
  Guest lecturer for CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent Education and Career Guidance Programme 2020, Singapore

• Art Therapy Practice in Community Settings
  Guest lecturer for LASALLE College of the Arts Masters in Art Therapy Programme Group Training, Singapore

• Using Expressive Arts in Working with Youth
  Workshop facilitator for Trybe, Singapore

• Virtual Jalan Jalan
  Co-facilitator for NAC Silver Arts 2020 Virtual Tour at the National Gallery Singapore

• The Virtual Gallery: In Conversations with Lee Sze-Chin and the National Gallery Singapore
  Panelist for Arts and Ageing Forum 2020: Engaging Seniors in a Digital Era, Singapore

• Art and Accessibility
  Panelist for ACM Conversations Webinar, organized by Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore

• Video Conferencing for the Art Classroom
  Guest lecturer for in-service presentation at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore

• Co-Canvas with Lee Sze-Chin (SYFgoesOnline)
  Facilitator for Ministry of Education Singapore Youth Festival 2020 Online Workshops, Singapore

• National Gallery Singapore Art Tutorials
  Instructional video creator for National Gallery Singapore’s Education Digital Initiatives, Singapore

• SilverGood- FB Live for Seniors
  Co-organiser for online programme for older adults, Singapore

 

2019

• Singapore Cancer Society @ Affordable Art Fair
  Workshop co-facilitator at Affordable Art Fair 2019, Singapore

• An Introduction to Art Therapy
  Presenter at Affordable Art Fair 2019, Singapore

• Augmented Safe Spaces: Exploration of Immersive Reality Experiences in Art Therapy
  Workshop co-facilitator at the American Art Therapy Conference 2019, Kansas City, U.S.A.

• Navigating Identities within Arts in Health: Collaborative Art and Art Therapy Practice
  Co-presenter for “An Art Therapist’s Calling: Clinician, Artist, Researcher” Exhibition Talk, organized by Art Therapists’ Association Singapore and held at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

• Paper Marbling: Connecting with Ourselves and Our Peers
  Workshop facilitator for workplace wellness experiential at Singapore Cancer Society, Singapore

• Navigating Identities within Arts in Health: Collaborative Art and Art Therapy Practice
  Co-presenter for International Art Therapy Practice/Research Conference, London

• Art Therapy in Dementia Care: Treatment Goals and Targeted Interventions
  Presenter for in-service presentation at SLH, Singapore

• Self-care
  Presenter and Workshop facilitator for workplace wellness in-service presentation and experiential at Singapore Cancer Society, Singapore

• Virtually Home in the Metaverse
  Presenter for Noise Metaverse talk (Noise Singapore) at *SCAPE, Singapore

• Noise Metaverse (Noise Singapore)
  Artist-mentor for Noise Metaverse held at *SCAPE, Singapore

• Digital International Creative Arts Therapies Symposium (DICATS) 2019
  Co-organiser and host for the Singapore Hive held at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

 

2018

• Introduction to Music and Art Therapy (SLH)
  Co-presenter for in-service presentation at SLH, Singapore

• Virtually Home: Honoring, Celebrating and Building Stories through Physical and Digital Media
  Workshop facilitator at the American Art Therapy Conference 2018, Miami, U.S.A.

• Engaging Seniors Through the Arts and New Digital Approaches
  Panellist for Arts in Eldercare Seminar 2018,Singapore

• Makan
  Facilitator of patient artworks created during art  therapy sessions, Arts&Health Festival 2018,  JurongHealth Campus, Singapore 

• Culture of Care in the Art Classroom
  Workshop facilitator at Singapore Teachers'  Academy for the aRts (STAR), Singapore

• Art Therapy at St Luke's Hospital (SLH)
  Presenter and facilitator for in-service presentation and experiential workshop at SLH, Singapore

• AIC-NAC Arts Residency Programme
  Workshop facilitator for Visual Arts Residency in the Community Care Sector, Singapore

• Exploring Self-Identities Through Creative Expression-based Approaches
  Workshop facilitator at Nourish Arts Therapy and   Wellbeing Conference 2018, Phnom Penh,   Cambodia

 

2017

• Art-based Supervision: Supported by Response Art and Technology at Home and Abroad
  Co-Presenter at the American Art Therapy Conference 2017, Albuquerque, U.S.A.

• REmixed: Exploratorium and Digital Media Open Studio
  Workshop co-facilitator at the American Art   Therapy Conference 2017, Albuquerque, U.S.A.

• An Introduction to Art Therapy
  Guest Presenter at National Institute of Education  (NIE), Singapore

• Virtually Home Project Sharing
  Presenter at Arts in Eldercare Seminar 2017, Singapore

• Bridging hearts and minds: Connecting with ourselves and our peers through art therap
  Workshop facilitator at Arts&Health Festival 2017, JurongHealth, Singapore

• Singapore Youth Festival 2017 Art Exhibition – Artist and Space
  Co-curator of exhibition for student artists, Ministry of Education, Singapore

• Communicating and Connecting with Ourselves, Our Peers and Our Workplace
  Workshop facilitator for administrative staff at HCI EAS-STAGE 2017, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore

• An Introduction to Art Therapy
  Presenter at Continuing Education Programme (CEP) lecture for staff at St. Luke’s Hospital, Singapore

• Connecting Emotionally with Our Students: A Workshop for Art Teachers
  Workshop facilitator at Singapore Teachers'   Academy for the aRts (STAR), Singapore

 

2016

• Interactive Digital Media for Stimulating Discussion in Group Therapy
  Co-presenter at Expressive Therapies Summit 2016, New York City, USA

• Sharing Spaces and Stories: A Cross-Cultural Creative Expression-based Men’s Grou
  Presenter at ANZATA Symposium 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand

• Exploring Self-Identity: Walking, Talking, and Acting like a ________.
  Workshop facilitator at IATA Conference 2016, Chicago, USA

• Aijo
  Co-presenter for mental health workshop at   Argosy University, Chicago, USA

• (Re)Mixing Identities
  Guest presenter at Materials / Media in Art Therapy Class, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• Sharing Spaces and Stories: A Cross-Cultural Creative Expression-based Men’s Grou
  Presenter at OATA / CATA Conference 2016, Toronto, Canada

• Multi-hyphenates 
  Co-presenter at lecture for Singapore International School (Hong Kong), Hong Kong

• Introduction to Art Therapy 
  Workshop facilitator at Assumption Pathway   School for secondary school teachers in the West Zone, Singapore

• Sharing Spaces and Stories: A Cross-Cultural Creative Expression-based Men’s Group
  Co-presenter at Introduction to Art Therapy Class, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• Art Fairs in Asia
  Co-presenter at workshop for The Next Art Hubs Symposium 2016, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• Aijo
  Co-presenter at Creative Digital Media in Therapeutic Processes Symposium 2016, Chicago, USA

• Sharing Spaces and Stories: A Cross-Cultural Creative Expression-based Men’s Group
  Co-presenter at Institute for Therapy Through the Arts Creative Arts Therapy Conference, Evanston, USA

 

2015

• The Presence of An Animal Other in Art
  Co-moderator at Creature Comforts Panel, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• The Supervisory Relationship: Exploring the Use of Video as an Adjunctive Tool in Art Therapy Supervision
  Presenter at IATA Conference 2015, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, USA

• Graduate Panel Discussion: Trauma
  Panelist at discussion organized by SAIC Student Art Therapy Association, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• My Artist – Art Therapist Identity
  Guest presenter at MAAT Group Interview Day, SAIC, Chicago, USA

• Art Therapy in a Medical Setting
  Guest presenter at Introduction to Art Therapy Class, SAIC, Chicago, USA

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Select Press / Media Coverage

2024

• AI in Southeast Asia: Muse or menace? How artists in the region are grappling with new technologies
  by Amanda Oon, ChannelNewsAsia (CNA), Singapore (Apr 14, 2024)
   

2023

• Tapping artificial intelligence in art therapy for dementia patients
  by Lee Li Ying, The Straits Times, Singapore (Sep 23, 2023)
   

2022

• 狮城有约 | 聊艺疗：美术治疗
  by 8 World News, Singapore (Oct 7, 2022)

• SG Stories – Lee Sze-Chin Interview
  by Eugene Loh, CNA938, Singapore (Sep 30, 2022)

• 本地医院时隔两年再办实体艺术与健康节
  by周恩绮, 8 World News, Singapore (Sep 28, 2022)

• 生活加热点 - 生命的最后：温暖的陪伴 （第三集）
  by 96.3好FM, Singapore (Sep 16, 2022)

 

2021

• 家属无法探访, 社区医院带年长病人虚拟出游
  by洪维昱, 8 World News, Singapore (Sep 30, 2021)

• How art therapy can help us heal
  by Charmaine Baylon, The Super Charmed Life, Singapore (Jan 11, 2021)

 

2020

• How can art enhance social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing?
  Interview by Eugene Loh, CNA938, Singapore (Sep 10, 2020)

• Art on a digital platter: Seniors appreciating and creating art amid Covid-19
  by Olivia Ho, The Straits Times, Singapore (Aug 25, 2020)

• Silver Arts festival goes digital this September with concerts, workshops and more: Engaging seniors through online activities across languages and dialects
  by Sharmaine Loh, SG Magazine (Aug 25, 2020)

• How Is Engaging In Arts And Crafts Beneficial For Seniors?
  by Agency for Integrated Care, AIC with You, Singapore (Jun 17, 2020)

• Freelancers get creative with work
  by Malavika Menon and Prisca Ang, The Straits Times, Singapore (Mar 31, 2020)

• 音乐乐学校网上教学, 社区医院视频连线进行音乐美术治疗[科技一点通]
  by吴俪欣, Channel 8 News, Singapore (Mar 15, 2020)

 

2018

• Patients create works with artists for hospitals
  by Ong Sor Fern, The Straits Times, Singapore (Nov 27, 2018)

• 失智非末日
  by 陈映蓁, Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, Singapore (Sep 11, 2018)

• Arts in Eldercare
  Channel News Asia Interview, Singapore (Sep 6, 2018)

• 美术治疗让病患找回自尊
  by 杨漾, Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, Singapore (Apr 3, 2018)

 

2015

• The Art of Connection
  by Frances Dorenbaum

 

2005

• The Durian Stall
  by Siew Kah Yoh

 

2004

• Singapore's Fleeting Past
  by Emily Chua

 

Select Published Work

2022

• Navigating Identities within Arts in Health in Singapore (Book Chapter)
  Bridging the Creative Arts Therapies and Arts in Health, edited by Val Huet and Donna Betts, U.K. and U.S.A.

 

2021

• Stop, Look, A-Go-Go!
  National Arts Council, Singapore

• How Art Therapy Helps Seniors, According To An Art Therapist
  Article for mosAIC, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore

 

2020

• Immersive Media as a Modality for Live Multi-Site Virtual Conference
  Ramakrishnan A., Lee S.C., Wood, M., Hankinson S., Choe N.S., Jushchyshyn N., & Carlton N. (in press)
  INTED2020 Proceedings, Valencia, Spain

• Makan Time; My Home, My Kampong; Rolling Good Times Activity Booklets
  Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore

 

2019

• Impacting Communities Through the Arts II: 12 More Case Studies of Arts Engagement in Singapore
  National Arts Council, Singapore

 

2018

• magic mARkers
  National Arts Council, Singapore

• Lights, Camera, Action! Creative Storytelling with Digital Photography in SPARKS! Art for Wellness Toolkit
  Agency for Integrated Care and National Arts Council, Singapore

 

2017

• Virtually Home
  National Arts Council, Singapore

 

2015

• The Supervisory Relationship: Exploring the Use of Video as an Adjunctive Tool in Art Therapy Supervision
  Flaxman Library, SAIC, Chicago, USA

 

Education

2013 - 2015  

MA Art Therapy
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

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2010 - 2012
Diploma in Nursing
Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore

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2004 - 2005
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
National Institute of Education, Singapore

 

1998 - 2002
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Goldsmiths, University of London

 

Grants & Awards 

2016

• Illinois Art Therapy Association
  Art Therapist of The Month (August)

• Illinois Art Therapy Association
  Distinguished Service Award

 

2015

• Graduating Student Leadership Award
  School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

• Excellence in Leadership Award
  School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

 

2014

• NAC Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate)
  National Arts Council, Singapore

• Excellence in Leadership - PB&J Award
  School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

• International Graduate Scholarship
  School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

 

2013

• Clay Morrison Scholarship
  School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

 

1998

• PSC Overseas Specialist Award
  Public Service Commission, Singapore