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VALERIE NG |
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Valerie took up painting seriously in 2002 after attending the Alternative Foundation in Fine Art at The Slade Summer School, The Slade School of Fine Art, University College of London, UK.
Her medium is mostly oil or acrylic on canvas with paintings in an abstract expressionist style. They are created as a result of her explorations in colour, light, depth, form and texture, as well as inspired by the natural elements, hues and shapes in the environment. She strives for a quiet balance with a sense of mood and movement on the surface, through a unique transfer of energy in the action of painting. Having a keen interest in paper and craft, her art objects also include artist books, papier-mache and collage pieces. Her works have been exhibited at the Singapore Art Museum as well as the National Art Gallery, Malaysia. She has held several solo exhibitions including at the Wetterling Teo Gallery, as well as group exhibitions at instinc and Jendela Gallery at the Esplanade. Her works have also been auctioned at the Larasati Auctions in 2006 and 2007. She won First Prize in the Abstract medium category, United Overseas Bank (UOB) Painting of the Year 2004 Competition as well as Highly-Commended awards in 2006. Her paintings can be found in corporate and private collections in Singapore (Mr Koh Seow Chuan - Board Member, National Heritage Board / Founder, DP Architects Pte Ltd), Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Mexico, Sweden and Germany. A Malaysian based in Singapore, she was a resident artist at instinc, an artist-run space in 2006. Currently working independantly, she is open to new collaborations or gallery representation. << back | Contact  |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2007 28 Jul - 25 Aug | Veneer, Que Pasa, Singapore |
| 2007 21 Mar - 11 Apr | Reconstructions, Pitch Black, Singapore |
| 2006 01 Sep - 30 Sep | Chaos into Light, instinc, Singapore |
| 2005 13 May - 30 Jun | Moving Textures, Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore |
| 2004 02 Sep - 16 Sep | Distractions, 23 Emerald Hill, Singapore |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2008 10 Jan - 04 Feb | Random Starts, The Volvo Art Loft, Singapore |
| 2007 02 Nov - 31 Dec | The Young Contemporaries 2006, National Art Gallery, Malaysia |
| 2007 19 Oct - 21 Oct | LARASATI Pictures of Asia Fine Art Auction, The Marriot Hotel, Singapore |
| 2007 09 Sep - 30 Sep | Malaysian Art Competition, Johor Art Society, Malaysia |
| 2007 10 Aug - 01 Sep | Text/Txt, Artisan Books, Australia |
| 2007 03 Aug - 03 Sep | Singapore Art Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore |
| 2007 27 Apr - 30 Apr | LARASATI Fine Art Auction, Marriot Hotel, Singapore |
| 2006 25 Nov - 16 Dec | ART +- 1000, Valentine Willie Fine Art, KL, Malaysia |
| 2006 08 Nov - 09 Dec | Macro-Micro:153, instinc Gallery, Singapore |
| 2006 20 Oct - 23 Oct | LARASATI Fine Art Auction, Marriot Hotel, Singapore |
| 2006 10 Sep - 24 Sep | 25th UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition, Jendela Gallery, Singapore |
| 2006 10 Aug - 02 Sep | RED/READ @ Artisan Books Melb, Australia |
| 2006 29 Jun - 15 Sept | Johor Artist's Exhibition, Balai Seni / National Art Gallery, Malaysia. |
| 2006 01 Mar - 30 June | Parallel Journeys, Art Space, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore. (group exhibition) |
| 2006 06 Jan - 31 Jan | mono-chromatic, instinc, Singapore |
| 2005 Oct | Art Singapore, Suntec City, Singapore |
| 2005 30 Mar - 22 April | Unspoken Words, instinc, Singapore |
| 2005 14 Jan - 23 Feb | Bottomline. Chinese, Jendela Gallery, Singapore |
| 2004 18 July - 6 Aug | 23rd UOB Painting of the Year Exhibition, Jendela Gallery, Singapore |
| 2003 1 April - 30 April | Anthropology Gallery, Holland Village, Singapore. |
| 2003 | National Libraries in Seng Kang and Marine Parade, Singapore |
| 2002 | The Summer Foundation Group Show at The Slade, London |
| 1995 | Melbourne Fringe Festival, Australia |
| Awards | |
| 2007 | Distinction, Malaysian Art Competition 2007 |
| 2006 | 25th UOB Painting of the Year - Abstract Medium Category 2 Highly-Commended Certificates |
| 2004 | 23rd UOB Painting of the Year - Abstract Medium Category First Prize |
| Commissions | |
| 2006 | Collaboration on Her World Magazine Photo Shoot |
| 2005 | Collaboration of Abstract Paintings for Saatchi & Saatchi Ad Agency used in Guinness, Asia Pacific Breweries Marketing Campaign. |
| 2002 | Tampines Arcadia Mural |
| Art/Work Experience | |
| 2006 - current | Freelance Visual Arts Trainer, including for Lescalier, instinc, People's Association Singaporel, UNDP Project |
| 2003 - 2005 | Manager and Designer of Papier Pte Ltd, Handmade Paper Store |
| 1996 - current | Internet Developer/Designer |
| Education | |
| 2002 | Alternative Foundation in Fine Art at The Slade Summer School, The Slade School of Fine Art, University College of London |
| 2001 | Introduction to Graphic Design, Short Course Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, UK |
| 1995 - 1993 | Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia |
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