VISUAL ARTIST - YEO CHEE KIONG
BIOGRAPHY
Yeo Chee Kiong was born on 27th September 1970.
Education
1990-1993 - Diploma in Fine Arts, Major in Sculpture, Nanyang Academy
of Fine Arts, Singapore
2002-2004 - Master of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
Career
- Full time Sculptor
2005-2009 - President of Sculpture Society, Singapore
2006 - Co-Curator, SSS Show 2006, Jendela Gallery, Esplanade
2006 - Co-Curator, Milestone Project, Raffles House, Fort Canning Park
2007 - Organizer, 1st Singapore International Woodcarving Symposium
2007 - Organizer, In Phases, SSS @ Fort Canning Park, Singapore Art Show
2007 - Organizer, Dusk Till Dawn, Fort Canning Centre, June 2007
2008 - Co-Curator, Off the Pedestal, Esplanade, Singapore
2011 - Part-time Lecturer, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2011 - Adjunct Lecturer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
2011 - Committee Member, Public Art Appraisal Committee, National Heritage Board
Recent Research And Select Publications
2001 - 'A Sculpture for Sore Eyes', Writer: Tan Wei Chuen, Volume 18,
2001 - No 12, The Peak Magazine
2001 - 'Sculpture by Yeo Chee Kiong', Catalogue of Solo Show 2001
2004 - 'Becoming-Space of Object, Becoming-Object of Space', MFA Research Paper
2005 - 'Arena of Encounter', Sculpture Society 'Featured artist of the
month', December Issue, Writer: Tan Yen Peng
2005 - 'The Identification of Overlapping', Issue 03
2006 - SSS Show 2006, August Issue 06
Selected Exhibitions & Workshops, Local
1990 - Australian Art Award 1990 for Young Artists, National Museum Art Gallery
1991 - The Growth, NAFA Gallery
1991 - Sculpture in Singapore, National Museum Art Gallery
1992 - On the Path..., NAFA Gallery
1993 - Sony Art of Singapore, Shaw Centre, Singapore
1993 - 993×33=53, NAFA Fine Art Dip. Graduation Show, Riverwalk Gallery
1995 - IMM Singapore Art 1995, IMM Building
1997 - Singapore Art 97, Suntec City
1998 - President Charity Exhibition, Tourism Court
1998 - Exposition-Sculpture Internationales, Quebec, Canada
1999 - Nokia Singapore Art 1999, Singapore Art Museum
1999 - Art Scape-Staff Art Exhibition, NAFA Art Gallery
2000 - NPD 2000-Carnival @ The Bay, Marina Bay
2000 - NAFA Artists & Designers Show 2000, NAFA Art Gallery Kacang Puteh-Art Exhi. of Small Works, Telok Kurau Studios Gallery
2001 - Sculpture by Yeo Chee Kiong, The Substation, Singapore
2002 - Nokia Singapore Art 2001, Singapore Art Museum Round Show, Fund-raising for S'pore Sculpture Society, Sculpture Square
2005 - Peranakan-The Humble Form, NAFA Gallery 1 & 2, Singapore
2005 - 'Get Intimate with Art', Sculpture Square
2006 - Sculpture Society Singapore Exhibition, Esplanade, Singapore
2006 - Milestone Project 2006 @ Library, Central Library, Singapore
2006 - Milestone Project 2006 @ Fort Canning Park, Raffles House,Fort Canning Park
2006 - Singapore Chinese Cultural Festival Grand Art Exhibition 2006, Singapore Conference Hall
2008 - Mountains as non-mountains, Telok Kurau Studios, Singapore, 13th Dec. 08 - 11th Jan. 09
2008 - Nanyang 70 Years After, NAFA Gallery, Singapore, 20th Dec. 08-17th Jan. 09
2008 - APB Signature Art Prize Finalist Show, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 10th Oct 08 - 16th Nov. 08
2008 - Off The Pedestal, Jendela Gallery, Esplanade, Singapore, 24th Oct. 08 - 4th Jan. 09
Selected Exhibitions & Workshops, Overseas
1998 - 27th International Snow Sculpture Symposium, Quebec, Canada
1998 - Exposition - Sculpture Internationales, Quebec, Canada
1999 - Millennium Gold Celebrity Showcase, HK Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2001 - Singapore Culture Society Art Exhibition, Garadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2003 - Interim Show, Mackintosh Building, Glasgow, Scotland
2003 - John Kinross Scholarship, Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland
2004 - RSA Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2004 - Hiscox MFA Show, Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland.
2004 - Portobello Film Festival, The Bowieart Night, The Westbourne Studios, London. U.K
2005 - ‘From There To Here’, Sowaka Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2006 - "Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro", Milan, Italy
2007 - “Sculpture by The Sea”, Bondi, Sydney, Australia, 1st - 18th Nov. 07
2008 - Avant Garden, Busan Biennale 2008, Korea, 6th Sept 08 - 15th Nov. 08
Artist-In-Residency
July - Sept 2003
Research Project, 'The Shadow Never Received Light', Florence, Italy, supported by Royal Scottish Academy.
Nov - Dec 2006
Vermont Studio Centre, Johnson, USA
Feb - Apr 2008
Fifth Group:New Taiwan Immigrants AIR Program, Taipei Artist Village, 18th Feb - 1st April. 08, 2008, Invited by Taipei City Government, Department of Cultural Affairs
Awards
1990 - Commendation, Australian Art Award 1990 for Young Artists
1992 - First Prize, 55th NAFA Open House Exhibition Commendation Award
1993 - First Prize, 56th NAFA Open House Exhibition Commendation Award
2002 - 'Art Bursary, Overseas Studies' National Arts Council, Singapore
2003 - Dr.Mary Doughty Smith Scholarship,Glasgow School of Art,Scotland
2003 - John Kinross Scholarship, Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland
2003 - 'Art Bursary, Overseas Studies' National Arts Council,Singapore
2004 - Commendation, MFA Programme, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
2005 - Grand Prize, 2nd CDL Singapore Sculpture Award
2006 - Young Artist Award 2006, National Arts Council, Singapore
2006 - Winner, 14th Asian Artists Award, VSC Fellowships (2006-2007)Singapore, Freeman Foundation, USA
2006 - 68th Founder's Day Commendation Award, Nanyang Acedemy of Fine Art, Singapore
2006 - International Touring Grant,Visual Art, National Arts Council, Singapore
2006 - Short-listed as one of the 25 finalists, International Competition for Young Sculptors, Milan, Italy
2007 - International Touring Grant (Visual Art), National Arts Council, Singapore
2008 - Grand Prize, APB Signature Art Prize, Singapore Art Museum
Commissioned Works
1993 - St Monfort Statue, St Monfort Secondary School, Singapore
1994 - The Falcon Sculpture for the Sultan of Kuwait
1996 - 'The Frog-Man Statue, Singapore Navel Diving Unit
1999 - Siesta in Bali by Liu Kang Gold Plated Relief, Risis Pte Ltd, Singapore
2001 - The Guardian, bronze, GUARDS, Dipper Camp, Sembawang, Singapore
2002 - Lieutenant Adnan, bronze, NHBoard, WWII Interpretative Centre, Singapore
2008 - One Cubic Taiwan, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
2008 - Rain Armour, City of Assen, Holland
2008 - A Blossom Season - Three Trees, APEC Naru Park, Busan, Korea
2008 - 2008 St. Magdalene of Canossa, St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School, Singapore
Talk
2002 - Techniques in Traditional Sculpture Making, S'pore Art Museum
2005 - A Magic Black Cloak', NAFA, Singapore
2008 - A Day Without A Tree 2008-10-11 (Sat) Venue: 8Q, Singapore Art Museum
2008 - Between Question & Answer, Contemporary Sculpture by Yeo Chee Kiong
2008 - The Versatility of Contemporary Sculpture, Organized by: The Sculpture Association of Taiwan
杨子强简历
杨子强, 1970年出生于马来西亚，柔佛州，笨珍市。
- 十七岁开始接触美术
- 二十岁报读新坡南洋艺术学院
- 三十二岁时负笈苏格兰修读纯美术硕士学位
- 任教於新加坡南洋艺术学院, 义安工艺学院, 淡马锡工艺学院
- 专业雕塑家，新加坡雕塑学会会长（2005-2009）
- 国家文物局公共艺术评鉴委员会委员 (2010-2013)
活动，展览以及所获奖项
1990 - 粉彩作品 ‘追日’ 获颁澳州人青年艺术家美术奖之推荐奖
1991 - 人体作品 ‘让我自由’ 及抽象作品 ‘思想者的呐喊’ 入选新加坡雕塑大展,展出於国家博物馆画廊
1992 - 人体作品 ‘让我自由’ 获颁第54届南洋艺术学院开放日推荐奖, 雕塑组第一名
1993 － 为新加坡后港圣蒙博中学制作 ‘圣蒙博’ 大型户外雕像. 高4米.
1993 － 受日本松立公司之邀创作主题雕塑 ‘生命的感觉’.
1993 － 人体作品 ‘漫步’ 获颁第55届南洋艺术学院开放日推荐奖, 雕塑组第一名
1993 － 毕业展 ’93 x 33 = 53’ 获得好评
1994 - 为科威特首长制作纯金猎鹰像.
1995 - 入选95年度新加坡美展
1996 - 受新加坡海军特种部队训练营之邀创作大型户外雕塑 ‘蛙.人’. 高3 米
1997 - 雕塑作品 ‘断层’ 入选97年度新加坡美展, 展出地点: 新达城
1998 － 抽象作品 ‘舞者一’ 入选总统慈善美展, 作品为Wing Tai有限公司所收藏.
1998 － 偕同韩少芙, 林序毅参与第十七届加拿大, 魁北克雪雕节, 共同创作 ‘热带雨林’ 雪雕
1999 － 受邀为新加坡第一代先驱画家刘杭先生的名作 ‘巴厘岛的午睡时分’ 创作纯金高浮雕. 完成品受到当时高龄九十的刘老高度赞赏并给予肯定. 只限量铸造的两件纯金雕塑为慈善家庄升俦和已故第一任民选总统黄鼎昌夫人所收藏. 后者转赠母校南洋女子中学
1999 － 受邀参与香港千禧年黄金名家名作展示会. 展出於香港会议及展览中心
2000 － 作品 ‘天地之间, 生命之始’ 参与 ‘白花生’ 微型雕塑展. 展出地点: 直落古楼画廊
2000 - 入选南洋艺术学院 ‘2000年度艺术家及设计师大展’
2001 － 於新加坡电力站画廊举办第一个个展 ‘杨子强的雕塑’ 作为第一个十年的艺术创作总结
2001 － 为新加坡武装部队卫兵营创作铜雕 ‘守护者’
2001 － 抽象作品 ‘舞者 二’ 展出於斯里兰卡, 首都哥伦布, 加拉达利大酒店, 新加坡文化协会美术展
2002 － 获新加坡艺术理事会颁发 2002 年度 ‘海外升学奖学金’
2002 － 大型装置作品 ‘一条线, 一道门’ 入选 ‘诺基亚 - 新加坡美展’. 全长三十米, 高五米, 贯穿新加坡美术馆二楼展馆.为新加坡文物局属下第二次世界大战叙述馆制作抗日英雄阿南少尉铜雕像
2003 - 以一组优秀的 ‘中期展’ 作品, 获颁 ‘玛利 . 窦尔迪 . 史密斯博士’ 奖学金. 系主任山姆 . 安丝丽给予 ‘具有份量和富启发性且高度专业水准’ 的评价
2003 － 获苏格兰皇家学院颁发 ‘尊 . 金罗斯’ 游学奖学金. 为全苏格兰十二名获奖者中唯一获此殊荣的外籍学生, 藉此游学义大利三个月. 完成研究报告‘黑暗面的开放性’ 论文一篇及雕塑 ‘黑暗永远不会接受光 明’. 资料为学院所收编
2003 －获新加坡艺术理事会颁发 2003 年度 ‘海外升学奖学金’
2004 - 获颁苏格兰格拉斯哥大学纯美术系一等特优硕士学位
2004 - 影像作品 ‘一个在湖底的冬天下午’ 入选英国伦敦波多美楼影像作品大展
2004 - 雕塑作品 ‘我的抽屉’ 入选苏格兰皇家学院学生展. 作品展出于爱丁堡苏
格兰皇家学院
2005 - 获颁CDL新加坡雕塑大奖
2006 - “装箱的影子” 入选由义大利著名雕塑大师波莫多罗所创设的第一届国际青年雕塑家大赏
2005 - 凭作品 ‘一季侯风的云雨和树’勇夺第二届 ‘城市发展 - 新加坡雕塑大奖’
2006 - 意大利米兰国际青年雕塑家大赏（波莫多罗艺术馆）
2006 - 获颁新加坡最高青年艺术荣誉奖项‘青年文化奖’
2006 - 获美国自由人基金会颁发第十四届亚洲艺术家大奖
2007 - 举办个展 ‘房子’, 并出版个人作品集 ‘物件与超物质性 - 杨子强的现代雕塑’
2007 - 举办个展 ‘无树之日’于新加坡国家博物院
2007 - 作品 ‘我的宠物’入选2007年度 澳大利亚, 悉尼 ‘海边雕塑’ 国际展
2008 - 获颁 ‘亚太杰出艺术大奖’（新加坡美术馆）
2008 - 入选荷兰国际华人雕塑家创作营‘战士’。创作木雕‘雨的盔甲’，现为Global Art Fund 所收藏
2008 - 入选台湾苗栗国际木雕创作营‘苗栗风情’。创作木雕‘心动,风动,树也动’，现为苗栗三义木雕博物馆所收藏
2008 - 入选韩国釜山双年展之釜山雕塑计划 -‘前卫花园’/Avant Garden。创作铜雕‘花开的季节 - 三棵树’，现为釜山亚太论坛雕塑公园所收藏
2008 - 受台湾国立艺术大学雕塑系之邀举办讲座，题目：问题与答案之间 - 杨子强的现代雕塑。
2008 - 受台湾雕塑学会之邀，于台北中山纪念堂举办讲座，题目：现代雕塑的多变性。
2008 - 带领新加坡雕塑协会于新加坡滨海艺术中心举办第二届新加坡雕塑协会大展‘离开台座’
2008 - 带领新加坡雕塑协会营造‘雕塑殿堂’于福康宁公园
2009 - 从全世界45个国家，1011件作品中，代表新加坡入选中国乌鲁木齐国际城市雕塑创作营'和谐发展'。创作不锈钢雕塑'偶遇'， 现为乌鲁木齐市政府所收藏
2009 - 受新加坡滨海艺术中心之邀，于正门大厅创作大型雕塑 '夜未央'／Endless Night，作品为新加坡艺术学校SOTA所收藏
2009 - 受邀策划2009年第四届新加坡CDL雕塑大奖赛作品展。协助编辑此次大赛纪念特刊
2009 - 完成六米高户外不锈钢作品'一季候风的云雨和树'於新加坡城市广场
2010 - 不锈钢作品‘如风之翼’获选为2010年新加坡青年奥林匹克运动会，
2010 - 作品'影子与幻影'入选南京双年展
受邀呈现行为艺术作品'当太阳遇见黑云'於'城市里的艺术-留住片刻 - 新加坡/韩国联展'
2010 - 南洋理工大学奥林匹克选手村地标纪念雕塑
2010 - 大型装置作品'秘密花园'入选韩国首尔艺术中心所主办的'彩虹亚州-美术世界里的珍珠，东亚美展
