Art Catalogue

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION In collaboration with Pan Pacific Singapore, a series of 3 art exhibitions featuring artworks by VSA’s artists with disabilities, will be showcased at the hotel’s public art space from February to July 2018. A total of 9 artists (grouped according to themes) will be participating in these exhibitions to present and sell their art pieces to the public.

SINGAPORE THEN AND NOW The theme of this exhibition is set as "Singapore Then and Now" to resonate with the local audience as well as to attract the curious travellers. Academically trained in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Chang Kim Ngoh enjoys painting scenes that depict the olden days of Singapore, whereas Raymond Lau is well-recognised for his vibrant paintings of Singapore cityscapes, and Isabel Lim loves capturing the street scene of Singapore through photography. With a mix of traditional (oil paintings) and modern (photography) mediums, the chosen theme is best presented through the eyes of these 3 local artists who are from different generations. RAYMOND LAU POO SENG Year of Birth: 1968 Disability: Tourette Syndrome

Raymond belongs to a new and emerging brassy individual. Raymond received a BA in generation of Singaporean artists at the Fine Art from the University of Tasmania. forefront of Singapore’s evolution into a Raymond was honoured with the UOB Painting Renaissance city. A vocal and colourful of the Year award in 1993 and the National Arts Council Young Artist Award in 2001. His works can individual, Raymond excels in both realist be found in the collections of President S.R. Nathan, and abstract renditions in oil and acrylic. For Ambassador-at-Large Professor Tommy Koh , Raymond, painting is therapeutic as it helps Professor Arthur Lim, Mr Tan Swie Hian, Ms Chng him find peace and fullness. It is not surprising Seok Tin, Singapore Management University, United therefore that his body of work reveals a Overseas Bank and the National Arts Council. gentler, softer side of an outwardly bold and

Singapore Street Scene (1), Acrylic on Canvas, 45.5 x 61 cm, $4000

Singapore Street Scene (2), Acrylic on Canvas, 45.5 x 61 cm, $4000.

Geylang Lorong 16, Acrylic on Canvas, 50.5 x 40.5 cm, $4000

4 Central Business District, Acrylic on watercolour paper, 63.5 x 50.5 cm, $2652

City Skyline, Acrylic on Canvas, 50.5x 61 cm, $4000

Boat Quay, Acrylic on watercolour paper, 63.5 x 50.5 cm, $2652.

Marina Bay Sand, Acrylic on watercolour paper, 63.5 x 50.5 cm, $2652.

5 Thien Hock Keng, Acrylic on Canvas, 50.5 x 40.5 cm, $4000

Busy City, Acrylic on Canvas, 120 x 90 cm, $4500

Cityscape of Singapore, Acrylic on Canvas, 152 x 152 cm, $12000.

6 CHANG KIM NGOH Year of Birth: 1946 Disability: Polio

Kim Ngoh graduated with a Diploma in Fine Her home is also her studio where she paints Art from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts vivid scenes from the past. Her favourite (NAFA) in 1970, specialising in watercolour subjects are the old Malay kampungs painting. She obtained her second Diploma depicting the carefree and simple life in oil painting in 1980 from the Nova common during the Singapore’s colonial days. Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, In 1998, Kim Ngoh bagged the Phillip Morris Canada. Since her return to Singapore, ASEAN Art Distinction Award and in 2000, she Kim Ngoh has been working full-time as a received the Very Special Arts Gold Award. professional artist. Kim Ngoh has also worked on corporate commissions for The American Club and The Plaza Fitness and Spa.

Making Dumpling (1), Oil Painting, 40 x 51 cm, $1286 Making Dumpling (2), Oil Painting, 40 x 51 cm, $1286

7 Meeting an Old Friend, Oil, 74 x 84 cm, $4,000

Making Blanket, Oil, 70.5 x 90 cm, $4,000

Nyonya in Red Kabeye (Kebaya), Oil, 63 x 73.5 cm, $2572 Blessing, Oil , 70.5 x 90 cm, $4,000

8 Little Nyonya, Oil, 40.5 x 51 cm, $1,286 Feeding Cat, Oil, 40.5 x 51 cm, $1,286

Eating Out, Oil, 90 x 70.5 cm, $4,000

9 ISABELLE LIM YI QING Year of Birth: 1993 Disability: Nager Syndrome

Isabelle Lim, age 24 is an aspiring scholarship and held her first solo exhibition photographer who has Nager Syndrome, a 'See What I See' at the Enabling Village the rare condition. Born with profound deafness, same year. In 2017, she held her second she uses sign language to communicate. She exhibition cum fund-raiser for the Today Enable graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts (Art Fund at SPRMRKT, featuring 'Living with Grace' Photography) from LASALLE College of the Arts a photo essay collaborated with her cousin in 2016 with the support of the Dare to Dream Tham Yin May.

Unforgettable, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy Gratefulness, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with with 4 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500 4 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500

Serenity, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with 4 My Home, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with 4 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500

10 Road Less Travelled, 459.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Uniformed, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with 4 Glossy with 4 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500

Refuge, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with 4 cm Thick Wood Stretch, $500

11 Take Me Places, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with 4mm Thick Wood Stretch, $500

Who Goes First : Kiasu, 59.4 cm x 42 cm, Print, Canvas Glossy with 4mm Thick Wood Stretch, $500

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