Born 1952 in Singapore. Yean Yean graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1979. She is a member of the Modern Art Society ( Singapore) and the Singapore Art Society. She has participated in exhibitions in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. She was awarded the Tan Tsze Chor Art Award (1989), the Philip Morris Singapore Art Awards (1994/95/96), Fourth prize in the Philip Morris Group ASEAN Art Awards (1995) and Navy Defence Art Award (1994).

Source: MASS 2006

Medium of works : Oil, Chinese Ink, Acrylic, Collage
Born in Singapore in 1952
Graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1979
Membership : Modern Art Society (Singapore), The Singapore Art Society




Solo Exhibitions

1981
"Art in Action" solo art demonstration and exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore

1993
"Affinity" solo art exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore




Selected Group Exhibitions

1982
"Six Singapore Artists" Exhibition, University of Adelaide, South Australia (Chinese Ink)

1983
"First Five Young Artist" Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, organised by the National Museum and the Ministry of Culture, Singapore

1987
Singapore National Museum Century Art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore

1990
Silpakorn University Art Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
The 5th Asian International Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1992
The 6th Asian international Art Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan
The 2nd International Women's Festival, Bangkok, Thailand
The 7th Asian International Art Exhibition, Bundung, Indonesia

1993
"New Space", Art Gallery of HCMC, Vietnam
"Singapore : Place, Poems, Paintings" Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore
"Art in Asia" Exhibition, World Trade Centre, Singapore
The 8th Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan

1994
"Sail Navy" : Defence Art Competition Exhibition, Marina Shopping Mall, Singapore
"Singapore Artists" Exhibition, Galeria de Exposicöes Temponarias do Leal Senado, Macau
"Painting Women Exhibition", Opera Gallery, Singapore
The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1994 Exhibition, Takashimaya Gallery, Singapore
The Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards 1994 Exhibition, World Trade Center, Singapore
TRESORS 1994, World Trade Center, Singapore
"Singapore Artists Speak 2" Art Exhibition, Empress Place Art Gallery, Empress Place Museum, Singapore

1995
"Singapore Art '95" Exhibition, Suntec City, Singapore
The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1995 Exhibition, Takashimaya Gallery, Singapore
The Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards 1995 Exhibition, The ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia
TRESORS 1995 , Suntec City, Singapore
China Art Exposition '95, Guangzhou Gallery, Guangzhou, China
1996
The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1996 Exhibition, Takashimaya Gallery, Singapore




Awards

1989
Tan Tsze Chor Art Award

1994
Third Prize, Defence Art Competition '94
Fourth Prize The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1994
Honorable, The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1994

1995
"Jurors' Choice", The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1995
Fourth Prize, The Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards 1995
1996
Honorable, The Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore Art Awards 1996




Private and Public Collection
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Republic of Singapore Navy
Four Season Hotel
American Bank - J. P Morgan
Singapore High Commission, Canberra, Australia




Publications
"Young artists to get ministry boost", The Straits Times, Sept. 12, 1983
"Crystallised images", The Straits Times, Aug. 9, 1985
Contemporary Singapore Artists, 1989
"Art and Soul", Singapore Tatler Annual 1990
Singapore Artist Directory, 1992
"Rites of passage", The Straits Times, Jan 5, 1993
Affinity, 1993 (Limited Edition)
Singapore : Places, Poems, Paintings, 1993 (First Edition)
Singapore Artists Speak 2, 1994 (Limited Edition)
"Dream images, real places", Business Times, Weekend Edition, Aug. 20-21, 1994
Opera Gallery Newsletter, Aug.-Sept. 1994 Issue
"Painting Women", Female November 1994