Solo Shows
2003 Pantheon - Innards of Consciousness, Biopolis,
Singapore
2002
Moleculux - luminescent bodies in hyperspace;
Sculpture Square; Singapore
2001 Histologics; in conjunction with
Tectonics; DP Space; Singapore
1998 Biotechnics; Substation; Singapore
1994 Recent Works; SweeGuan Art Gallery; Singapore
1992 New Works; National Museum Art Gallery; Singapore
Solo Cyber Shows
2002
Futureworks, conceptual digital drafts, Moleculux.com
2002
Bioinformatix, digital work, Biotechnics.org
1999 Artist.cc; cyberspace,
top-level domain at Cooks and Cocos Island, server in United States
Group Shows
2006
A Vision of Tomorrow, p-10, Singapore
2006 Symbiosis,
Marina Mandarin, Singapore
2006 Asian International
Art Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2005
Sculpture Square and Friends, Sculpture Square, Singapore
2005
Et cetera, Telok Kurau Studios Gallery, Singapore
2004
Art invitational, ArtOutreach Program, 4 Seasons, Singapore
2004
SuperMart, Reconstruction of a City, Visions and Illusions, St James Power
Station, Singapore
2004
Pigments and Metaphors, Ipreciation, Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
2003 Negotiating Boundaries, MASS Show,
MITA Atrium, Singapore
2003 Convergences in Arts,
Science, and Technology Show, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2003
Made in Singapore, Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
2002 Like
or Not?, installation, Esplanade Visual Arts Opening
Festival, Esplanade, Singapore
2002 Project One,
digital work Dimension, Codedpixels.org, cyberspace
2002 ArtSingapore - Contemporary Asian Art Fair,
Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center Hall, Singapore
2001 The Spirituality of Perception, installation,
Histories Identities Technologies Spaces, Singapore Art Museum
2001 Time and Space, MITA Atrium, Singapore
2001 Asian International Art Exhibition, Guangzhou Art Museum, People's Republic of China
2001 Techtonics, DP Space, Singapore
2000 Missile Launch, Multimedia Art Asia Pacific (MAAP), Australia
2000 An Eye To Art, Heng Artland, Singapore
1999 Ophthalmogenesis, installation, City/ Community, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1999 Provocative Things, Sculpture Square, Singapore
1999 Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
1999 Exhibition Move, Plastique Kinetic Worms; Singapore
1998 Exhibition 6x6x6, Plastique Kinetic Worms; Singapore
1998 Painting of the Year Exhibition, UOB Tower; Singapore
1997 Singapore Art, Singapore International Convention
and Exhibition Center Hall, Singapore
1996 Modern Art Society Exhibition; Orchard Point Exhibition Hall, Singapore
1996 Exhibition at Changi International Airport; Singapore
1995 Singapore Art Society Exhibition; Riverwalk Galleria, Singapore
1995 Art & Business, Takashimaya Art Gallery; Singapore
1995 Philippe Charriol Art Exhibition; Singapore
International Exhibition & Convention Center, Singapore
1994 Painting of the Year Exhibition; Empress Place Museum; Singapore
1994 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards; Takashimaya Art Gallery; Singapore
1993 Painting of the Year Exhibition; SIA-La Salle College of the Arts; Singapore
1992 Shave at Chesil; Chesil Gallery; Dorset; England
1992 International Artists' Workshop; Studio Exhibition; Shave Farm;
Sommerset; England
1992 Couleurs Magiques, Grand Prix de Paris 'd Arts
Plastiques; Chapelle de la Sorbonne; Paris; France
1992 Aware; Bank of Ireland Exhibition Hall; Dublin; Ireland
1991 The Sin of Apathy, installation, Sculpture in Singapore; National Museum Art Gallery; Singapore
1991 Painting of the Year Exhibition; National Museum Art Gallery; Singapore
Selected Biblography and Press
2006
Interview on Prime Time, Channel News Asia, August
2005 Louise Poissant and
Ernestine Daubner, Art & Biotechnologies, Presses universitaires du Québec
2003
32bny Issue 3; Princeton Architectural Press, December
2003
Pagit; Feature on Art and Technology, Art Nation, Arts Central, June
2003
Foo Yueh Peng; 'Light and Darkness', Channel News Asia, multiple local and
international television and internet broadcasts in English and Mandarin, May
2002 Valentine Willie; Esplanade Visual Arts Opening
Festival catalogue; Nov
2002 Ang
Hwee Chuin; 'The biology of Art', ISH Magazine, October
2002
Knowledge Enterprise; 'When the artist emerges', Knowledge Enterprise, National
University of Singapore, July
2002
Feature on Moleculux, Art Nation; Art Central Station; May
2002 Mas, Interview by Art and Technology program on
local radio; May
2002 Interview on local Mediacorp
radio, at Mediacorp Studios; May
2002
Parvathi Nayar; 'Making light of matter'; Business Times Lifestyle, 4 May
2002
Goh Kay Kee; 'The fusion of Science and Art'; Lian He Zao Bao, 22 May
2002
Tan Shzr Ee; 'The return of the blob'; The Straits Time, 27 May
2001
Lindy Poh; Histories Identities Technologies Space catalogue; National Arts
Council, Nov
2001
Amanda Heng; 'Open ends', a documentation of performance art in Singapore;
Substation Limited, Sep
2001 Lim Lay Koon; 'Creation of the Aesthetic Self', Department of Sociology, National University of
Singapore 2000/2001
2000 Sian E Jay;
'Facing up to artistic space', The Straits Times, 2 Nov
2000 Sian E Jay; 'Sculpture for all', World Sculpture News, Vol 6 No 1 Winter
2000
Sian E Jay; 'Provocative Things', Sculpture
Magazine', USA, Mar
2000 Parvathi Nayar; 'Art & Science as part of the social fabric',
Business Times Lifestyle, 22 Jan
2000 Zhang Jing-Yan; Three
ophthalmologists present
charity art exhibition, Mandarin translated, Lian He Zao Bao, 9 Jan
2000 Jane Leong; Young Contemporary Artists in Singapore; Jan
1999 Quay Yean Fee; City / Community catalogue, Dec.
1999 TK Sabapathy; Provocative Things catalogue.
1999
Goh Kay Kee; Living an enriched life through Art, Mandarin translated, Lian He Zao
Bao, 25 Sept
1999 Ng Chai Ling; Interview on National Arts Council Radio, Oct
1999 Lim Jern Erh; 'Young Artist Award', Lian He Zao Bao, 26 Sep
1999 Interview on Radio Broadcasting Corporation of Singapore
1999 Chua Seow Ling, Interview on National Arts Council Radio, Sep
1999 National Arts Council; Arts Awards 1999 catalogue
1999 TK Sabapathy; 'An appreciation', Brave New World
foreword
1998 Raffles Fine Art Auctioneers; Singapore Artist Directory 1998
1998 Susie Wong; 'The robot thinks, therefore he is ?', The Straits Times, 12 February
1998 Su Qi, Review of 'Biotechnics' in Mandarin, Lian He Zao
Bao, 22 Sep
1998 Mashizan Majum; Interviewed by AM Singapore, Television Corporation of Singapore
1998 Ng Chai Ling; Interview on National Arts Council Radio, 12-13 February
1998 Ben Munroe; 'Fusing medical science and an artistic vision', Business Times Lifestyle, 6 Feb
1995 Sit Yin Fong; 'Seven Singaporean artists to exhibit in New York'; The Straits Times, 13 Oct
1994 Susie Wong; 'Total attitude makes exhibition very enjoyable'; The Straits Times, 23 Sep
1994 Goh Kay Kee, 'The brush replaces the stethoscope', Mandarin translated, 22 Sep
1992 Judy Meewenzen; Interview on Kaleidoscope, British Broadcasting Corporation, 27 Aug
1992 Jane Chambeaux, Couleurs Magiques Grand Prix de Paris
d'Arts Plastiques catalogue, May
1992 Guan Xue Mei,'Medical Science as Art', Lian He Zao
Bao, 3 Jan
1992 T.Sasitharan; Review on 'New Works' , The Straits Times, 3 Jan
1992 Julia Goh; 'X-rays, computer circuits form eye catching exhibits'; The Straits Times, 1 Jan
1991 Pamela Pilapil; 'Interview on National Trade Union Congress Radio'; Dec
1991 Koh Buck Song, 'But it is Art'; The Straits Times, 29 Nov
Awards
2006 Hitwise Online Performance Award:
www.biotechnics.org is rated number 1
in Singapore Art domain.
2000 Telok Kurau Studio Grant, National Arts Council, Ministry
of Information and the Arts
1999 Young Artist Award, National Arts Council, Ministry of Information and the Arts
1999 Painting of the Year Competition, High Commendation for 'Internet'
1998 Painting of the Year Competition, High Commendation for 'Fovea'
1998 National Arts Council Nominee for International Visual Artist's Unesco-Aschberg Bursary.
1997 National Arts Council Project Grant Award
1995 Dr Tan Tze Chor Art Award, For 'Woods & Cacophony'
1995 Philippe Charriol Art Competition, Finalist for 'Frontier'
1994 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, Honourable Mention for 'The Source'
1994 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, Honourable Mention for 'Motherboard'
1994 National Arts Council Project Grant Award
1994 Painting of the Year Competition, High Commendation for 'Falling Water'
1993 Painting of the Year Competition, Triple High Commendation for 'Zen', 'The Autumn Dreams of Spring' & 'Maelstrom'
1992 Singapore International Foundation Grant Award
1992 Couleurs Magiques Art Award for 'Eye of the Hurricane'
1991 Painting of the Year Competition High Commendation for 'God Created'
Administration
2005
Youth Challenge Graffiti Art Judging Panel
2005
CDL Singapore Sculpture Award Judging Panel
2005
Established non-profit Forum for the Arts Community in Singapore - FACTS http://www.artssingapore.com
2004
Biopolis Strategic Artowrk Review Panel
2003 Koh Brothers Starville Sculpture Commission
Competition Judging Panel
2003
Telok Kuraru Studios Committee
2002
JTC One-North Biopolis Art School Commission Competition Judging Panel
2002/2003 JTC
One-North Biopolis Art Consultant
2002 URA
Conservation Old World Charm Feedback Group
2001/2002 Nokia Singapore Art Steering
Committee
2001 Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship
Award Panel
2001/2002 Arts and Culture Feedback Group Panel
2001/2002 National Arts Council External Assessor
2000-2005 National Arts Council Arts Resource Panel
1997-2005 Establishes non-profit online research archive
http://www.singaporeart.org
1996-2002 Modern Art Society
Committee
Public Forum and Talks
2005
Rojak, 72-13 space, Singapore
2002 Art and Technology; One-North Resource Advisory Panel,
Raffles Hotel, Singapore
2001 The Eye of the Artist; 28th December, Nokia Singapore Art
series of talks, Singapore Art
Museum
2001 Creativity in the Arts, Science and Technology; 24th
November, inaugural National Creativity Seminar, National University of
Singapore
2001 Art Dot Com Resources; 2th October; ArtSingapore series
of talks, Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center
2001 E-Generation: The Young Entrepreneur; 17th February,
National University of Singapore
1998 The Artist's Eye; 28 Mar; Ophthalmology continuous medical
education, Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore
Current Publication
Projects
2001 Technix (
writings on art in the age of biotechnology and informatics )
2001 The Creative Mindset ( based on the lecture:
Invoking the artist in everyman by VOICES )
Education
2004
Attended Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Digital Media, Design Studio, Structural Engineering, Building Project, Freehand
Drawing, Urbanism - full-time semester Masters credit courses.
1999
Attended Yale University. New haven, Connecticut, USA. Shop Techniques, 3D
Form and Material Studies, Drawing and Representational Studies, Visual Studies, Structural Engineering, Design Studio and
Architectural History
Studies - full-time semester Masters credit courses.
1999 Conferred Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Glasgow,
and Hong Kong.
1999
Graduated with Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology, National University of Singapore.
1994-1995 Graduated from School of
Military Medicine and Officer Cadet School, Singapore.
1988-1993 Graduated with Honors in Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; BAO MB
ChB, LRCPI, LRCSI.
1992
Awarded Registered Representative Certificate from UK Securities Futures Authority
1992
Awarded SIMEX Futures Trading Certificate, Singapore
1986-1987 Attended part-time Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Western Painting course, Singapore.
1956-1986 Attended Hwa Chong Junior College.
1976-1985 Attended Anglo-Chinese School.
Personal
Name | CHNG NAI WEE |
Birth | 9th March |
Sex | Male |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Race | Chinese |
Address | |
Telephone | (65) 2500 298 |
Handphone | (65) 9875 5248 |
Type drchng and followed by @gmail.com | |
URL | http://www.moleculux.com |
http://www.biotechnics.org | |
Languages | English, Mandarin |
Spoken | Hokkien, Cantonese, Malay |