News
Exhibition
Dec 28 - Feb 4, 2012
M work is part of the exhibition "I have also other favorites" at the Stacion - Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina, Kosovo.
Other artists include: Jen Davis, Qëndresë Deda, Majlinda Hoxha, Joanna Jennings, Genc Kadriu, Blerta Kambo, Ferdinand Von Bozen, Mimi Youn, Shen Wei, Lin Zhipeng
Curated by Albert Heta in collaboration with Qëndresë Deda
Festival Participation
October 2011
Convergence will be shown at the Delhi Photo Festival 2011.
Do catch it if you are there!
Awarded
May 2011
Awarded the Hi2P Grant by the National Heritage Board, SINGAPORE
Talk
May 19, 2011
Oh Soon-Hwa and Lisa Botos will be giving the talk "Capturing the Intangible" in conjunction with my exhibition Discordant Symmetries at the Baba House.
Exhibition
As one of the eight nominees of ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu 2011, a selection of my work is being exhibited at Millenia Walk in Singapore from May 12-22 , 2011 in the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu Profile Exhibition.
Nominated
for the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu 2011 Photography Prize.
Exhibition Extended!!
Discordant Symmetries, a solo exhibition with the NUS Museum at the Baba House, is extended till July 3, 2011
Auction
April 4, 2011
"Community" is part of the Clean Air Auction, held on April 4 with the Sotheby's Hong Kong Spring Sales 2011. The work is exhibited at the Kee Club in late March, and then from April 1-4 at the HKCEC Sotheby's Hall.
Workshop
March 2011
I am one of the instructors of Shooting Home 2011. Shooting Home is in its eighth year, and is organised by Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film Making, Singapore.
Published
February 2011
Convergence is published in the inaugural issue of Punctum, a new magazine on asian photography.
Exhibition Extended!
Discordant Symmetries, a solo exhibition with the NUS Museum at the Baba House, is extended till June 5, 2011
Acquired
February 2011
The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum acquires 7 works from the body of work Where do we go from here?
Artist Tour and Panel Discussion
NUS Museum is holding a panel discussion including myself and two other artists, and I will be giving a tour of the exhibition "Discordant Symmetries on January 14, 2011.
Auction
Detritus is part of the Para/Site Auction at Kee Club tonight! Work was on view at the Para/Site art space on Po Yan Street Friday till Monday 5-8 Nov, 2010, Hong Kong.
Exhibition opens October 16 at the National Museum of Singapore
4 pieces from "HK Living" will be part of the group exhibition: Human Faces, at the National Museum of Singapore.
Exhibition opens Oct 16 and runs till Nov 28.
Exhibition opens Sept 30 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
10 pieces from "Where do we go from here?" will be exhibited at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum as part of the exhibition "All about Fukuoka - The 10 Years of FAAM Artist-in-Residence Program".
Exhibition opens Sept 30 in the Museum's Asia Gallery A and runs til Dec 25 2010.
Exhibition DISCORDANT SYMMETRIES opens Sept 16 2010!
My solo exhibition, Discordant Symmetries, of my project I have been working on for the last year, Convergence, opens Sept 16 with NUS Museum at the Baba House on Neil Road in Singapore. Exhibition runs till March 2011.
Exhibition opening in August 2010
6 Works from Convergence, my new body of work, will be part of the exhibition: Singapore Survey 2010: Beyong LKY, at Valentine Willie Fine Art, at Tanjong Pagar Distripark in Singapore. Opening night of August 4. Exhibition runs till August 31.
Exhibitions opening in June 2010
HK Living will be in the group exhibition: City Flaneur: Social Documentary Photography at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Exhibition runs from June 20, 2010 till January 3, 2011.
Slow Cool Breezes will be exhibited at the Alliance Francaise Gallery in Singapore, as a solo exhibit that's part of the Month of Photography Asia festival in Singapore. Opening night: June 23. Exhibition runs till July 17, 2010.
Podcast
May 2010
Check out the podcast about my work in Japan on Daylight Magazine's website: http://www.daylightmagazine.org/podcast/may2010
Exhibition
March - May 2010
Work from "Where do we go from here?" is in the acquisitions exhibition at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan, on now till May 30, 2010.
Published Feb 2010
Check out my work in the current issue of Ojodepez -- OjodePez #20 - Outside.
Acquired
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum acquires prints from Where do we go from here?
Artist Talk
For the exhibition Grid Versus Chaos with VER and Para/Site, there will be an artist talk at Chulalongkorn University Art Center in Bangkok from 1.30pm - 3.30pm on Jan 7. The artists - MAP OFFICE, Amy Cheung, and myself, and curator - Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya of Para/Site, will be talking about the exhibition and our work. Come!!
Exhibition
I have created new work in Bangkok for the exhibition "Grid Versus Chaos". The exhibition is copresented by Gallery VER , Bangkok, and Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong, and features three artists - Amy Cheung, MAP OFFICE, and me. It is curated by Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya. "Grid Versus Chaos" will open at Gallery VER, Klongsan, Bangkok, on January 8 and will be on show till Feb 8 2010. My photo series is supported by the Singapore International Foundation.
See "Where do we go from here?" with Charles Guice Contemporary at Photo MIAMI 2009 from Dec 1 - 6. In the Wynwood Arts District, Miami.
Art Auction
Work from Desultory Landscapes will be included in Para/Site's ArtMART 2009. Auction Preview at Para/Site Artspace from Oct 29 - Nov 3. Auction on Nov 4 at the Kee Club.
Awarded
October 2009 - The Singapore Internationale Grant by the Singapore International Foundation...
Acquired
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts acquires six prints from "Where do we go from here?"
Selected/Exhibition
September 2009 - My work from Japan: Where do we go from here?, is part of "Pursuit of Happiness", curated by Wim Melis, at the Noorderlicht International PhotoFestival 2009 in the Netherlands.
Awarded
August 2009 - The Arts Creation Fund by the National Arts Council, Singapore.
Artist Talk
Joint artist talk for exhibition TRACES at Earl Lu Gallery on Aug 12.
Exhibition
My current project in Singapore, Slow Cool Breezes, opens in the group exhibition TRACES at the Earl Lu Gallery at La Salle on Rochor Road on Aug 5, 2009. Opening party on Aug 7. Exhibition on till Aug 22.
Sponsorship
Project in Singapore supported by Cathay Photo and LEAF
Workshop
With children July 25 at Objectifs
Published
My Hong Kong work is in the current issue of Deep Sleep Magazine
Check it out!
Selected/Exhibition
A selection from my work in Japan, Where do we go from here?, and in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Living, are being exhibited during the F/Stop PhotographyFestival in Leipzig, Germany. July 1 - July 7, 2009.
Selected/Exhibition
A projection of my Hong Kong Work, "Familiar Spaces", edited by Maria Wood, will be exhibited in Declinations of Joy, at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, during the Fotografia International Festival of Rome. The exhibition will be on for the duration of the festival -- May 29 - Aug 2 2009.
Acquired
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum acquires 5 prints from Hong Kong Living.
Selected
The Art Incubator Artist-in-Residence Programme 2009, Singapore.
Nominated
for the Leopold Godowsky, Jr. Color Photography Awards administered by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University
Exhibition
Where do we go from here? opens March 20, 2009 at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. Exhibition from March 20 - April 14. Accompanying Artist Talk on March 20.
Workshop
Feb-March 2009 - Photography workshop with kids!, at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.
Grant
March 2009 - Awarded Singapore International Foundation sponsorship.
Grant
Nov 2008 - Awarded the Arts Professional Development Grant by the National Arts Council, Singapore.
Exhibition
Document opens Oct 18, 2008 at the O'Born Contemporary in Toronto, Canada. Document features works by Dominic Nahr, Edward Gajdel, Michelle Sank, and me, Wei Leng Tay. Exhibition ends Nov 14.
Exhibition
Desultory Landscapes opens at the Ooi Botos Gallery in Wanchai, Hong Kong, July 10. Exhibition will be on till August 30, 2008.
Exhibition
Hong Kong Living is part of the Acquisitions exhibition on now till June 22, 2008 at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan.
Published
Ojodepez XII
Hong Kong Living is one of the stories showcased in the latest issue of Ojo de Pez. Check it out!
http://www.ojodepez.org/cgi/php/index.php?seccion=numero
Selected
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Residence Program 2008