Zoey Wong (Singapore), A Dead Flower Is Just As Beautiful As A Living One, embroidery, 2017

The seventh edition of the Young Talent Programme (YTP) announced the eight selected artists for 2018/2019. The talented winners will exhibit a curated selection of their winning contemporary artwork at the Affordable Art Fair this November alongside more than 80 galleries, bringing over 600 artists from Singapore, Southeast Asia, and around the world.

Three of these artists will then be chosen to work with Programme Curator, Seah Tzi-Yan over the course of 10 months to further develop their practice. The programme provides the opportunity for winners to present their unique works to an art-loving local and international audience in a solo exhibition at the ION Art gallery in September 2019. This seventh edition of the programme will now also include an added opportunity for the artists to showcase their art works of art at three Hotel Jen locations across Southeast Asia.

The 2018/2019 artists are: Arya Wirawan, Atsuko Mochida, Tack Chee Chui (Dezi), Jia Qi Lim, Joanne Pang, Liu Ling, Ong Yu Ting and Zoey Wong.

Joanne Pang (Singapore), Sleeping with the Door Open, Chinese ink, acrylic and chalk on poly cotton

The selection committee:
Yeo Mui Hong, CEO, Orchard Turn Developments
Wilson Tan, Council Member, National Arts Council
Boo Sze Yang, Artist
Seah Tzi-Yan, Programme Curator
Marisa Aranha, VP of Sales & Marketing, Hotel Jen
Camilla Hewitson, Regional Managing Director, Asia, Affordable Art Fair

The Young Talent Programme is presented by the Affordable Art Fair and ION Art, supported by Hotel Jen. The hotel brand will host additional exhibitions for the winning solo artists in Singapore, Penang (Malaysia) and Manila (Philippines) – subsequent to the Winners’ Solo Exhibitions at ION Art gallery.

Event: Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2018
Venue: F1 Pit Building (1 Republic Boulevard)
Dates: 16 – 18 November 2018