Raymond Yap (b.1966) completed his postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy Schools, London in 2001. His practice in arts has been recognised by the Selina Cheneviere Fellowship (Major Award in Painting) from the Royal Academy Schools in 2001, Fenton Art Trust Prize & David Murray Travel Scholarship in 2000, and the Drawing Prize (Highly Commended) from the Wimbledon School of Art in 1998.
His solo exhibitions include: Sangkring Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2010; Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore, 2009; Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2005; and The Agency Contemporary, London, 2002 and 2003. He has also participated in group exhibitions such as ’80x80cm’, a fund raising exhibition as part of the Visual Arts Programme at Esplanade Tunnel, 2017; ‘The Calm Before the Storm’, Element Art Space, Gillman Barracks, Singapore, 2017; ‘Abstraction in Three Mediums’, Element Art Space, Raffles Hotel, Singapore, 2016; ‘Do you believe in Angels?’ curated by Tony Godfrey at MO_Space, Philippines which subsequently toured to Equator Arts Project, Singapore, 2014; ‘…6767… Draw Bridge’, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 2014; ‘Nothing in Common’, ION Art Gallery, Singapore and completed his most recent Artist Residency at the Light & Space Contemporary, Philippines in December 2013.
Venue: 1961, #06-17 Oxley Bizhub 2, 62 Ubi Road 1, Singapore 408734
When: 21 Sep - 2 Nov 2019, 1pm - 6pm Fri and Sat
By: 1961 Projects
