Artist

Joon Kiat Ng

Born in Singapore, 1976 and lives in Singapore

In 2001, Joon Kiat received a Shell-NAC scholarship (presently known as NAC overseas scholarship), the most prestigious scholarship at the National Arts Council of Singapore to complete the Master in Fine Art program at the University of Kent in the U.K. Joon Kiat was also the recipient of other scholarships such as the Ericsson Scholarship that supported his first-degree study and the Georgette Chen Scholarship to support his diploma program. In 1997, he was the first student at Lasalle SIA College of the Arts to be awarded the SIA Excellence in the Arts for his outstanding performance and contribution to the Singapore arts scene. After his National Service, he won the Nokia Art Award and represented Singapore to take part in the Asia-Pacific Nokia Art Competition in Seoul, Korea.
In 2007, the National Museum of Singapore presented Joon Kiat’s solo exhibition for a period of two months. Singapore’s renowned and highly respected art historian T.K. Sabapathy has written about his works. In 2010, the Esplanade presented his solo exhibition under their most prestigious visual art program. The National Art Gallery of Singapore has bought a set of his seminal works for their collection.
In 2011, he is invited to serve as a member on the interview panel for scholarships and bursary at the National Arts Council of Singapore. His works has been selected to represent Singapore at the Singapore Embassy in Berlin during the 8th Asia-Pacific Weeks. He is one of the 30 Asian Finalists at the prestigious Sovereign Asian Art Competition 2011.
In 2012, he is one of the 25 Asian artists selected to exhibit with the prestigious Britain’s Royal Academicians at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Lasalle. Joon Kiat is one of the three artists to represent the Singapore Platform at Art Stage 2012, the exhibition is curated by Dr Charles Merewether. Joon Kiat is practicing as an artist based in Singapore.
In 2013, he is commissioned to make a work for the Singapore Biennale 2013. He is invited to exhibit at Louis Vuitton Island Maison in Singapore. In 2014, he is invited to exhibit at 2014 Busan Biennale special exhibition in South Korea.
His works has been the following art fairs: Art HK12, Art Gwangju 12, Art Stage 2012, Art Stage 14, Art Cologne 2014, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013-14, Art Taipei 2014

Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Ng Joon Kiat at Osage
Osage presents the solo exhibition of Ng Joon Kiat, a painter who refers to archives of disciplines...
28 Dec 2015 - 23 Jan 2016
Osage Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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