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b. Singapore
Lives and works in McLean, Virginia

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
– 2023
Intersection, Cody Gallery, Arlington, VA
Open Latitudes, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
– 2019
Escape Velocity, Fred Schnider Gallery of Art, Arlington, VA
– 2018
Oblique Horizons, Fisher Gallery at The Schlesinger Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
– 2017
Trajectories, Artists Circle Fine Art, North Potomac, MD
– 2016
Lines/Edges, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
Structured Environments, The Gray Gallery, Winchester, VA
– 2015
Adjacent Amplitudes, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC

Group Exhibitions
– 2024
Collectors’ Night 2024, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
– 2023
(Not) Strictly Painting Biennial, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Art Month 2023, Washington Project for the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
– 2022
Art Month 2022, Washington Project for the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
Renewal, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Washington, DC
Collectors’ Night 2022, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
What A Relief, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
– 2021
(Not) Strictly Painting Biennial, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
– 2020
DC Art NOW 2020, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
Bethesda Painting Awards, Bethesda Urban Partneship, Bethesda, MD
Art Month 2020, Washington Project For the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
Sculpture NOW 2020, Washington Sculptors Group-McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Shift, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
– 2019
Strictly Painting Biennial, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Art Night 2019, Washington Project for the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
The Transformative Power of the Written Word, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
Night, Strathmore Galleries, Bethesda, MD
– 2018
Power Lines, American Center for Physics, College Park, MD
Art Night 2018, Washington Project for the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
Recollection, Blackrock Center For The Arts, Germantown, MD
Marksmanship, Arts Barn, Gaithersberg, MD
Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
– 2017
Ulterior Perspective, The Barry Gallery at Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Art Night 2017, Washington Project for the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
Emulsion 2017, East City Art, PEPCO Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC
La Vie en Bleu, Strathmore Galleries, Bethesda, MD
– 2016
Making Sense: See,Smell,Hear,Taste,Touch, McLean Project For The Arts, McLean, VA
Emulsion 2016, East City Art, Gallery O on H, Washington, DC
Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
– 2015
The Billboard Creative Q4 Show (Public Art), The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles, CA
Material/Method: Contemporary Practices in Painting, The Gallery at NOVA, Woodbridge, VA
Strictly Painting Biennial, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Sometimes A Great Notion, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
Nor’Easter, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Emulsion, East City Art, Gallery O on H, Washington, DC
– 2014
Transformations: From One Thing To Another, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Emergence 2014: International Artists To Watch, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, MD
Art Night 2014, Washington Project for the Arts-Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
Works On Paper, (e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC
MiniSolos, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
– 2013
Works On Paper, (e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC

Reviews & Awards
– 2023
East City Art, “East City Art Reviews: Intersection at Cody Gallery,” Phil Hutinet, 11 Dec 2023
Washington Post, “In the Galleries: A Trio of Exhibitions with Intersecting Themes,” Mark Jenkins, 8 Dec 2023
– 2022
Bethesda Painting Awards (Semi-Finalist), Bethesda, MD
The Trawick Prize (Semi-Finalist), Bethesda, MD
Washington Post, “In the Galleries: Restored Work Sparks a Sculptural Experience,” Mark Jenkins, 18 Nov 2022
– 2021
Sun Gazette Newspapers, “New McLean Exhibition Puts Emphasis on Creativity,” Brian Trompeter, 28 Sep 2021
– 2020
Washington Post, “In the Galleries: Juried Competition Puts Regional Artists at Center Stage,” Mark Jenkins, 23 Oct 2020
Art Bank Acquisition Award, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
Bethesda Painting Awards (2nd Place), Bethesda Urban Partnership, Bethesda, MD
– 2019
Washington Post, “In the Galleries: At Strathmore, artists illuminate the darkness,” Mark Jenkins, 8 Feb 2019
East City Art, “East City Art Reviews: Strictly Painting 12 at McLean Project for the Arts,” Eric Hope, 8 July 2019
Interior Design Singapore (Edition 9, July 2019), “In The Eye Of The Storm,” Singapore
– 2018
Art Bank Acquisition Award, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
Bethesda Painting Awards (Semi-Finalist), Bethesda, MD
Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial (Merit Award), Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial (catalog), Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
TBC/MAG (Issue 1, Dec 2018) by The Billboard Creative, Los Angeles, CA
The Town Courier, “Making Their Marks,” MArylou Bono, 14 Jun 2018
– 2017
Emulsion 2017(catalog), East City Art, Washington, DC
Washington Post, “In the Galleries: Metaphase & Ulterior Perspective,” Mark Jenkins, 22 Nov 2017
– 2016
Art Bank Acquisition Award, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
Emulsion 2016 (catalog), East City Art, Washington, DC
Mid-Atlantic New Painting Biennial (catalog), Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
East City Art, “East City Artnotes: Touchstone Gallery Exhibition Celebrates 40 Years in DC,” Eric Hope, 9 May 2016
CultureSpotMC, “Tornado Alley Rattles Through Blackrock,” Karen Schafer, 10 Aug 2016
– 2015
Washington Post, “In the Galleries: At Hillyer, a Universe of Change, Instability and Chaos,” Mark Jenkins, 18 Dec 2015
Huffington Post, “Our Best and Our Worst,” Edward Goldman, 8 Dec 2015
Baltimore City Paper, “Great Scott: Two very different shows put together by Randall Scott,” Rebekah Kirkman & Baynard Woods, 3 Feb 2015
Strictly Painting Biennial (Juror’s Award), McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Material/Method: Contemporary Practices in Painting (catalog), The Gallery at NOVA, Woodbridge, VA
East City Art, Emulsion 2015 (catalog), Washington, DC
– 2014
Emergence 2014: International Artists To Watch (catalog), Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, MD

Collections
National Museum of Singapore
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Royal Dutch Shell
Capital One
Lululemon Athletica

Education
M.R.E., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
B.Arch., University of Houston, Houston, TX