Biography

Solo Exhibitions:

2016   PHUNK, Owen James Gallery, New York

2015   A To Z: For Children Of All Ages, Art Seasons, Singapore

2013   Empire of Dreams II, Art Seasons, Singapore

2012   Empire of Dreams I, Gallery J. Chen, Taipei

2011   Daydream Nation, Project Stage, ART STAGE, Singapore

2010   Welcome to Electricity! Diesel Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2009   Around The World / Across The Universe, Vallery, Barcelona, Spain

            New World, Art Seasons, Singapore

2008   New World, Art Seasons, Beijing, China

            KIAF Korea International Art Fair 2008, Seoul, Korea

            Levi's Art Session 3, Levi's Flagship store, Paris, France

            Universe II, Gallery J Chen, Taipei, Taiwan

2007   Universe I, Art Seasons, Singapore

            Universality, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan  

2005   Decade of Decadence, Singapore History Museum, Singapore

            Baroqracy, Pixie Gallery, Taipei

            Baroqracy II, Tuami, Ecuador

            Split, Nike Spiritroom, Berlin

2004   The Synthetics "Live", Comme des Garçon Guerrilla Store +65, Singapore

            Control Chaos IV, OFFF, Valencia

            Control Chaos III, Our Spot Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2003   Control Chaos II, :b Gallery, Singapore

            Control Chaos, The Reed Space, New York

 

Joint Exhibitions:

2010   :phunkTanaaMIX, Art Seasons, Singapore

            Eccentric City: Rise and Fall, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore

 

Group Exhibitions: 

2016   Art Stage, Singapore

2015   Singapore: Inside Out, Singapore

            Singapore: Inside Out, New York

            Singapore: Inside Out,London

            Singapore: Inside Out, Beijing, China

            Art Central, Hong Kong

2014   Modern Love: LASALLE thirtieth anniversary exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore

            Fukuoka Art Triennale 2014, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan

            Daydreams + Nightmares,The Substation, Singapore

            New Icon: Pop in Asia, Komunitas Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia

            Singapore Pop-Up Show, Art Seasons, Singapore

2013   Welcome to the Jungle, Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan

            Welcome to the Jungle, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Japan

            HBO Game of Thrones Art Exhibition, The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore

            OH! Open House 2012, Marina Bay, Singapore

2012   Singapore Show: Future Proof 2012, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

            Panorama: Recent Art from Contemporary Asia, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

            Future Pass - From Asia to the World, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art

            The Book Show, Sculpture Square, Singapore

2011   A Little Light Magic, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

            New Pop New World, Element Art Space, Singapore

            Future Pass - From Asia to the World, 54th Venice Biennale 2011, Italy

            Unshakeable - Aid to Japan, Light Editions Gallery, Singapore

            Future Pass - From Asia to the World, Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam

2010   Design Possible, Kaohsiung Design Festival, Taiwan

            Campaign City, Evil Empire, Singapore

            Very Fun Park 2010, Taipei Public Art Festival, Taiwan

            You West I East, Shenzhen Fine Art Museum, China

            Animamix Biennial 2009-10, Metaphors of Un/Real, MoCA Shanghai, China

2009   OH! Open House, Singapore

            P.S. I Silk You, Hermes, Singapore

            ARTSingapore, Singapore

            Self-Portraits, CircleCulture Gallery, Berlin, Germany

            Beyond Comfort, Art Seasons, Lakeside Zurich, Switzerland

            ArtHK Fair, Hong Kong

            Art Fair Tokyo @ TOKIA, Tokyo, Japan

            BMW Young Asian Artists Series II: The Singapore Edition, STPI, Singapore

2008   ACAF NY 2008, New York, USA

            No Comply 2008 Skateboard Art Exhibition, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

            Panos 2013, Lyon, France

            ARTSingapore, Singapore

            SHcontemporary, Shanghai, China

            New Wave, CCC (Creative Centre of Communications), Shizuoka, Japan

            8Q-Rate : School, 8Q, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

            Tokyo.Ten Exhibition. Claska Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

            GDFB (Graphic Design Festival Breda), Netherlands

            Dual City Sessions: Art with Sound, Berlin, Germany

            Power of One Charity exhibition, Hong Kong

            Shizuoka Content Valley Festival,CCC (Creative Centre of Communications), Shizuoka, Japan

2007   Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany

            Animamix Biennale: From Modernity to Eternity, MoCA Shanghai, China

            Todays Art Festival 2007, The Hague, Netherlands

            Very Fun Park II, Taipei Public Art Festival, Taiwan

            Celebrating 50 years of Helvetica, Design Museum, London, U.K

            Young Talents, Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany

            Massive Territory, Gallery National Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

2006   London Design Festival, London, U.K, 2006

            Tokyo Designer's Week,Tokyo, Japan

            Nike Sum Of All Parts, Tokyo Designer's Week, Tokyo

            Secret House, HITEC, Hong Kong

            "untitled" - Documents Of Street Culture,traveling show, BBB, Barcelona; BBB, Berlin, Germany

            20/20 Singapore Design Movement, London Design Festival, London

2005   Gwangju Design Biennale,Gwangju, Korea

            Get it Louder, Shanghai, China

2004   Street Life, Agnes b, Singapore

            Place, Museu Valencia de la Il.Ilustracio i La Modernitat, Valencia

            Pictoplasma "Characters at War!", Zentralbuero, Berlin

2002   Fascination, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

            Made In Singapore, Art Seasons, Singapore

            We Love Utopia, Magma Gallery, London

 

Public Collection: 

Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

UNEEC Culture and Education Foundation, Taiwan

 

Public Art: 

2010   Dreams In Social Cosmic Odyssey, Promenade MRT Station, LTA, Singapore

 

Awards:

Designer of the Year, President's Design Award 2007. Finalist, Macromedia International Type Design(1998), Finalist, Apple Design Competition (1998), Selected, American Center of Design - The 100 Show (2000), Finalist, D&AD (2001), Finalist, One Show (2001), Finalist, Creative Circle Awards(2002), Merit, Singapore Design Awards (2002), Best of Show, Singapore Design Awards (2004), Best Visual Arts & Best Of Show, Singapore StreetStyle Awards (2005). TDC Type Director's Club 2008. Phunk Studio was  awarded by PROMAX ASIA and received Gold and Silver medals in 2001,

2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010.