Artist finds inspiration in a garden
February 29, 2024, Lianhe Zaobao
Gardens by the Bay may be just a tourist landmark for many people, but to autistic artist Nicole Koo, it is a source of inspiration for her paintings. She visits the garden two or three times a week to capture the beauty of her favourite flowers on canvas. “Art is…
Artist with Down Syndrome creates art from heart
February 10, 2024, Channel News Asia
Her favourite YouTube show is playing on a tablet placed right in front of her, but Fern Wong hardly pays any attention to it. With a penknife in hand, she makes small slits on a piece of paper before carefully removing a tiny cut-out that measures barely 1cm. There are…
Talents in illustration, photography and paper-cuts at group exhibition
February 2, 2024, Lianhe Zaobao
Kenneth Lee, an autistic artist, works in a hotel and loves painting in his spare time. In the middle of last year, he stopped drawing with pencil outlines and switched to using an ink pen to sketch freehand instead. This was a turning point in his practice. In group exhibition…
Affordable Art Fair strengthens appreciation for art
December 21, 2023, LUXUO
The 16th edition of the Affordable Art Fair Singapore saw landmark sales of SGD 5 million with 16,000 visitors, highlighting an increasing demand for art in Singapore. This year’s Affordable Art Fair presented an array of global and local art consisting of 37 percent local and 63 percent international galleries. With…