Joanne Pang explores the relationships between body, memory and space through site-specific installations, paintings and drawings. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication at The School of Arts, Design and Media in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a Masters of Fine Art at The Royal Danish Art Academy, Charlottenburg sculpture department, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Her first solo exhibition was held at a void deck in Singapore (2009). She has participated in group shows in Sinagapore Art Museum (2012), 10th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, Japan (2012), Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2013), Copenhagen Artweek (2015), Kilometre of Sculpture, Rakvere, Estonia (2016) and Shiryaevo 9TH Biennale of Contemporary Art in Russia (2016). Recent exhibitions include a solo show at Yavuz Gallery (2021) and a group show at Taksu Gallery (2018), Chan+Hori Contemporary, Singapore (2018) and Institute of Contemporary Singapore (2022).
Joanne Pang is a recipient of numerous awards art and design awards such as Singapore Young Photography Award (2012), Singapore Design Awards (2012) and 2018 UOB Painting of the Year(Singapore), Established Artist Category, Gold Award.
Joanne Pang is represented by Yavuz Gallery, Singapore and is a lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. In 2019, she founded prypress, an independent publishing arm and project space in Singapore, publishing limited edition zines and ephemera.
EDUCATION
2011-2013 Masters of Fine Art
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 Basel School of Desig, Summer Workshop
Basel, Switzerland2005–2009 Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Communication) School of Arts, Design & Media, Singapore
2003–2005 Nanyang Junior Colleg, Art Elective Programme, Singapore
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
2016 The Invisible Party, Amsterdam
2015 UXUS Design, Amsterdam
2014 The Thought Collective, Singapore
2013 Scandinavia Design Lab, Copenhagen
2012 Ministry of Design, Singapore
2009 Zouk, Singapore
2009 Asylum, Singapore (internship)
2008 Buro Uebele, Stuttgart, Germany (internship)
ART RESIDENCY
2020 Outside Disciplines, Vence, France
2014 M4 Gastatelier, Amsterdam
2013 Grey Projects, Singapore
2012 Gamli Skoli, Iceland
2012 CRIR, Copenhagen
2011 Mustarinda, Finland
AWARDS
2018 UOB Painting of the Year, Gold,
Established Artist Category 2012 Gold, Singapore Design Award, Publication Category Several Islan
2012, Bonze, Singapore Design Award 2012
medal, Multidisciplinary Category, It2012, Singapore Young Photography Award 2012, Overall Winner for Body-theme Category
Breath
2009, Gold, Crowbar AwardsPublication Category
Spaces Between Book
GRANTS• 2016 Singapore International Foundation
• 2015 Singapore International Foundation Grant
• 2014 National Art Council, Capability Development Grant, Singapore
• 2014 Singapore International Foundation Grant
• 2012 Akureyri 150 year Anniversary Grant for Art Residency, Old School in Hrísey, Iceland
• 2009 National Art Council of Singapore, Capability Development Programme Grant, 2009 PUBLICATION •After Globe magazine pg 112-115
• Yearbook 12, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' Schools of Visual Art, published byBilledkunstskolernes Forlag
• BEAUTY, Art and Ecological Transition, magazine, published by Mustarinda, #1 2012
• The 10th International Poster Triennial Publication, Toyama
• Asia-Pacific Design No. 8 Book
• The Design Society Journal #4, Several Island book design featured
• The Design Society Journal #2, pg 15 and pg 62-69
• Void Deck of the Future Singapore Straits Time Newspaper, 21/11/09
• Illuminate Portfolio Show for Young Designers 2009 Book, Singapore Design Festival
• ANTI magazine Issue 69, Illustration feature
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 Basel School of Desig, Summer Workshop
Basel, Switzerland2005–2009 Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Communication) School of Arts, Design & Media, Singapore
2003–2005 Nanyang Junior Colleg, Art Elective Programme, Singapore
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
2016 The Invisible Party, Amsterdam
2015 UXUS Design, Amsterdam
2014 The Thought Collective, Singapore
2013 Scandinavia Design Lab, Copenhagen
2012 Ministry of Design, Singapore
2009 Zouk, Singapore
2009 Asylum, Singapore (internship)
2008 Buro Uebele, Stuttgart, Germany (internship)
ART RESIDENCY
2020 Outside Disciplines, Vence, France
2014 M4 Gastatelier, Amsterdam
2013 Grey Projects, Singapore
2012 Gamli Skoli, Iceland
2012 CRIR, Copenhagen
2011 Mustarinda, Finland
AWARDS
2018 UOB Painting of the Year, Gold,
Established Artist Category 2012 Gold, Singapore Design Award, Publication Category Several Islan
2012, Bonze, Singapore Design Award 2012
medal, Multidisciplinary Category, It2012, Singapore Young Photography Award 2012, Overall Winner for Body-theme Category
Breath
2009, Gold, Crowbar AwardsPublication Category
Spaces Between Book
GRANTS• 2016 Singapore International Foundation
• 2015 Singapore International Foundation Grant
• 2014 National Art Council, Capability Development Grant, Singapore
• 2014 Singapore International Foundation Grant
• 2012 Akureyri 150 year Anniversary Grant for Art Residency, Old School in Hrísey, Iceland
• 2009 National Art Council of Singapore, Capability Development Programme Grant, 2009 PUBLICATION •After Globe magazine pg 112-115
• Yearbook 12, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' Schools of Visual Art, published byBilledkunstskolernes Forlag
• BEAUTY, Art and Ecological Transition, magazine, published by Mustarinda, #1 2012
• The 10th International Poster Triennial Publication, Toyama
• Asia-Pacific Design No. 8 Book
• The Design Society Journal #4, Several Island book design featured
• The Design Society Journal #2, pg 15 and pg 62-69
• Void Deck of the Future Singapore Straits Time Newspaper, 21/11/09
• Illuminate Portfolio Show for Young Designers 2009 Book, Singapore Design Festival
• ANTI magazine Issue 69, Illustration feature
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Before the Birth of Eden, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
2019 Enter and Echo, UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
2019 Species of Texts and Spots, SPRMRKT, Singapore
2018 Sulphuric Memory, Supernormal Gallery, Singapore
2015 Echo, M4 Gastatelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Come Closer, Visu Gallery, Kokkola, Finland
2013 Situated Ground, Grey Projects, Singapore
2013 Out There In Here, Yunrubin Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 Don’t Tell Me to Relax, Yunrubin Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Have You Seen the Pink Whale, Sæborg/Hákarla Museum, Hrísey, Iceland
2012 1:2, Q Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011 It by Joanne Pang, Ang Mo Kio Block 447 Void Deck, Singapore
2022
Coucou Bazar, Earl Lu Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore
2021
Art Fair Philippines, Yavuz Gallery
Lather & Pave, Starch, Singapore
Art in Motion, Light to Night Festival, Singapore
2020
14-days Stay Home Notice, Artsy online exhibition
2019
Shiryaevo Biennale: Central Russian Zen, Momentum Worldwide, Berlin
Drop Off, Prypress, Singapore
Rejects, Substation Gallery, Singapore
Future is Female. Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Still, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore
UOB Art Space, S.E.A Focus, Gilman Barracks, Singapore
2018
Untapped, Chan+Hori Contemporary, Singapore
UOB Painting of the Year, Victoria Theatre, Singapore
Locals Only, Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Close By, Pram Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
2017
Central Russian Zen, National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA)Moscow, Russia
2016
9th Shiryaevo Biennale of Contemporary Art, Samara, Russia
Experiencing Change | Changing Experiences, Brighton, United Kingdom
Kilometre of Sculpture, Satellite Progamme (kmS), Rakvere, Estonia
Thing, A4 O2O Show Spring 2016, CICA Museum, South Korea
2015
The Weight of Godot, M3 Kunsthalle, Berlin, Germany
Caffeine & Ideas, Singapore Night Festival, Singapore
PrintLab, Grey Projects, Singapore
The Distance Between Two Parts Plays Ping Pong, TYS Gallery, Copenahgen, Denmark
Square, Sphere & CubeGeometrical Poetry in the Park, KunstMuseet Brundlund Slot, Denmark
Aabenraa Artweek 2015, Aabenraa, Denmark
The Distance Between Two Parts Plays Ping Pong, TYS Gallery, Copenahgen, Denmark
Cambridge Sustainability Residency Collective, Interim Exhibition, Cambridge School of Art, United Kingdom
DiverseCity Showcase, Stamford Gallery, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2014
Human, Haihatus Art Institute, Joutsa, Finland
What a Wonderful World, Nees Gallery, Vestjylland, Denmark
Latent Spaces, Nameless Forms, Haw Par Villa, Singapore
Cambridge Sustainability Residency Exhbition, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge School of Art, United Kingdom
Minimart, Substation Gallery, Singapore
2013
Skrænten, Aabenraa Artweek Aabenraa, Denmark
Rundgang, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Afgang, Kunsthal Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
Singapore Young Photography, National Museum Of Singapore, Singapore
International Printmaking Exhibition, BKS Garage, Copenhagen, Denmark
Red Carpet, Helligåndshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark1
Kanuese, Mustarinda Summer Exhibition, Finland
Art City, Roskilde Music Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Rundgang, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademie, Copenhagen, Denmark
A Little Light Magic, Peranakan Museum, Singapore
The 10th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, Japan
2011
Abject Systems, Studio Bibliothèque, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore
2009
4th Latin-American Design Forum, Faculty of Design and Communication, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires.
Young Designer’s Portfolio Show, ICSIDWorld Design Congress, Singapore Design Festival
Party of Tomorrow, 2902 Gallery, Old School, Singapore
2007
Best of Show ‘07, School of Arts, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
CURATORIAL
2020 Socks Zine
2019 Forget Me (Not), Substation, Singapore
2015 The Weight of Godot, M3 Kunsthalle, Berlin, Germany
2015 The Distance Between Two Parts Plays Ping Pong, TYS Gallery, Copenahgen, Denmark
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2020 Singapore Art Book Fair
2020 Hong Kong Art Book Fair
2020 Focal Point Art Book Fair
2020 6th Melbourne Art Book Fair
2019 Singapore Art Book Fair
2019 Taipei Art Book Fair
2017 Guest Speaker, 20X20 Pecha Kucha, Art Science Museum, Singapore DesignFestival
2014 Guest Speaker, Singapore Young Photographer Awards Workshops
2009 Curator and Art Director, Party of Tomorrow 2009, 2902 Gallery @ Old School
2006 Artist Assistant to Muhanned Cader and NS Harsha, Singapore Biennale ‘06
2005 Painter for wall mural Tiong Bahru Community Center, Music Room, 2005
2021 Before the Birth of Eden, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
2019 Enter and Echo, UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
2019 Species of Texts and Spots, SPRMRKT, Singapore
2018 Sulphuric Memory, Supernormal Gallery, Singapore
2015 Echo, M4 Gastatelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Come Closer, Visu Gallery, Kokkola, Finland
2013 Situated Ground, Grey Projects, Singapore
2013 Out There In Here, Yunrubin Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 Don’t Tell Me to Relax, Yunrubin Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Have You Seen the Pink Whale, Sæborg/Hákarla Museum, Hrísey, Iceland
2012 1:2, Q Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011 It by Joanne Pang, Ang Mo Kio Block 447 Void Deck, Singapore
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Coucou Bazar, Earl Lu Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore
2021
Art Fair Philippines, Yavuz Gallery
Lather & Pave, Starch, Singapore
Art in Motion, Light to Night Festival, Singapore
2020
14-days Stay Home Notice, Artsy online exhibition
2019
Shiryaevo Biennale: Central Russian Zen, Momentum Worldwide, Berlin
Drop Off, Prypress, Singapore
Rejects, Substation Gallery, Singapore
Future is Female. Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Still, Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore
UOB Art Space, S.E.A Focus, Gilman Barracks, Singapore
2018
Untapped, Chan+Hori Contemporary, Singapore
UOB Painting of the Year, Victoria Theatre, Singapore
Locals Only, Taksu Gallery, Singapore
Close By, Pram Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
2017
Central Russian Zen, National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA)Moscow, Russia
2016
9th Shiryaevo Biennale of Contemporary Art, Samara, Russia
Experiencing Change | Changing Experiences, Brighton, United Kingdom
Kilometre of Sculpture, Satellite Progamme (kmS), Rakvere, Estonia
Thing, A4 O2O Show Spring 2016, CICA Museum, South Korea
2015
The Weight of Godot, M3 Kunsthalle, Berlin, Germany
Caffeine & Ideas, Singapore Night Festival, Singapore
PrintLab, Grey Projects, Singapore
The Distance Between Two Parts Plays Ping Pong, TYS Gallery, Copenahgen, Denmark
Square, Sphere & CubeGeometrical Poetry in the Park, KunstMuseet Brundlund Slot, Denmark
Aabenraa Artweek 2015, Aabenraa, Denmark
The Distance Between Two Parts Plays Ping Pong, TYS Gallery, Copenahgen, Denmark
Cambridge Sustainability Residency Collective, Interim Exhibition, Cambridge School of Art, United Kingdom
DiverseCity Showcase, Stamford Gallery, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
2014
Human, Haihatus Art Institute, Joutsa, Finland
What a Wonderful World, Nees Gallery, Vestjylland, Denmark
Latent Spaces, Nameless Forms, Haw Par Villa, Singapore
Cambridge Sustainability Residency Exhbition, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge School of Art, United Kingdom
Minimart, Substation Gallery, Singapore
2013
Skrænten, Aabenraa Artweek Aabenraa, Denmark
Rundgang, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Afgang, Kunsthal Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
Singapore Young Photography, National Museum Of Singapore, Singapore
International Printmaking Exhibition, BKS Garage, Copenhagen, Denmark
Red Carpet, Helligåndshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark1
Kanuese, Mustarinda Summer Exhibition, Finland
Art City, Roskilde Music Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Rundgang, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademie, Copenhagen, Denmark
A Little Light Magic, Peranakan Museum, Singapore
The 10th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, Japan
2011
Abject Systems, Studio Bibliothèque, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore
2009
4th Latin-American Design Forum, Faculty of Design and Communication, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires.
Young Designer’s Portfolio Show, ICSIDWorld Design Congress, Singapore Design Festival
Party of Tomorrow, 2902 Gallery, Old School, Singapore
2007
Best of Show ‘07, School of Arts, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
CURATORIAL
2020 Socks Zine
2019 Forget Me (Not), Substation, Singapore
2015 The Weight of Godot, M3 Kunsthalle, Berlin, Germany
2015 The Distance Between Two Parts Plays Ping Pong, TYS Gallery, Copenahgen, Denmark
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2020 Singapore Art Book Fair
2020 Hong Kong Art Book Fair
2020 Focal Point Art Book Fair
2020 6th Melbourne Art Book Fair
2019 Singapore Art Book Fair
2019 Taipei Art Book Fair
2017 Guest Speaker, 20X20 Pecha Kucha, Art Science Museum, Singapore DesignFestival
2014 Guest Speaker, Singapore Young Photographer Awards Workshops
2009 Curator and Art Director, Party of Tomorrow 2009, 2902 Gallery @ Old School
2006 Artist Assistant to Muhanned Cader and NS Harsha, Singapore Biennale ‘06
2005 Painter for wall mural Tiong Bahru Community Center, Music Room, 2005