Twardzik Ching Chor Leng 
 
 
 
 

Twardzik Ching Chor Leng (Dr)

 

Curriculum Vitae

Current Appointment: Senior Lecturer

Office Address: Visual and Performing Arts,

National Institute of Education,

Nanyang Technological University

NIE3-03-62, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616

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Education

 

2022                Doctor of Philosophy

                        Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 

1999                Master of Fine Arts

                        University of Regina, Canada

 

1998                Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, Major: Ceramics

                        Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada

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1995                Diploma in Ceramic Arts

                        Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada

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Professional Experience

                       

2017-                Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

 

2009-16            Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

 

2004-09            Head of Art, NUS High School of Math & Science

                       

2002-06            Lecturer, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts

                         

 

Professional Qualifications / Memberships

 

2003 - Present

Member of Women in the Arts (WITA)Singapore

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2002 - Present

Founder of Landing Space art group Singapore

 

Awards, Scholarships & Nominations

 

2009                 President’s Young Talent, Singapore

 

1999                 Faculty of Research and Studies Assistantship, University of Regina, Canada

 

1998                 Crown Life Entrance Award, University of Regina, Canada

 

1993                 Ceramics Canada Award, Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada

 

1993                 Hanna Kristmanson Ceramic Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada

 

                       

Solo Exhibitions and Public Commissions

 

2012-22             Commissioned Artwork, Pulse, Orchard Boulevard Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson Line, Land Transport                                  Authority of Singapore      

 

2019/20             Commissioned Artwork, 5 Stones, Public Art Trust, National Arts Council (NAC), for the Singapore Bicentennial

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2018                 Commissioned Artwork, Roppongi Art Night 2018, Mori Museum, Tokyo, Japan

 

2016                 Commissioned Artwork, GO, Google office at Mapletree Business City, Singapore

 

2015                 Commissioned Artwork, Press, with NAC Arts in the Neighbourhood, Mapletree Business City, Singapore

 

2012-15            Commissioned Artwork, Voyage, National Gallery, Singapore

 

2014                 Istana Art Event, Gravitational Pull, Commissioned Artwork, National Gallery, Singapore

 

2011                 Art Garden, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

 

2010                 Public Power IV, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore 

 

2009                 Public Power III, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore

 

2008                 Imprint, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore

 

2007                 Public Power I & II, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore

 

2006                 Public Power, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore

 

2005                 Singapore Art Show 2005, Singapore Management University, Singapore

 

2005                 Creative Curating Lab for the Singapore Art Show 2005, City Link Mall, Singapore

 

2004                 Artfields 1: Wave, Gone Fishing Café, 15 Chulin Rd, Singapore

 

2003                 Stretch your Imagination, Esplanade, Singapore

           

1999                 Falling to Earth, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Canada

 

1999                 Trans-formation, The Antechamber, Regina, Canada

 

1998                 Centering, Fifth Parallel Art Gallery, Regina, Canada

 

1998                 Drink, Fifth Parallel Art Gallery, Regina, Canada

 

1993                 Solo show, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, Canada

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Group Exhibitions

 

2020                 Streets of Hope, commissioned by the NAC, Singapore

 

2020                 Own, commissioned by Plural Art Mag, Singapore

 

2018                 Multi-Layered Surfaces, NICA, Tokyo, Japan

 

2015-                Travelling Exhibition - Field Trip Project Asia, National Institute of Education Gallery, Singapore (2015). Vargas Museum, Manila,                           Philippines (2015). KL Biennale, Malaysia (2017/18). Hong Kong (2017). Jakarta, Indonesia (2017). Banda Aceh, Indonesia                                   (2017).

 

2014                 Field Trip Project, Shinjuku Creators Festa 2014, Tokyo, Japan

 

2014                 Unearthed, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

 

2014                 Imaginäre Reisen – von hier ab ins Abenteuer, Galerie im Marstall Ahrengsburg, Germany

 

2013                 Between Conversations, Yavus Gallery, Singapore

 

2012                 Detour, National Institute of Education Gallery, Singapore

 

2011                 Jakarta Biennale XIV 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia

 

2009                 President’s Young Talents Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

 

2009                 Visual Praxis, National Institute of Education Gallery, Singapore

 

2008                 The New Conceptual, charKOL Art Gallery @ Mandai Orchid Garden, Singapore

 

2006                 Artinskool, NUS High School, Singapore

 

2004                 Inaugurate, Office Gallery, Singapore

 

2004                 Woodland: nature, environment, community & art, Woodlands Library in collaboration with the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

 

2004                 Alphabet Soup, Alliance Francaise, Singapore

 

2003                 The houseWORK Project, Alliance Francaise, Singapore

 

2002                 Landing Space, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore

 

2001                 Revealing the Human Element, Sculpture Square, Singapore

 

1999                 Around Jack, Fifth Parallel Art Gallery, Regina

 

1999                 More Than One, Fifth Parallel Art Gallery, Regina

 

1998                 Riparian Habitat, Fifth Parallel Art Gallery, Regina

 

1995                 Ceramics Graduation Show, Provenance Gallery, Calgary

 

1995                 Alberta College of Art and Design Graduate show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary

 

1993                 Ceramic / Sculpture show, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary

 

1993                 Awards ceremony show, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary

 

1986                 Exhibition for the Singapore International Airlines National Art Competition, Singapore.

 

Keynote Presentations

 

Keynote Address, SZTU International exhibition and art forum 2020, Shenzhen, China. Interactions, Relationships, Challenges and Negotiations: A response to the Six Laws of Chinese Painting.

 

Invited Presentations

 

Opening address, Visual Arts Symposium at the Special Education (SPED) Learning Festival 2021.

 

 

Research Grants

 

Role: Co-PI

Year: 2020 - 2022

Project Title: Self and Society in Singapore Contemporary Art: An Intersectional Exploration of Identity Politics Among Emerging Singaporean Artists

Source of Grant: NIE AcRF Tier 1

 

 

Publications: Journal Papers

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (In-press). Let's Chat. 2nd UNITWIN Yearbook, 2, NA.

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2015). Teaching Contemporary Art in Primary Schools. Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts, 1, 95-110.

 

 

Publications: Book Chapters

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (In-press). Ritual Forage: Finding the Self in Mystical Realms. In Reimagining Singapore: Self and Society in Contemporary Art. Springer.

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (In-press). Negotiating Truths, Reality and Puns. In Reimagining Singapore: Self and Society in Contemporary Art. Springer.

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2015, August). Ezzam Rahman: In Conversation with Twardzik Ching Chor Leng. President's Young Talents, 6, 83-92.

 

 

Publications: Conference Papers

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2017). Changing Perspectives: Contemporary Art Practices in Primary and Secondary Art Classrooms. In The European Conference on Education 2017 (pp. 181 - 196). Nagoya, Japan: The International Academic Forum (IAFOR).

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2015). The Field Trip Project Asia: Developing 21st Century Competencies through Cross-Cultural Art Projects. In ACE2015 Conference Proceedings (pp. 291 - 300). Kobe, Japan: ACE.

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2014). Teaching Contemporary Art in Primary Schools. In Athens: ATINER'S Conference Paper Series (pp. 1-14). Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research.

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2013). CONTEMPORARY ART AND ART EDUCATION. In EDULEARN13 International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (pp. 1937-1944). Barcelona, Spain: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) www.iated.org.

 

Twardzik Ching, C. L. (2012). Process vs. Product: Does Competition have a place in the Teaching of Art?. In The Asian Conference on Education 2012 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 1516-1527). Osaka, Japan: The International Academic Forum.

 

Significant Service contributions

I have been involved in the following committees/appointments that are of significance in both visual art and art education fields:

2022                 Manuscript reviewer for Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, a Sage Journal

2021                 MOE Special Education (SPED) Branch’s Curriculum Advisory Group

2020                 Manuscript reviewer and referee for the Journal for the Study of Education and Development

2018                 Member of the judging panel for Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Waves of Change Poster Design

2018                 Panellist for Young Woman’s Leadership Connection (YWLC) 10th Year Anniversary Panel: With Grit and Compassion

2017                 Studio Crawl Masterclass at SOTA.

2017                 14th Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue 2017 @ Raffles Institution.

2016 & 2017     NAC Arts Scholarship Interview (Visual Arts), Panelist.

2015 - 2017      Faculty of Fine Arts Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Committee Member, Lasalle College of the Arts.

2016                 Art & Disability Forum, Speaker.

2014-15            President’s Young Talent (PYT) Curatorial Committee Member, Singapore Art Museum. 

2015                 Normal (Technical) [N(T)] Art Syllabus Development Committee (SDC) Member, MOE.

2014                 PAM research committee member, Singapore Teachers Academy for the aRts (STAR)

2014                 Curator for the Singapore Youth Festival (Visual Arts Secondary Category)

2014                 Appreciating Art Lecture Series, Invited Speaker, Singapore Art Museum.

2014                 Unearthed:  Perspectives Tour, Invited Speaker, Singapore Art Museum.

2014                 Food for thought X UNEARTHED dinner talk, Invited Artist, Singapore Art Museum.

2014                 Artist’s talk at Art Autonomy Network, Invited Speaker, Tokyo, Japan. 2014          PAM research committee member, Singapore Teachers Academy for the aRts (STAR), MOE.

2014                 Singapore Youth Festival (Visual Arts Secondary Category) Curator, MOE.

2013                 CARE forum at Yavuz, Invited panel speaker, UNESCO-NIE Centre for Arts Research in Education (CARE).

 

Newspaper Features & Broadcasts

 

ST – The Straits Times

ZB – Lianhe Zaobao

TNP – The New Paper

TM – Tamil Murasu

WB – Lianhe Wanbao

MS – MSNews

 

 

2022                 Commissioned Artwork, Pulse, Orchard Boulevard Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson Line, Land Transport                                   Authority of Singapore

 

1. Third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line opens (ST, 14 Nov 2022, front page)

2. Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 artworks in Thomson-East Coast Line stations you should not miss (ST, 29 Oct 2022, online)

3. 汤东线第三阶段 11个地铁站的“艺术之旅” (ZB, 29 Oct 2022, online)

4. TEL3 Stations Have Unique Features Like Optical Illusion Painting & Nature Elements (MS, 29 Oct 2022, online)

5. 汤东线第三阶段 11个新地铁站抢先看 (Channel 8, 29 Oct 2022, online)

6. Art in the City (ST, 30 Oct 2022)

7. 汤东线第三阶段11站下月启用 穿梭艺术时空 下一站：惊喜 (ZB, 30 Oct 2022, p10)

 

2019 – 2020      5 Stones for Singapore Bicentennial Art Commission

 

a) Bicentennial artwork on childhood game a stone’s throw away (ST, 25 November 2019, pA4)

b) Large "Five Stones" to be on display at 10 different locations across the city (ZB, 25 November 2019, p3)

c) The Five Stones artwork to be scattered around Singapore (TNP, 25 November 2019, p3)

d) Bicentennial artworks in public spaces to make art easier to access: DPM Heng Swee Keat (TM, 25 November 2019, p2)

e) Bicentennial artworks in public spaces to make art easier to access: DPM Heng Swee Keat (ST Online, 24 November 2019)

f) Art for the public (CNA Singapore Tonight, 24 November 2019, 2m30s)

g) 'Five Stones' art installation connects communities through art (CNA, 24 November 2019)

h) Art for the public (Channel 5, 24 November 2019, 2m20s)

i) Art for the public (Channel 8, 24 November 2019, 55s)

j) Five Stones artwork to enter neighbourhoods (8world, 24 November 2019)

k) Art for the public (Channel U, 24 November 2019, 55s)

l) Giant ‘Five Stones’ exhibition in commemoration of nationwide bicentennial anniversary (WB, 25 November 2019, p12)

m) Art for the public: Five Stones is the last of 3 installations commemorating the bicentennial (CNA938, 25 November 2019, 2m5s)

n) Bicentennial artwork on childhood game a stone’s throw away (Money FM 89.3, 25 November 2019, 35s)

o) Bicentennial artworks in public spaces to make art easier to access: DPM Heng Swee Keat (Capital 95.8FM, 25 November 2019, 1m4s)

p) Bicentennial artwork on childhood game a stone’s throw away (96.3 Hao FM, 25 November 2019, 1m4s)

q) Ezzam Rahman’s collaborative performance with 5 stones artwork (Suria TV channel, 8 Jan 2020)

 

2014 Apr 24th   “Earth Hour at the museum”, Straits Times, Life Section

2009 Aug 15th   “Young at Art”, Straits Times, Life Section

2005 Oct 15th    Story and interview on “Imprint”, Channel U News Broadcast

2005 Oct 4th      Article on “Imprint”, Lian He Zao Bao, Zao Bao Now Section

2005 Sept 27th   “Getting Nailed for Art’s Sake”, The Straits Times, Home Section

2005 Oct           “Art or Mosquito Breeding Ground?” Lian He Zao Bao

2005 Oct           “Art or Mosquito Breeding Ground? - Rebuttal” Lian He Zao Bao