curriculum vitae

Weixin Chong
Place of birth: Singapore
Citizenship: Singaporean
Gender: Female

Education
2007- 11 First and second year studies in B.A. Fine Arts, specialization: printmaking, LASALLE College of the Arts
ABRSM music Diploma studies in piano
2006 Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Levels
1999-2006 Self-directed liberal arts studies

Awards and Grants
2010 Lasalle scholarship for final year studies (B.A. (Hons) program) 
2009 Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship
2009 Lasalle-MOE Bursary
2009 Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Arts and Cultural Scholarship
2008 NAC Overseas Arts Bursary

Experiences
2010

Object Alone, article for Trispace Plus magazine, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore

Takeaways, group exhibition in Sabanci University, Istanbul; participation as exhibiting artist, co-curator (with Salleh Japar), writing and set-up, and post-opening seminars.

Printmaking internship with Barry Cleavin and Dee Copland, Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2010

Participation in Container-Art-Project by artist Till Velten, slated late 2010, as research/data
collector; work deals with Switzerland-Singapore link via voice interviews from people in Singapore.
http://www.velten-berlin.org

Article for Praxis Press 2010; report on Level 2 field trip

Collaboration project with Faculty of Media Arts/ Interactive Arts; based on Jogyakarta
(Indonesia) field trip research; Kriyaworks, subsequent exhibition in Praxis Space, LASALLE College of the Arts

Moments; group exhibition at Orchardcentral, curated by Betty Susiarjo, March 2010,
participation as artist and co-management of artist group with fellow artist Ruben Pang

Student representative for Fine Arts Level 2; for feedback, external examiner review, and
other administrative meetings.

Printing project with Mandy Tan, for Buttons (art+design exhibition by Adeline Kueh)

Minutes of Meeting; Fine Arts student and faculty zine exhibition, LASALLE College of the Arts

Participation in Lasalle Open House, printmaking booth

Minor-role actor, Potato (short film), Director: Ong Zheng Kai Lasalle College of the arts,
Puttnam School of Film Studies

2009

Surfaces; annual showcase of Singapore Printmaking Society, STPi gallery

D Minor; group drawing exhibition curated by Erzan B Adam, POST-museum

HOME: group exhibition, Singapore Printmaking Society, Esplanade Tunnel

NUS Museum Curating Labs: 100 Remix workshop, June

Such aLovely Place, Such aLovely Face; Fine Arts Level 1 Group exhibition, Lasalle College of the Arts

Volunteered at STPI (Singapore Tyler Printmaking Institute) April Open House

Exhibition review article for Praxis Press (Lasalle annual publication)

Artist assistant to Chun Kaifeng for Singapore Art Exhibition 2009

Participation in Lasalle Open House, printmaking booth and art fair

Collaboration on costuming design and set-up concept for short film Doppelganger by
Utami Matsuoka (exchange student from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts)

2008
Schema; Printmaking exhibition, Lasalle College of the Arts

 Lasalle cross-faculty initiative: conducted 4-day printmaking workshop for B.A. students
from Faculty of Media Arts, Animation
Fujitsu M1010 X’mas Charity Bundle: Participating Artist (Painting Laptop Covers) LaSa!e
Co!ege of the Arts
Participation in shirt printing booth for Esplanade Baybeats music event
Article on local artist Jeremy Sharma for youth culture website Urbanwire.com
2007
Visual Studies Foundation end-of-semester showcase, Lasalle College of the Arts
Visual Studies Foundation final showcase, Lasalle College of the Arts