Shayne Phua Shi Ying (b.1997, Singapore)

Shayne uses the medium of clay to narrate stories and turn a critical eye on everyday realities. Her ceramic objects employ history, myth and literature to reflect on the world around her. She graduated with BA(Hons) in Communication Design from The Glasgow School of Art, Singapore.

Phua enjoys observing the forms and functions of utilitarian objects. Her work focuses on these aspects of ceramics as the vehicle for exploring a host of discourses, including oral traditions, folklore, historical anecdote and socio-political ideologies. In a world increasingly flattened out by social media and cultural homogenisation, her practice is premised on a keen interest in the local and often overlooked – a register of things and tales that flicker beneath public attention. As the artist notes, “That which I see or hear, or both, often coalesce into a surreal vision. I unpack its relation to daily life, alter and make sense of it by forging an allegory of my own. In a sense, I am bringing past and present into conversation, into play.”

In 2019, Shayne was an Artist in Residence at Zentrum für Keramik in Berlin and Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark. She participated in ‘Blended Tongue’ in Paris, featuring works of artists based in Singapore and France, along with botanical installations by This Humid House in 2022. The following year, she exhibited her works in a group show, ‘New Makers,’ in Bangkok, featuring Thai and Singaporean artists. Most recently, she held a solo exhibition with Yeo Workshop.

 

 

EDUCATION

2019 – 2021

BA(Hons) Communication Design, Glasgow School of Art, Singapore

2014 – 2017

Diploma in Fine Arts (Ceramics), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

JULY 2024

A roast of Asian nine tails topped with broken femur and bile, accompanied by more curious ingredients- Curated by Louis Ho, Yeo Workshop, Singapore

FEBRUARY 2021

Shayne by Shayne, Telok Ayer Arts Club, Cluny Court, Singapore

OCTOBER 2020

Sehnsucht, Coda Culture, 67 Aliwal St, Singapore

 

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

April 2019 

Zentrum für Keramik Berlin, Artist in Residence, Germany

June 2019 

Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Artist in Residence, Denmark

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

SEPTEMBER 2023

FIND Design Fair, Yeo Workshop, Art Galleries Association Singapore, Marina Bay Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore

MARCH 2023

New Makers-Curated by Siuli Tan, ATTA Gallery, Thailand

Jan 2023

ART SG [Art Fair], Yeo Workshop: From the Land of Gold, Below the Winds, In the South Seas, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore

Jan 2023

Singapore Art Week- Worthington’s: An Informal Auction of Fine Art, Anak, Annex@Furama, Singapore

Jan 2023

Singapore Art Week- Sightseeing Sculpture: The Sky, The Land & The Sea, Shoebox Sculpture Biennale 2023, Sculpture 2052, Singapore

June 2022

Regeneration: Ways of Being- Artists Caravan, AC43 Gallery, Singapore

February 2022

Blended Tongue- Singapore and Paris at the table, This Humid House, Heureux Les Curieux, Paris

November 2021

Ornamental 瓖 (xiāng), Yeo Workshop, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

January 2021

Singapore Art Week- Creative Unions by Neighbourhood curatorial firm, Grafunkt, Funan Mall, Singapore

January 2020

Coda Culture New Space Opening Party Show, Coda Culture, 67 Aliwal St, Singapore

November 2019

Clay in Connection: Continuity- Art of Healing Programme, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

October 2019

Ceramic Exhibition- Philanthropic Programme, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

January 2019

Singapore Art Week- Orthodox, Your MOTHER Gallery, 91 Hindoo Rd, Singapore

July 2018

Vivid and Veiled- New Now II, Gajah Gallery, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore

December 2017

The Dung Beetle Project, Chan + Hori Contemporary, Gillman Barracks, Singapore

September 2017

IMPART Awards Best-In-Class Exhibition, Melati Ballroom, Marina Bay Sand, Expo Hall, Singapore

May 2017

The Grad Expectation, Graduation Show of Fine Arts and Design, Ngee Ann Kongsi Gallery, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

2023

Visting Artist- Singapore American School, Singapore

2021

Visiting Artist- (UWCSEA) United World College of South East Asia, Singapore

 

PARTICIPATION AND ASSISTANTSHIP

2018

Artist Assistant, Alvin Tan, The 8th Floor Creative Space, Yu Li Industrial Building, Singapore

Artist Assistant, Melissa Tan, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore

2016

Assisted in Pit Firing and Gas Firing Process, Min Yue Pottery, Malaysia

Assisted in Wood Firing Process, Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle, Singapore

Exhibitors Assistant, Meng Collaboratives, Singaplural, Singapore

Judging Panelist for Children Art, Passion Art, Seng Kang Community Club, Singapore

Ceramic Art Instructor Assistant, Studio in Connection – Pottery Studio of Lim Hua Choon, Singapore

2015

Exhibitors Assistant, Min Yue Pottery, Bank Art Fair, Singapore

Instructor Assistant at Jalan Behar Clay Studio, Keppel Group, Singapore

 

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

2024

AMIS Instructor (Ceramic)- Wellington, West View, Sembawang, Anchorgreen, Edgefield Primary School, Singapore

AMIS Instructor (Digital Art) Yumin Primary School, Singapore

NAC AEP Art Instructor (Chinese Ink Fan Painting), Tangjong Katong Girls’ School

ARUDIO Creative Drawing Art Instructor- Preschool E-bridge and Eton House Enrichment program, Singapore

2023

NAC AEP Art Instructor- Care Corner INSIGHT (Pottery), Bukit View Secondary School (Chinese Ink Painting), Singapore

ARUDIO Pottery and Creative Drawing Art Instructor- Preschool E-bridge and Eton House Enrichment program, Singapore

Corporate workshops and Studio classes instructor- ARUDIO, 8th Floor Ceramics Studio, Singapore

AMIS Instructor- St Stephen, Edgefield, Teck Ghee, Princess Elizabeth (Drawing), West View and Catholic High Primary School (Mosaic), Singapore

Art Instructor- MINDS Fernvale (Pottery), Singapore

2022

Ceramic AMIS Instructor, North Spring, St Stephen, Haig Girls and Edgefield Primary School, Singapore

Ceramic Instructor, Autism Resource Centre, Pathlight School, Singapore

Ceramic AMIS Instructor, Shu Qun Primary School, Singapore

2021

Ceramic AMIS Instructor, Edgefield Primary School, Singapore

2019

Ceramic AMIS Instructor, Shu Qun Primary School, Singapore

2018

Ceramic AMIS Instructor, Teck Ghee Primary School, Singapore

Ceramic Studio Art Instructor, Arudio, Primz Bizhub, Singapore

Gajah Gallery Internship, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore

2017

Ceramic Studio Art Instructor, Arudio, Primz Bizhub, Singapore

Ceramic Studio Internship, The 8th Floor Creative Space, Yu Li Industrial Building, Singapore

2015

Ceramic Art Instructor, Geylang Methodist, Holy Innocent, River Vale, Xin Hua and Seng Kang Primary School, Singapore

Print Making Art Instructor, Passion Art Activities for Community, Elias Community Centre, Singapore