Wei Leng Tay

News

Exhibition DISCORDANT SYMMETRIES opens Sept 16 2010!

My solo exhibition, Discordant Symmetries, of my project I have been working on for the last year, Convergence, opens Sept 16 with NUS Museum at the Baba House on Neil Road in Singapore. Exhibition runs till March 2011.

Exhibition opening in August 2010

6 Works from Convergence, my new body of work, will be part of the exhibition: Singapore Survey 2010: Beyong LKY, at Valentine Willie Fine Art, at Tanjong Pagar Distripark in Singapore. Opening night of August 4. Exhibition runs till August 31.

Exhibitions opening in June 2010

HK Living will be in the group exhibition: City Flaneur: Social Documentary Photography at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Exhibition runs from June 20, 2010 till January 3, 2011.

Slow Cool Breezes will be exhibited at the Alliance Francaise Gallery in Singapore, as a solo exhibit that's part of the Month of Photography Asia festival in Singapore. Opening night: June 23. Exhibition runs till July 17, 2010.

Podcast

May 2010

Check out the podcast about my work in Japan on Daylight Magazine's website: http://www.daylightmagazine.org/podcast/may2010

Exhibition

March - May 2010

Work from "Where do we go from here?" is in the acquisitions exhibition at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan, on now till May 30, 2010.

Published Feb 2010

Check out my work in the current issue of Ojodepez -- OjodePez #20 - Outside.

Acquired

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum acquires prints from Where do we go from here?

Artist Talk

For the exhibition Grid Versus Chaos with VER and Para/Site, there will be an artist talk at Chulalongkorn University Art Center in Bangkok from 1.30pm - 3.30pm on Jan 7. The artists - MAP OFFICE, Amy Cheung, and myself, and curator - Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya of Para/Site, will be talking about the exhibition and our work. Come!!

Exhibition

I have created new work in Bangkok for the exhibition "Grid Versus Chaos". The exhibition is copresented by Gallery VER , Bangkok, and Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong, and features three artists - Amy Cheung, MAP OFFICE, and me. It is curated by Alvaro Rodriguez Fominaya. "Grid Versus Chaos" will open at Gallery VER, Klongsan, Bangkok, on January 8 and will be on show till Feb 8 2010. My photo series is supported by the Singapore International Foundation.

Photo MIAMI 2009

See "Where do we go from here?" with Charles Guice Contemporary at Photo MIAMI 2009 from Dec 1 - 6. In the Wynwood Arts District, Miami.

Art Auction

Work from Desultory Landscapes will be included in Para/Site's ArtMART 2009. Auction Preview at Para/Site Artspace from Oct 29 - Nov 3. Auction on Nov 4 at the Kee Club.

Awarded

October 2009 - The Singapore Internationale Grant by the Singapore International Foundation...

Acquired

Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts acquires six prints from "Where do we go from here?"

Selected/Exhibition

September 2009 - My work from Japan: Where do we go from here?, is part of "Pursuit of Happiness", curated by Wim Melis, at the Noorderlicht International PhotoFestival 2009 in the Netherlands.

Awarded

August 2009 - The Arts Creation Fund by the National Arts Council, Singapore.

Artist Talk

Joint artist talk for exhibition TRACES at Earl Lu Gallery on Aug 12.

Exhibition

My current project in Singapore, Slow Cool Breezes, opens in the group exhibition TRACES at the Earl Lu Gallery at La Salle on Rochor Road on Aug 5, 2009. Opening party on Aug 7. Exhibition on till Aug 22.

Sponsorship

Project in Singapore supported by Cathay Photo and LEAF

Workshop

With children July 25 at Objectifs

Published

My Hong Kong work is in the current issue of Deep Sleep Magazine

Check it out!

Selected/Exhibition

A selection from my work in Japan, Where do we go from here?, and in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Living, are being exhibited during the F/Stop PhotographyFestival in Leipzig, Germany. July 1 - July 7, 2009.

Selected/Exhibition

A projection of my Hong Kong Work, "Familiar Spaces", edited by Maria Wood, will be exhibited in Declinations of Joy, at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, during the Fotografia International Festival of Rome. The exhibition will be on for the duration of the festival -- May 29 - Aug 2 2009.

Acquired

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum acquires 5 prints from Hong Kong Living.

Selected

The Art Incubator Artist-in-Residence Programme 2009, Singapore.

Nominated

for the Leopold Godowsky, Jr. Color Photography Awards administered by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University

Exhibition

Where do we go from here? opens March 20, 2009 at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. Exhibition from March 20 - April 14. Accompanying Artist Talk on March 20.

Workshop

Feb-March 2009 - Photography workshop with kids!, at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

Grant

March 2009 - Awarded Singapore International Foundation sponsorship.

Grant

Nov 2008 - Awarded the Arts Professional Development Grant by the National Arts Council, Singapore.

Exhibition

Document opens Oct 18, 2008 at the O'Born Contemporary in Toronto, Canada. Document features works by Dominic Nahr, Edward Gajdel, Michelle Sank, and me, Wei Leng Tay. Exhibition ends Nov 14.

Exhibition

Desultory Landscapes opens at the Ooi Botos Gallery in Wanchai, Hong Kong, July 10. Exhibition will be on till August 30, 2008.

Exhibition

Hong Kong Living is part of the Acquisitions exhibition on now till June 22, 2008 at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Kiyosato, Japan.

Published

Ojodepez XII

Hong Kong Living is one of the stories showcased in the latest issue of Ojo de Pez. Check it out!

http://www.ojodepez.org/cgi/php/index.php?seccion=numero

Selected

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Residence Program 2008

http://faam.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/corres/cpd_index.html