This Year’s Graduating Students

It’s that time of the year again. UK’s creative institutions will be presenting their freshest graduating talents who will be showcasing their latest creative works at degree shows across London.

We would like to introduce you to some of our finest Singaporean talents from the Singapore Creative Network who will be graduating from some of the world’s leading universities in the UK.

Look out for them at their graduation degree shows!

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Adrian Tan
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Goldsmiths' College, University of London

Adrian was awarded the Overseas Specialist Award from the Ministry of Education, Singapore to read the BA (Hons) Fine Art at Goldsmith’s College. His practice investigates the philosophical and architectural notions of place and space, and the ethnographical aspects of art making. His areas of interest include visual anthropology, documentary practices and contemporary art theory. He is passionate about art education and is interested in exploring the relationship between art and learning.

Degree Show Details:
15 Jun , 6pm (Private view)
16 - 19 Jun, 10 am - 5 pm
Goldsmiths’ College, New Cross Gate

Online Portfolio and Website:
www.sungei.net

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Cheryl Tan
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Goldsmiths' College, University of London

Cheryl will be presenting a series of work that deal with nostalgia. Frantic attempts were made to record the everyday and the special, for the human mind distrustful of its own memories.

The structures of time and the act of diary keeping are themes that Cheryl will address in her show. Empty sheets of sun bleached papers allude to the suspension of time and the expansion of memory; and sealed photographs in frames restrict the actual image so that it’s full exposure to the world, and accuracy is questionable.

Degree Show Details:
15 Jun , 6pm (Private view)
16 - 19 Jun, 10 am - 5 pm
Goldsmiths’ College, New Cross Gate

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Joe Peter
BA (Hons) Film & Video
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London

Upon completing the Mass Comm diploma at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Joe worked for approximately nine years in Singapore, starting out as a Web/Graphic Designer, before branching out to Video Production. A recent finalist in the Singapore International Film Fest with his short, "The Window", Joe has written and produced a number of independent works during the BA. "Heartware", his latest piece, is to be screened at London's National Film Theatre on 27th Jun.

Post-grad plans for Joe are aplenty, with a strong desire to pursue the MA in Documentary or Wildlife Filmmaking, or even Theology. Over the summer, he will be working on a couple more collaborative films, before returning home to join the daily grind with intermittent bouts of ‘teh'. If however, a worthwhile production opportunity pops up, he may be tempted to stay.

Degree Show Details:
27th Jun , (First screening: 12 - 2pm; Second screening: 2.30 - 4.30pm)
National Film Theatre, Southbank

Online Portfolio and Website:
www.heartware-film.com
no-average-joe.blogspot.com
www.noaveragejoe.net

Email : joe@noaveragejoe.net

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Lovinia Ee
BA (Hons) Design for Advertising
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London

Lovinia specialises in Photography and was in the pioneering batch of photography students who graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2003. Lovinia came to London to learn and explore further her area of interest and reactive practice in design. She is currently pursuing a degree in BA (Hons) in Design for Advertising, which focuses on the political, social and cultural agendas of advertising.

Lovinia is looking forward to returning to Singapore for some good food and a beautiful tropical tan. She hopes to inspire her fellow Singaporean friends with what she had learned in London, over a good cup of ‘kopitiam‘ style coffee.

Degree Show Details:
tba,
Studio D109, London College of Communication, Elephant & Castle

Email : lovacy@hotmail.com

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Kok-Chian Leong
MA (RCA) Design Products

Prior to his postgraduate studies at the Royal College of the Arts, Kok-Chian had worked for 8 years in Singapore in Design Exchange and GE/FITCH, where he is a senior industrial design consultant for its offices in Shanghai, Taipei and Singapore.

At the Royal College of Arts Show, Kok-chian will present four subversive and intriguing projects that were inspired by his investigation into the world of weaponry, saboteurs and machines.

Among the projects are ‘Corporate Sabotage’ - a conceptual range of weapons for the corporate armoury, and ‘Vortex’ - a radical domestic simulator. Both projects were selected for the Zeroone San Jose: Global Festival of Art on the Wdge & the 13th International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA2006).

Degree Show Details:
23 Jun - 2 July, 12pm - 9pm
Royal College of Arts, South Kensington

7 - 13 Aug
ISEA2006, San Jose, USA

Email : leong.kokchian@rca.ac.uk

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Ng Pei Kang
BSc (Hons) Industrial Design
Brunel University

Pei Kang believes that he has the ability to recognise and live up to excellence. He is passionate about what he does, particularly in the areas of Human Factors where design plays an integral part of everyday life. His work experiences include Philips Design, IDC from 2004 – 2005.

Look out for his iMail design piece at his show, which was inspired by an empathy for those left behind by the breakneck pace of technological advancement.

Degree Show Details:
4th to 7th Jun , 10am to 5pm
Gallery Hall, Business Design Centre, Islington

Online Portfolio and Website:
www. ngpeikang.com

Email : peikang81@yahoo.com

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Kimberlyn Quek
Degree in Fashion Design Technology
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

Kimberlyn specialises in Womenswear (Ready-to-wear, haute couture & lingerie) and is an expert in pattern cutting. In March 2005, she was awarded the First Prize (Pattern Cutter Category) at the TCT Teenage Cancer Trust (UK) Charity Fashion Show while reading her course at the London College of Fashion. Her work experiences include designing fashion lingerie, swimwear and stints with Song+Kelly 21 in Singapore.

Degree Show Details:
tba

Online Portfolio and Website:
www.coroflot.com/kimberlynq
www.kimberlynq.com

Email : kimberlynq@yahoo.com.sg

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Veda Lin Wei
BA (Hons) Music
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

Veda will be graduating as an oboist from the reputed Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Back home in Singapore, she was Principal Oboist of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra and performed regularly with The Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. During her studies, she was Principal Oboist of the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the National Musicians’ Symphony Orchestra.

Veda had been invited to participate in the NJO Summer Academy 2004 in Netherlands as well as the Britten Pears Young Artist’s Programme in Aldeburgh. Her recent achievements include having a live broadcast of Ligeti’s 6 Bagatelles on BBC Radio 3, and an education/ performance project held in Singapore with her group Trio Ébano in February 2006.

This summer, Veda will be on tour with the Asian Youth Orchestra, and she hopes to pursue further studies in Germany next year.

At her final graduation recital, Veda will perform a 30 minute solo recital to include music by Bach, Clara Schumann, Silvestrini and Berio.

Final Recital Details:
14 Jun, 11am
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Barbican

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Celin Tan
BA (Hons) Art and Teaching of Ballet
Royal Academy of Dance

Celin was awarded the annual ESU prize in July 2004 for being the best undergraduate at The Royal Academy of Dance. She chose choreography as her final year elective and had the opportunity to collaborate with the students from the Theatre Design department at Central St. Martins for a performance at the Cochrane Theatre in London.

In her graduation performance, Celin will revive excerpts of her previous works, restage classical repertoires and present a series of new works and collaborations.

Graduating Performance Details:
18 Jun, tba
Rhonda McGaw Theatre, Woking