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Yen Phang
MA Fine Arts

Yen Phang speculates on the secret lives and hidden neuroses of objects. Through painting and performance, he investigates things as theatres for habit, consumption, labour, and personal politics, dwelling on the individual and collective anxieties of every-day life. Yen was a recipient of the Winston Oh Grant (2016), Winston Oh Travel Research Award (2016), and was awarded the Cliftons Art Prize (2015) and the UNSW Julius Stone Prize (2006). His work has been collected by the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, Cliftons Venues, One Farrer Hotel & Spa, as well as British Airways for their Terminal 1 Lounge at Changi Airport, Singapore.