Artist Biography
Chun Kai Qun
b.1982
Based in Glasgow
Chun Kai Qun is a Singaporean artist currently based in Glasgow. He is devoted to the investigation of material culture, examining everyday objects as a reflection of personal tastes and attributes as well as moral principles and social ideals. This research drives his artistic practice and materialises in the form of sculptures and installations.
He received his art education, majoring in printmaking, from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. In 2011, he is awarded the prestigious NAC Arts Scholarship (Overseas) to pursue the Master of Fine Art programme at the Glasgow School of Art, UK. He also received the Arts Creation Fund for his project The Post-Confusion Era which will be presented in 2013.
Chun has partaken extensively in art exhibitions, residencies and collaborations. His work has been shown in Singapore Art Museum, National Museum of Singapore, Esplanade Concourse (Singapore), Esplanade Jendela (Singapore), Art Stage Singapore, Singapore Management University, FOST Gallery (Singapore), Valentine Willie Fine Art (Singapore), POST-Museum (Singapore), Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Japan), Gertrude Contemporary Art Centre (Melbourne), National Taipei University of Education (Taiwan) and The Glasgow School of Art (UK).
Curriculum Vitae
Full Name
CHUN Kai Qun
Date / Country of Birth
14.10.1982 / Singapore
Address
National Arts Council, Goodman Arts Centre, Block E, 90 Goodman Road, #03-30, Singapore 439053
Mobile
8131 4223 (Singapore)
07546185192 (UK)
kaiqun[at]chunkaiqun.com
URL
www.chunkaiqun.com
www.newcityspace.co.uk
Education
2011 - 2013
Master of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK
2004 - 2007
Diploma in Fine Art, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2003 - 2004
School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
1999 - 2000
GCE ‘A’ Level, Anderson Junior College, Singapore
1995 - 1998
GCE ‘O’ Level, St. Joseph’s Institution, Singapore
Solo Exhibitions
2012
Squatting in the Moments of Comfort and Convenience, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
Awkward Times, Sharp Space, Glasgow, UK
2010
Utopia Highway, Esplanade Concourse, Singapore
Group Exhibitions
2013
Perfectly At Home, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
2012
The Glasgow School of Art MFA Auction 2012, SWG3, Glasgow, UK
Overlapping Biennial, Biennial of Young Artists, Bucharest, Romania
"Untitled" (Singapura #90), FOST Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
MFA Interim Show 2012, The Mackintosh Museum, GSA, Glasgow, UK
Pop-Up Exhibition, JD Kelly Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
2011
The Glasgow School of Art MFA Auction 2011, The Briggait, Glasgow, UK
Abject Systems, Studio Bibliothèque, Singapore
Singapore Survey 2011: Imagine Malaysia, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore
Dream: Borderlands and Other Territories, NAC Goodman Arts Centre Gallery, Singapore
Art Stage Singapore, FOST Gallery, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2010
Stories That Move, Esplanade Jendela, Singapore
Drawing Out Conversations: Taipei, Nan Hai Gallery, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei
The Artists Village: B.E.A.U.T.Y Show at ASTRONOMICAL FRONTIERS, BKS Garage, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Eniminiminimos 2: Artists Who Make Small Things, Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore
From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green, 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial 2009 (Art Exchange Programme), FAAM, Japan
Drawing as Form, Sculpture Square, Singapore
Lost in the City, Singapore Art Show, National Museum, Singapore
TransportAsian, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Drawing Out Conversations (Hong Kong), Studio Bibliothèque, Hong Kong
Welcome to the Real World, Singapore Management University, Singapore
2008
Artists-Storm-The-Beach, Zoukout 2008, Sentosa, Singapore
1 x 1 x 1 Annual Exhibition, FOST Gallery, Singapore
Drawing Out Conversations, FOST Gallery, Singapore
The Artists Village: 20 Years On, OPEN, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
For Mr. & Mrs. Children, POST-MUSEUM, Singapore
Extra Value Meal, Your MOTHER Gallery, Singapore
2007
1 x 1 x 1 Annual Exhibition, FOST Gallery, Singapore
3rd CDL Singapore Sculpture Award Exhibition, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Long Kang, tickleart, City Link Mall, Singapore
2006
1 x 1 x 1 Annual Exhibition, FOST Gallery, Singapore
onSET, Public Art Space, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore
WithDrawing, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Gallery 1 and 2, Singapore
Working the Plate, FOST Gallery, Singapore
Art Reach 2: Being Around, The Coffee Connoisseur (NAFA), Singapore
Curatorial Projects
2011 - Present
Co-founder, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
2013
An Eye For An I by Gabriel Leung and Tsi Kwan Lau, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
Solid Solver by Katja Larsson, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
Perfectly At Home featuring Simon Buckley, Saejin Choi, Magdalen Chua, Chun Kai Qun, Brandon Cramm, Joo Choon Lin, Darius Kowal, Gabriel Leung, Steven Murray, AJ Meadows, Hoshino Ryoutarou, Keeley Stitt, Cedric Tai and Rachel Yezbick, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
2012
At the Leaky Margins by Simon Buckley, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
Concept, Structure, Torture, Survival, Title by Cedric Tai, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
Tenuously Submerged: New Works by Rachel Yezbick, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
2011
Hive Mime: New Works by Peter Schoeffer, New City Space, Glasgow, UK
Awards and Honours
2011
National Arts Council Scholarship (Overseas), Singapore
The Post-Confusion Era, Arts Creation Fund (ACF), National Arts Council, Singapore
2007
Merit Award, 3rd CDL Sculpture Award, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2005 – 2007
Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship, National Arts Council, Singapore
Artist Residencies
2009
Art Exchange Program (collaboration with Joo Choon Lin), 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial 2009, FAAM, Japan
2007 – 2008
Resident Studio Artist, POST-MUSEUM, Singapore
2008
Artist-in-Residence, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, Australia