Artist’s Bio and CV
| Artist’s Bio and CV |  | Robert Min Chen Born 22 February 1965 Designer, Sculptor, Potter, Art Educator Founder & Principal Artist, Studio MC, inaugurated 16 July 1997 ACRA Registration Number: 52849396E |
| Large Scale Public Commissions | |||
| The National University Hospital, Singapore Courtyard ‘A’, NUH Radiotherapy Centre Ring of Regeneration Stainless Steel Sculpture, 1.6 meters (diameter) suspended on a 3.5 meters (height) “Column of Flowing Water”. | 1998 |  |  |
| Institute of Technical Education, Singapore ITE Headquarters, Dover Drive Root 2 Stainless Steel Sculpture, 8.2 meters (diameter), 5000kg. | 1997 |  |  |
Land Transport Authority, Singapore Faces II Stainless Steel Sculpture, 16 meters (diameter), 4000kg. | 1996 |  |  |
| Other Notable Commissions | |||
 |  | 2009 | The National Museum of Singapore The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection Nerah Origami Lantern Sculpture, 2.5 meters (height). Special Commission by the National Museum of Singapore (National Heritage Board) for the “Come-In: Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany” Exhibition, 21 January to 12 April 2009, at the National Museum of Singapore’s Exhibition Gallery 2 and Canyon (Basement). |
 |  | 2002 | The Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore CNB HQ, Cantonment Police Complex Honeycomb Mixed Media Mural (Stainless Steel and Glass), 1.8 meters square. Special Commission by the CNB incorporating more than 600 CNB Staff signatures, unveiled by CNB Director Mr Tan Seck Kang through an official Endorsement Ceremony on 14 May 2002 to mark the Bureau’s 1st Anniversary at the Cantonment Police Complex. |
 |  | 1999 | Dunearn Secondary School, Singapore 21 Bukit Batok West, Avenue 2 ‘D’ Jewel Stainless Steel Sculpture, 2.24 meters (height). Commission co-sponsored by the Totalisator Board of Singapore. |
 |  | 1998 | Chestnust Drive Secondary School, Singapore 58 Chestnut Drive Surf’s Up! Stainless Steel Sculpture, 2.4 meters (height). Commission co-sponsored by the Totalisator Board of Singapore. |
| 1997 | Singapore Pools (Pte) Ltd 210 Middle Road Windmill Origami Invitation-Card Design Special Commission for the 25 November 1997 unveiling of the New Singapore Sweep Ticket in sponsorship of The Esplanade, Theattres on the Bay. | ||
 |  | 1997 | The Society of Project Managers, Singapore 36 Robinson Road, #05-00, City House Flame Head Chengai Wood Sculpture. 5 limited editions cast in Ceramic Stoneware from the original. Special Commission for the “Young Project Manager of the Year” Bi-annual Awards. |
 |  | 1997 | The Singapore Institute of Architects 20 Orchard Road, #02-00 Man of Architecture Jelutong Wood Sculpture. 10 limited editions cast in mouth-blown Crystal Glass from the original. Special Commission for the “SIA Gold-Medal” Award for Life-time Contribution to Architecture. |
 |  | 1996 | Mei Chin Secondary School, Singapore 1 Mei Chin Road Eye of Achievement Ceramic Stoneware Sculpture, 1.55 meters (height). Commission co-sponsored by the Totalisator Board of Singapore. |
 |  | 1995 | The Singapore Institute of Architects 20 Orchard Road, #02-00 Bird Form Origami Newsletter-Calendar Design/Sculpture. Special Commission for the Collectors’ Edition of the 1995 SIA Newsletter-Calendar. |
 |  | 1994 | Sarika Coffee Co. (Pte) Ltd Daimaru Departmental Store, Liang Court Geo Café Interior Design with Origami-inspired Art Installations (Teak Wood and Mixed Media). Officially unveiled on 15 October 1994 by Brother Joseph McNally, Founder-President, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts. |
 | 1992 | Charactors/JSP Films Art Consultation Aesthetic Consultation and Origami coaching for Hand-Talent. POSB-GIRO Television Commercial Filming. | |
| 1992 | Canada Post Inc. Victoria Post Office (Westmount), Montréal (Québec), Canada Art Consultation Origami Sculptures using postal stationery. Special Commission for the launch of new postal stationery for Canada Post Inc. | ||
| Exhibitions ● Solo | |||
| Gallery Suk Kwan 5141 Blvd St-Laurent, Montréal (Québec), Canada Papierlore de Min Chen Original Origami Sculpture and Jewelry Creations. Pre-launched by Madam Lillian Oppenheimer, Founder of the Origami Centre of America and “First-Laday of Origami”. | 1991 |  |  |
| Exhibitions ● Group | |||
| ArtSpace 222 222 Queens Street 10 Days of Fun Selected Ceramic Stoneware and Origami Sculptures. 50% of proceeds donated to the Singapore Association for Mental Health. | 2013 |  |  |
| The National Museum of Singapore Exhibition Gallery 2 and Canyon (Basement) Come-In: Interior Design as a Contemporary Art Medium in Germany Origami Lantern Sculpture, 2.5 meters (height). An international touring exhibition developed by the Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA), Stuttgart, Germany and presented in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Singapore. | 2009 |  |  |
| The National University of Singapore Centre for the Arts NUS University Cultural Centre Ceramivity 2005 Selected Ceramic Stoneware Sculptures. | 2005 | ||
| Royal Crowne Plaza Hotel, Singapore 25 Scotts Road Volume & Form 1999 “Spanish-Box Tree” Origami Sculpture. | 1999 | ||
| Hotel New Otani, Singapore The Phoenix Ballroom Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Singapore Foundation 7th Annual Donations and Awards Presentation Selected Origami Sculptures. | 1997 | ||
| Hotel New Otani, Singapore The Phoenix Ballroom Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Singapore Foundation 5th Annual Donations and Awards Presentation Selected Origami Sculptures. | 1995 | ||
| Presentations (Radio & Television) and Public Speaking | |||
| 2012 | The National University of Singapore NUS School of Design and Environment, SDE Lvl 4, LT 423 Origami & Architecture Informal Talk for Year-1 Architecture Undergraduates. | ||
| 2004 | Channel News Asia, Singapore Portrait of an Artist: Brother Joseph McNally Interview for Television Documentary. | ||
| 2001 | MediaCorp, Singapore & Channel News Asia, Singapore SLF Building, 510 Thomson Road Arts Arena Interview for Radio Documentary. Program broadcast on SW9530kHz 31band. | ||
 |  | 1994 | Shell Eastern Petroleum, Singapore Shell Tower Theatrette and Shell Bukom Theatrette Origami as a Fine-Arts Medium Public Talks and Origami Demonstrations. |
| 1993 | The Asian Village, Singapore Sentosa Island, Singapore Contemporary Asian Paperfolding Public Talk and Origami Demonstration. | ||
| 1992 | Tanglin Junior School, Singapore 95 Portsdown Road Creative Origami Talk and Origami Demonstration for Expatriate Teachers. | ||
| 1992 | The Singapore Teachers’ Union 583 Serangoon Road Origami in Education Talk and Origami Demonstration for Teachers and Union Members. | ||
| Lecturing and Teaching Engagements | |||
| Nanyang Primary School, Singapore 51 Kings Road First Artist-in-Residence and Ceramics Instructor Designed and built a dedicated, fully equipped Contemporary Ceramics Teaching Studio and Gallery. Conceptualized and implemented a comprehensive, progressive and holistic Ceramics Education Program for Primary School that was established as part of the core Arts and Aesthetics Curriculum exclusive to the school. The program benefitted more than 1200 Primary 1 to 3 students each year over 6 years. Founded and taught Ceramics/Pottery Clubs (Enrichment Programs) for students and adults that have consistently won numerous top awards and acclaim especially in the Singapore Youth Festival Arts and Crafts shows. | 2007 to 2012 |  |  |
| CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel, Singapore 2C Burghley Drive Ceramics Instructor In-Curriculum Ceramics Enrichment Courses. | 2009 | ||
| Kaki Bukit Centre (KBC Prison School) Kaki Bukit Prison Art Instructor (Volunteer) Origami and Ceramics Instructor representing Cornerstone Community Services Centre of the Cornerstone Community Church. Conducted numerous free community-building Origami and Ceramics Workshops for Kaki Bukit Centre (KBC Prison School) students. Special Commission: Conceptualized and built “Polestar” (2006), a 2.1 meters (height) Cerami Stoneware and Mixed Media Sculpture, with the students at KBC with the support of the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Council. The sculpture was sponsored by the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) and unveiled by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education & 2nd Minister for Finance at the NYAA Ceremony held at KBC on 8 July 2006. | 2004 to 2007 |  |  |
| Balestier Hill Primary School 565 Balestier Road Ceramics Instructor Ceramics Art Club and Ceramics Enrichment Cources. Special Competition Project: “Blooms”, won the Gold Award in “Touched – A Strictly Ceramics Exhibition” organized by Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (2004). | 2004 to 2006 |  |  |
| Fairfield Methodist Primary School 100 Dover Road Ceramics Instructor Ceramics Art Clubs and Ceramics Handbuilding Teachers’ Course. Special Competition Project: “Blooms”, won the Gold Award in “Touched – A Strictly Ceramics Exhibition” organized by Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (2004). | 2004 to 2005 |  |  |
| Orchid Park Secondary School 10 Yishun Street 81 Ceramics Instructor Ceramics Art Clubs and Ceramics Enrichment Courses. Special Project: “The Whirly Wyrms Watchtower”, a fun sculpture built in the school’s garden in 2005 that incorporated the Ceramic Stoneware Artworks of the students from the Ceramics Enrichment Courses. | 2003 to 2005 |  |  |
| Farrrer Park Primary School 2 Farrer Park Road Ceramics Instructor Ceramics Enrichment Courses for students and teachers. | 2003 to 2004 | ||
| Atomz-i! Pte Ltd Ceramics Instructor/Workshop Facilitator Corporate Team-Building Workshop conducted at Studio MC. | 2003 | ||
| DSO National Laboratories Ceramics Instructor/Workshop Facilitator Corporate Team-Building Workshop conducted at Studio MC. | 2003 | ||
| Dunearn Secondary School 21 Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 Ceramics Instructor Ceramics Art Club and Ceramics Enrichment Courses. | 2000 | ||
| The National University of Singapore School of Architecture Lecturer (Part-Time) Co-developed and taught creative methodology for the study and teaching of Architectural Structures and Spatial Studies in Architecture through the use of Origami. | 1997 to 1999 | ||
| LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore Department of Sculpture, Mountbatten Campus Lecturer (Part-Time) Developed, taught and refined Foundational Curriculum for 3-Dimensional Studies and Contemporary Sculpture. | 1996 to 1997 | ||
| Shell Eastern Petroleum, Singapore The Shell Theatrette, Pulau Bukom, Singapore Origami Instructor Special Origami Workshops for Shell Eastern Petroleum offshore-employees. | 1994 | ||
| LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore Telok Kurau Campus Origami and Jewelry Design Instructor Origami and Design Workshops for Graphic and Jewelry Design students and lecturers. | 1993 | ||
| The National University of Singapore Society The Kent Ridge Guild House, 9 Kent Ridge Drive Origami Instructor Numerous Origami Workshops and Courses for the NUS Alumni/NUSS Members. | 1992 to 1993 | ||
| Awards and Testimonials | |||
 |  | 1997 | The Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Singapore Foundation The Phoenix Ballroom, Hotel New Otani, Singapore The JCCI – Singapore Foundation Arts Award For Artistic Excellence and Contributions to the Development of the Arts in Singapore. |
 | 1994 | Brother Joseph McNally Founder-President Emeritus, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore Testimonial | |
 | 1994 | Raymond Woo Founder-Principal Architect, Raymond Woo & Associates Architects Testimonial | |
| Affiliations | |||
| The Potters Council Non-profit Subsidiary of The American Ceramic Society, USA Member | Since 2011 | ||
| Past Employment | |||
| 2005 to 2006 | Changi General Hospital, Singapore Medical Social Services Department Research Assistant Statistics programming, implementation and management of whole data-set for the School of Social Work, University of Melbourne PhD Research, “The Utilization of Post Acute Care Services by the Elderly” of Ms Goh Soon Noi, General Manager, Medical Social Services Department, CGH. | ||
| 1999 to 2000 | Ong & Ong Architects SLF Building, 510 Thomson Road Executive Technical Officer Architectural Visualization and Modelling. | ||
| 1994 to 1996 | Raymond Woo & Associates Architects 63 Club Street Architectural Assistant Architectural Visualization and Modelling. | ||