Ink Society at Ink Asia 2023: Developing Ink Exhibitions and Collection at The National Gallery Singapore
Dr Cai Heng 蔡珩, Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore
Modern and contemporary ink has been a significant part of the National Gallery Singapore's curatorial vision since the Gallery's opening in 2015. Dr Cai Heng presented
NGS's recent exhibitions and acquisitions including the Wu Guanzhong exhibition series, and Liu Kuo-sung's retrospective Liu Kuo-sung: Experimentation as Method (2023). She also spoke about the Gallery's presentation and promotion of Singapore ink artists through local, regional and trans-cultural perspectives.
Dr Cai Heng holds a PhD in Art History and Theory from The University of Sydney and is currently a Senior Curator at the National Gallery Singapore. As a curator and art historian, she has contributed to a series of exhibitions and publications, including Siapa Nama Kamu: Art in Singapore since the 19th Century (2015), Rediscover Treasures: Ink Art From The Xiu Hai Lou Collection (2017), Strokes of Life: The Art of Chen Chong Swee (2017), Georgette Chen: At Home in the World (2020), Liu Kuo-sung: Experimentation as Method (2023) and Wu Guanzhong exhibition series (2015-2022). Her research focuses on modern and contemporary ink, modern Chinese art, and the art of the Chinese diaspora.
