1968 born in Malaysia
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Fine Arts
University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA), California, USA Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA Lives and works in Paris

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007 Guangdong Museum of Art, China - “Cities of the Immortals”, 88 photographs in large and medium format, black & white 8x10 portraits, nudes, trees, and landscapes(from the Trans-Siberian and of China), hard cover catalog. 86pg. HOP Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia - “Merimetsan Alchemy” - art and fashion as tools for social therapy at the Merimetsa Rehabilitation Center, collaboration with Otto von Busch(Göteborg University, Sweden), Sirja-Liisa Vahtra (Estonian artist) and the French Cultural Center of Tallinn

2006 Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia - “Trees, Individuals, & Sexuality”with the support of the French Institute Charles Nodier.
Aura Gallery, Shanghai, China - “Trees, Individuals, and Sexuality”, large format black & white and color photographs of landscapes and portraits, short films, catalog. 90pg.

2005 Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela - “Intimate Portraits”(Retratos Intimos), large format black & white photos, installations, short films, conference & workshop, catalog. 90pg.

2004 Fototeca & Cineteca of Monterrey, Mexico - “Sensations”, large format photographic portraits in color, short films, workshop

2003 Galerie Cathay, Paris - “Intimate Portraits”, exhibit of large format black&white and color photographs
Bibliothèque Robert Desnos, Montreuil (Paris) organized by Montreuil City Hall - portraits in black&white and color, large format
Galerie Picto Montparnasse, Paris - “ICONS”, exhibit of color portraits

1990 UCLA KERCKHOFF GALLERY, Los Angeles, California. “Eros & Thanatos” watercolor, pastel, photographs, prints and etchings

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008 Dashanbao Art Festival, Yunnan Province, China - March
Shanghai Art Museum, China - " Another Voice---We " by 12 female artists from China and Europe addressing gender relationships and awareness and their impact in today's social structures - April
Festival des Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles, France - master class "The Naked Portrait" - July
Mois de la Photo à Paris - November

2007 DesignMai Festival, Berlin - exhibit of portraits made during the festival for the last 5 years.
Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia - "Sex Market" - exhibit by international artists focusing on the rise of prostitution in Eastern Europe, curated by Reet Varblane

2006 Agnès B. , London - “Chance”- a curatorial exercise - curated by art magazine "Chance" Lianzhou International Photo Festival, China - nude portraits Jerwood Space, London - “Blurred Certainty” - group exhibit exploring the real and unreal, the photographic image and digital manipulation Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi, Belgium - “15ème Prix Nationale Photographie Ouverte” - contemporary photography in Belgium today

2004 The Kodak’s Critics Award 2003 – second place, interview and exhibition launched on the website.
Beijing’s Millenium Museum for Contemporary Art - travelling exhibit from 3rd Ping Yao International Festival of Photography

2003 La Bourse du Talent - Espace Picto Montparnasse, Paris - group exhibit by award winners
The 3rd Ping Yao International Festival of Photography in China - exhibit of 40 portraits with 8x10 view camera in the ancient fortress town of Ping Yao
Beijing Aids Rotary Event - Group art exhibition and art auction, first widely publicized, government supported, fund-raising program in China for AIDS victims in China, organized by Serge Dumont and an international community

2000 - 2003 photographer for magazines Nova, L'Express, Art & Auction, etc;

1993 - 1996 NOTICES THE GALLERY – Singapore – b/w photography by contemporary photographers from Singapore and Malaysia National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - ”PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART” - first major photo exhibition in Malaysia at a national museum
“EROTICISM IN LANDSCAPES” - 4th Sutra Dance Festival – Malaysia - photo Exhibit by Malaysian Women Photographers exploring the subject of eroticism.
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER – Brussels, Belgium – Platinum/Palladium prints by Contemporary American & European Photographers.
“PHOTOGRAPHIE NOUVELLE DE BELGIQUE” – Brussels, Belgium - exhibit organized by ASBL Arrêt sur l’Image

1989 - 1992 UNDERGRADUATE GALLERY, ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, Pasadena, California Portraits in platinum/palladium w/8x10 camera
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ROTUNDA AND BRIDGE GALLERY, Los Angeles, California - exhibit by Los Angeles women photographers.
UCLA KERCKHOFF GALLERY, Los Angeles, California – Children from Malaysia, Mexico & Belize, b&w silver gelatine prints, drawings in charcoal, pastels, gouache and chinese ink

Permanent Collection

Shanghai Art Museum, China
Guangdong Museum of Art, China
Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi, Belgium
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
Fototeca de Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
CEDIM Design and Visual Arts Institute, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Ping Yao City Hall, Shantung Province, China
Montreuil City Hall, Paris, France
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Awards

2008 Fondation HSBC pour la Photographie - semi-finalist

2006 15ème Prix National Photographie Ouverte organised by the Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi(Belgium) - winner for black & white nude portraits

2005 Prix FNAC Européen de la Photographie 2005(Belgium) - shortlist

2003 Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique 2003(France) - second place
Winner of LA 20ÈME BOURSE DU TALENT(France) - on the theme "Portraits of all states & form"

2000 SEARCH FOR ART / RECHERCHE DE L'ART(Europe) - Mandarina Duck Competition - semi-finalist and published together with 100 young international contemporary artists

1999 LA 5èME BOURSE DU TALENT(France) - semi-finalist

1994 FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA PHOTO DE MODE (Carrousel du Louvre, Paris) Winner of Best Young Talent - Kaleidoscope [Kodak & Nikon Prize]

Filmography

2004 - 2006
AN ISLAND FOR MONKEYS –Short film (16mm b&w, color, 30 minutes) exploring the poetic and rational minds of mental patients abandoned on an island

2001
FOUR PLAY – Short film (16 mm b&w, color, 8 minutes), reveals how social and sexual hierarchies are established through the capoeira, a Brazilian martial art/ dance - official selection at the 2002 International Women Film Festival Créteil (Paris) France

Other Projects

MUSEUM of TRADITIONAL COSTUMES, Canari, Corsica - photographs of Corsicans in costumes from the 18th century, commissioned by the museum for its permanent exhibition - 2007

MERIMETSAN ALCHEMY - collaboration with fashion researcher Otto Von Busch from Göteberg University(Sweden) and Estonian artist Sirja-Liisa Vahtra combining art, design, and therapy inside a rehabilitation center in Talinn, Estonia - 2006, 2007

TURTLE PROJECT - a travelling anarchic salon, seminar, exhibition, event, happening, etc; inviting artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, actors, dancers, architects, etc; to exchange thoughts, ideas, projects - 2006 to present

SHOTS ON THE BRAVE NEW WORLDS, version 1.0 - group film project based on Aldous Huxley’s book, organized by Designfilmpool for the Designmai Festival in Berlin - May 2005. www.designmai.de

INSTALLATION ART, commissioned by University California, Los Angeles(UCLA) - a triptych of photographs on mixed media for UCLA’s private collection.

Article / Publication

VISION(China) - November 2007

LIFE(Shanghai), ART WORLD(Shanghai), PHOTOGRAPHY(Shenzhen), PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMPANION(Beijing) magazines - May 2007

THE BUND & NOBLESSE magazines (Shanghai) - March, April 2006

GRAPHIS PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL 2005(New York) - Featured portfolio.

EL UNIVERSAL/January 2005, EL NACIONAL/February 2005, ARTE AL DIA/March 2005 (Venezuela) - national newspapers and cultural magazine, articles & crits featuring artist and her exhbition in Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas.

ESPACIOS MAGAZINE(Mexico) - Featured Artist & Portfolio - January-February 2005

KOMPAS/Jogjakarta (Indonesia) - national newspaper, article featuring artist - December 2004

ART IN AMERICA MAGAZINE(New York) - article on the Beijing Biennale and the 3rd PingYao Int’l Photography Festival(PIP) - June-July, 2004.

POZYTYW MAGAZINE (Poland). Featured Portfolio, n°11/12, 2005 & n°11, 2003. www.pozytyw.wims.pl

PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUM MAGAZINE (Santa Barbara, California) - Featured Artist-Portfolio ’92; Best of College Photography 1990 & 1991

WESTWIND MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS, UCLA (Los Angeles, USA) - Featured artist - Pastel & Watercolour - 1989 & 1990 editions

Commissioned Photographic Work

magazines, catalogues & newspapers:

2000 to present
LE MONDE 2,ELLE(Mexique), THEME(New York), DEPARTURES(New York), NOVA(PARIS), VIEW ON COLOUR(PARIS), SPOON(Int’l), ART & AUCTION MAGAZINE(New York), LE PARISIEN(Paris), CITIZEN K(PARIS), JALOUSE(PARIS), TRAVEL & LEISURE(New York), L’EXPRESS(PARIS), NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR(PARIS), HUIT(PARIS), FEMME(PARIS), DOUBLE(PARIS), ICON(LISBON), THE BORDEAUX AMATEUR (FRANCE) - photographic work includes: portrait, environmental, fashion, documentary, visual research

1993 - 1998
MARIE CLAIRE, VOGUE SINGAPORE, CLEO, MEN’S REVIEW, FEMALE, ISETAN – Singapore, Malaysia, Japan - commissioned editorial fashion & portrait photography

Workshops & Conferences
2008
FRANCE - Festival Rencontres d'Arles, photography workshop "The Naked Portrait"

2004 - 2007
MEXICO - workshop at CEDIM Design and Visual Arts Institute, Monterrey - “Images from our Daily Life”, deciphering and developing a higher consciousness of images from the advertising world today - “The Intuitive Eye”, developping and trusting our intuition through the camera in different environmental and emotional conditions.
ESTONIA - photo workshop at Merimetsa Rehabilitation Center, Talinn, photo exhibit after VENEZUELA - artist talk, conference & portfolio review workshop- Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, and ONG(Nelson Garrido Art Institute), Caracas INDONESIA - artist talk, workshop & portfolio review - Cemeti Art House,Yogyakarta

1988, 1994
MALAYSIA - artist talk, Malaysian Institute of Arts(MIA), Kuala Lumpur