Chris Yap

Born 1969
Hometown Singapore
Lives and works Singapore

About the Artist
An artist and photographer, Chris narrate his stories by exploring the numerous genres within photography, in order to find the most optimum approach to convey his stories. He has exhibited globally and his works are collected by museums and private collectors worldwide. He famously curated a group photographic exhibition in Singapore titled “Incessantly Creative”, where works curated ranged from upcoming and young artists, to the established practitioners in the creative sector. The exhibition challenged the idea of perceiving a photograph beyond its title, and considering the incessantly creative process undertaken by each photographer.

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Chris Yap

An artist and photographer, Chris narrate his stories by exploring the numerous genres within photography, in order to find the most optimum approach to convey his stories. He has exhibited globally and his works are collected by museums and private collectors worldwide. He famously curated a group photographic exhibition in Singapore titled “Incessantly Creative”, where works curated ranged from upcoming and young artists, to the established practitioners in the creative sector. The exhibition challenged the idea of perceiving a photograph beyond its title, and considering the incessantly creative process undertaken by each photographer.

As an educator, he has taught photography in institutions all over Asia-Pacific. His commercial works are showcased in a wide range of genres: fine-art photography, renowned theatrical performances and fashion magazines. He has also been on judging panels for photography contests in Japan and Singapore. His journey of exploration examines how any image is built and the meaning of the experiences each image induces. Widely diverse in his artistic practice, his works are evocative, yet subtle. He persistently pushes the boundaries of photography, so as to expand the infinite potential of this medium, and advance new perspectives into photography’s relationship with other art forms.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2012

Multi-discipline Artist

2010

Director / Curator / Artist

Light Editions Gallery

2009

Professional Exhibition at the NUS Museum

2008 – present

Industry Mentor – 2902 photo gallery.

2005 – present

Master Printmaker endorsed by Epson, Asia Pacific

Late-2005

Incorporated Light Editions

2003 – 2005

Centre Manager, Objectifs

A visual arts centre for photography and filmmaking, Singapore

2002

Digital Print Maker

Produced museum quality prints for fine art collectors worldwide

2002

Manager, FotoHub.com Pte Ltd

OUB Centre Branch, Singapore

1995

Manager, CD Imaging Pte Ltd

Designed quality procedures for ISO9001 and for National Archive of Singapore for their  pioneer image archiving system, Singapore

1994

Freelance, fashion and fine art photographer

New York and Boston, USA

Toronto, Canada

1992

Founder/Director, Foto Station Pte Ltd

Singapore

EDUCATION / SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS:

August 2006-Present

Lecturer, Digital Darkroom Module

National Technological University, Singapore

February-March 2006

Digital Darkroom Tour organized by Epson
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Jarkata, Surabaya, Mumbai, Bangkok

January 2006

Connect the Dots, Cityfestival 2006 organised by WildRice

Hong Kong

November 2005

Digital Fine Art Printing Seminar organized by Light Editions

Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

September 2005

Photography Printing Seminar organized by Epson

Mumbai, India

July 2005

Photography Printing Seminar organized by Epson

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

July 2005

Print Academy organized by Epson

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

January 2005

Workshop on Digital Imaging organized by Epson

Jakarta, Indonesia

2003 – 2005

Instructor, Objectifs

Conducted classes on Photoshop for Photographers: Digital Montages, The Digital Makeover and The Black and White Digital Darkroom; Digital Printmaking; Digital Scan-to-print; Introduction to Digital Photography; as Workshop Technical Director for Shooting Home 2003, 2004 and 2005 (digital boot-camp on basic photography with DSLR)

November 2004

Workshop on Digital Imaging and Production

For Chobi Mela III – International Festival of Photography in Asia

Dhaka, Bangladesh

2003

Instructor, Olympus Pte Ltd

Singapore

ART EXHIBITIONS:

2017

 Pictures at an exhibition. Orchestral Scent artist performance (Singapore)
Esplanade Rehearsal Studio

2015

 Looking forward, looking back – a photography installation (Singapore)
Objectifs gallery
I Hold, I Hold (Disneyfication) – NOW group exhibition (Singapore)
iPreciaiton gallery
The love project (Singapore)
All over Singapore

2011

Baba Bling

Musee Du Quai Branly, France

2010

Looking In/At/Back.

Light Editions Gallery, Singapore

2009

Incessantly Creative, Curator / Artist

Light Editions Gallery, Singapore

Nomination for ICON photographer, Singapore

Raffles City, Singapore

Palimpsest

Sculpture Square, Singapore

2008

Of fingerbowls and hankies

Baba House, NUS museum, Singapore

A walk in the dark with my camera, flash and scratchpad,

Encore Singapore

Ricoh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2007

 Preserved Nature & Landmarks 

(As part of the Month of Photography, Tokyo, Japan)

Pentax Gallery
Japan Month of Photography pre-show,

2902 Photography Gallery, Singapore

2006

 Preserved Nature

Fost Gallery, Singapore
Landmarks (as part of the Angkor Photo Festival)

Siem Reap, Cambodia
Preserved Nature (as part of the Singapore Biennale)

epSITE, Singapore

Kuo Chuan Lifestyles exhibition

Kuo Chuan Avenue, Singapore

Aperture
Elle Six Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2004

 HDB HDB
Chobi Mela III – International Festival of Photography
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Blink
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Landmarks – Asian Boys Vol. 2
Objectifs, Singapore 

2003

 Shooting Home 2003 (Opening / Faculty Exhibition)
Objectifs, Singapore

CURATION PROJECTS:

2009

 The Photographers’ Stories Redux

The National Library, Singapore
The Photographer’s Stories

24 photographers, 24 solos, 12 libraries across Singapore

Singapore

2008

 Doubt: A photography exhibition

The Arts House, Singapore
Peek: Preview of a collection of local established and non-established photographers to be going to Japan.

2902 Gallery

2007

 Orchard Library art show – the closing show.

Orchard Library, Singapore

2006

 Shooting Home: Class of 2005 Reunion Show
epSITE, Singapore

2005

 Reading Between the Lines: A Photography Showcase
Drama Centre, Singapore

2004

 Shooting Home 2003 Exhibition
Esplanade, Singapore

PUBLISHED:

End-2015

 Photographer

Heritage book on Ang Siang Hill, Singapore

Nov 2009

One of the main-Photographer

Resonance Songs of our forefathers,

Preservations of monuments board, Singapore 

Mar 2008 till 2010

Contributing critique, Of Photography

Singapore Art Gallery Guide, Singapore

Mar 2008

Japan Month of Photography Pre-Show

Chinese News Paper MyPaper, Singapore

May 2007

 Photos for a song
The Straits Times, Singapore

Oct 2006

Preserved Nature,

Photo Video Imaging, Singapore

July 2006

Kuo Chuan Lifestyles, Scrap Value,

The Straits Times, IS Magazine, Singapore

June 2006

Month of Photography,

Photo Video Imaging, Singapore

April 2006

Digital Darkroom,

Photo Video Imaging, Singapore

Nov 2005

Contributor to Photo Clinic

Photo Video Imaging, Singapore

Sept 2005

 Singapore Writers Festival
Singapore, Malaysia

Dec 2004

 Chobi Mela III Publication, Asia Largest Photo Festival
Bangladesh

JUDGING EXPERIENCE:

Aug 2008

 Bank of America, Diversity Art Competition.

Singapore

Aug 2007

 Post it @ Youth.com
Singapore

July 2006

 Greenwood Primary School Photo Journal Contest
Singapore

March 2005

 Nikon International Photography Contest
Tokyo, Japan

2004

 Chinatown Chinese New Year Photography Contest
Singapore

2003

 Hasselblad Asia Wedding Photography Contest
Singapore

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